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At Madison Food Camp, Anna Landmark from Landmark Creamery will teach DIY cheese making. This is Landmark's Petit Nuage, made from sheep's milk.
Madison Food Camp
Saturday, April 18
A day’s worth of instructional sessions on DIY food projects, from baklava-making to brewing beer, cooking fish and baking lefse — and many more — from neighbor to neighbor. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Goodman Center, 149 Waubesa St. Register online (through 4/17, $17) at Madison Food Camp, or show up at the door ($20).
More beer and poetry
Monday, April 20
The Milwaukee-based group Eat Local::Read Local aims to showcase “partnerships between local restaurants and poets from Milwaukee and Madison during National Poetry Month.” Poets Robin Chapman, Margaret Noodin, Nancy Reddy, Lauren Russell, Shoshauna Shy and Katie Vagnino will read at 7 p.m. at Craftsman Table & Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Middleton.
Fetch hither le fromage de la Belle France
Tuesday, April 21
The Whole Foods cheesemonger will lead an in-depth discussion and tasting of French cheeses; register 48 hours in advance at the Whole Food Madison ticket site. The class costs $10, but participants do receive a $10 gift card. 6-7 p.m., 3313 University Ave.
The Mix T&pe
Tuesday, April 21: Note time change, now 9 p.m.!
Thor Messer, bar manager at Merchant, and Michael Anderson of Hawthorn Beverage Group will be mixing cocktails with un-aged and craft-distilled brandies from Copper & Kings American Brandy Co., and pairing them with the albums (from the Volcanoes and Swami John Reis & the Blind Shake) that inspired the drinks. 9 p.m., 121 S. Pinckney St.