As if he wasn’t interesting enough already, Chef Joseph Carey has another chapter to add to his life story. After living all over the United States, running a professional cooking school in Memphis, and cooking for celebrities like Tom Cruise, he recently moved to the Portland area. In what seems to be fairy tale, Joseph Carey reconnected with his high school sweetheart, Alice. Forty-two years ago, Joseph and Alice dated while attending high school in the Midwest. Although they were not in the same class at school, they continued their relationship on to their separate colleges, until Joseph went to war. Time passed, and neither of them returned to their Midwest hometown. Each developed new friends and interests, and moved on.
But life has a funny way of leading you where it wants you to go. In 2000, it led Joseph Carey to a small art gallery in Amity, Oregon. The art gallery’s webpage featured a work of art called “Invention of Music; Rattle, Kithera, Handpipe” created by Alice.
A Google search for the word “kithera” to complete a crossword puzzle yielded a much greater treasure- a chance to meet an old friend. Joseph contacted the art gallery and eventually Alice, and after emails and phone calls, the two finally met again. As in fairytales, the relationship bloomed again and Joseph made the decision that time he wouldn’t let Alice go. Just two weeks ago, Chef Carey transported his wealth of knowledge and years of experience to Portland.
He’ll begin this new chapter with a four week series of classes at In Good Taste on the fundamentals of cooking. The classes will cover the basic cooking techniques, and will explain how to build a repertoire of recipes off of just one method. Each Hands on class will provide thorough instruction, as well as a delicious meal. Highlights from the various menus include Pan Seared Scallops with a Ginger Buerre Blanc, Blanquette de Veau, Baked Alaska, Leg of Local Spring Lamb, and Crème caramel. If you’ve ever wanted to understand the basics of cooking and learn to cook without a book, this is the series for you. Students have the option of taking any of the classes, or the entire series. Those that take the entire series will receive the gift of a copy of Chef Carey’s new book, “Chef on Fire.”
Get fired up for the classses with Chef Carey at his book signing, this Sunday, April 8th at In Good Taste. The event begins at 12:00 pm.
In Good Taste
231 NW 11th
(503) 248-2015
-Josie
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