Chinese Cooking and Woodcarving

Group Departs from Rockland: 8:45am Friday May 31st

Group Departs from Hurricane: 10am Sunday June 2nd

Join Chris Toy for a multi day cooking experience with incomparable island views and access to fresh ingredients. Chris’s popular hands-on classes are built around his teaching skills and deep appreciation for fresh, simply prepared food. Chris’s cooking incorporates straightforward methods, fresh ingredients, and unique flavors drawing family and friends together to enjoy great food and company.

2 Registrations will be required with this collaborative program.

Participants must complete both!

Outline

Come join cookbook author-instructor Chris Toy and master woodcarver Ken Wise on historic Hurricane Island for a weekend of Asian fusion cooking and wood carving. With Ken's Wise's guidance, participants will make utensils for preparing and eating recipes inspired by some of Chris Toy's cookbooks. There will be time to learn about the island's fascinating history and to explore its wild remote beauty.

Cost and Logistics

$300/adult for the class. This cost includes transportation between Rockland and Hurricane Island, all food and housing, all programming, and all facilities use. Please plan to arrive at the Rockland Ferry Terminal early enough to check in with us to get your (provided) ferry tickets, and be prepared to board the ferry on time for the 8:45am departure (an hour ahead is recommended) on Friday, May 31st. You will need to find and, if necessary, pay for vehicle parking. More information can be found on our website here.

Instructor

Author of 6 popular Asian cookbooks, Chris Toy has been teaching Asian Fusion cooking in Maine for over 40 years. Adopted by Alfred and Grace Toy, a Chinese American couple, Chris arrived in the United States from Hong Kong in 1958. He grew up near Boston, graduating from Quincy Public Schools, Bowdoin College, and Brown University where he earned a master’s degree in teaching. A retired teacher, principal, and international educational consultant Chris learned Asian cooking in his family’s home and restaurant kitchens. As an adult he has explored and become skilled at creating new Asian recipes that incorporate fresh local ingredients. Chris started teaching Asian cooking on weekends at a local kitchen store in Portland, Maine to make extra money supplementing his first job teaching high school social studies. The combination of teaching and cooking immediately resonated with him. Today, in addition to teaching regularly at local kitchen stores Chris teaches adult education classes in several communities around Bath, Maine where he lives with his wife Joan. When not sharing his love of cooking, Chris, a registered Maine guide, enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, and camping in the woods and waters of Maine’s great outdoors. Of course, preparing and sharing good food is always a highlight of his excursions. You can find Chris at ChrisToy.net, on FaceBook, or on his YouTube cooking channel: YouYube.com/user/cmtoy