Cooks Corner: Sales help Leelanau Trail

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Connect by L. Mawby Vineyards Special to the Record-Eagle

February 9, 2012

Also, Sweet Shop, natural food store, foods that heal

FROM STAFF REPORTS ---- The Record Eagle Thu Feb 09, 2012, 07:30 AM EST

L. Mawby Vineyards has created a special label to benefit the Leelanau Trail Paving Campaign.

The label shows Lisa Wilkins Schulte's painting of the caboose at Carter Road along the trail. Up to 18,000 bottles of Connect, a sparkling wine, will be sold through December, with $1 from each $15 bottle going to the campaign.

The wine is available at the vineyard, 4519 S. Elm Valley Road in Suttons Bay, or at Kap 'n Keg, the Cherry Stop, the Blue Goat, Maxbauer's After Hours on Front Street and the Cedar City Market.

The $500,000 campaign was launched in May 2011 and has raised more than $460,000. This summer, a 6.5-mile stretch will be paved.

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Just in time for Valentine's Day, First Baptist Church will host its second annual Sweet Shop sale on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Homemade candy and baked goods will be available, along with a variety of crafts and white elephant items. The church is at 244 Washington St., 946-4727.

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Advance registration is recommended for a food and farming summit scheduled for Friday, Feb. 17.

The summit will include updates on local food initiatives, farm preservation, farm-to-school and more. It will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College's Great Lakes Campus, Front and Barlow, Traverse City. A $15 donation is requested.

To register, go to www.foodandfarmingnetwork.org or call 941-6584.

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A pig roast to help Mark Ockert will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, 1-6 p.m., at the Inland Township Fire Station, 19668 Honor Highway (U.S. 31 S.) in Interlochen.

Ockert lost his home in a fire this winter. For donations or more information, call 275-6552.

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Want to learn from the region's finest chefs, brewmeisters and restaurateurs?

The Northwestern Michigan College Festival of Foods is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. There are 16 workshops to choose from and four sessions to fill for $69.

Among the choices: Cooking Without a Recipe with chefs Eric Patterson and Jen Blakeslee, of The Cooks' House; Viking Soul Food, with chef Pete Peterson, former owner of Tapawingo; Greek Appetizers, with Paul Barbas, of Opa; and Breakfast: A Reason to Wake Up with Mark Fowler and Sarah Montgomery, of Wishbones Cafe.

A full list is available at www.nmc.edu/ees, where you also can register. Call 995-1700 for more information or to register by phone.

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Charlie's Natural Food Market, 76 Airport Road, Frankfort, continues to add products and services.

The store is now accepting EBT payments.

A new line of dried fruit from Graceland Fruit — including blueberries, cherries and cranberries — is available. Lettuce and greens from Spring Hollow Farms and nut butters from Naturally Nutter are for sale as well.

The market also has an espresso machine for specialty coffee drinks and uses dairy products from Cream Cup Dairy in Kaleva. There are made-from-scratch soups, and sandwiches made wtih local, organic and natural products.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, find go to www.charliesnaturalfoods.com or call 399-0034.

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A series of classes will explore foods that help with cancer preventional and survival.

The classes will be held at the Shoreline Center for Healing, 402 S. Union, beginning March 6. Classes will be held Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. through April 17.

The clases will be saught by Sherry Davis; to register call www.SherryDavisCooking.com. For more information, call 709-2309.