Cooking Demos

Location: Exhibit Hall

Need a break from walking the exhibit floor? Take a seat and listen in as these renowned chefs walk you through locally-inspired recipes - all made right in front of you. Grab a free sample of their dish and fuel up for more FEASTing!

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11 am	Shelagh Mullen SheCooks.Design Shelagh Geraghty Mullen is a culinary instructor, recipe developer, and the creative force behind SheCooksDesign.com, where she shares recipes, cooking tips, and kitchen inspiro with her clan. Shelagh believes that cooking for yourself and others is one of life’s most essential gifts. Passionate about Irish food and its culture, Shelagh has traveled to Ireland multiple times to learn and explore. After completing an intensive 12-week culinary program at The Dublin Cookery School in 2020, her mission became changing people’s outdated perceptions of Irish food and celebrating the island’s gastronomic renaissance. To bring that mission to life, Shelagh co-founded GráBia, an immersive food tour of Ireland. Offering participants hands-on culinary experiences—from cheese-making and farm visits to seaweed foraging and whiskey tastings—and a deep and delicious connection to the Irish land and its remarkable people. Demo dish: Garlicky Guinness Mussels

12 pm	Mimi Selam Mimi's Cooking Class Chef Mimi serves the Twin Cities area and travels nationwide as a personal chef, offering: In-person and online cooking classes Private in-home cooking lessons Corporate team-building events and company outings, including the Minnesota Vikings families as well as Tiramisu cooking class. Chef Mimi has collaborated with renowned institutions on engaging workshops – Augsburg College, University of Minnesota, Macalester College, Upcoming: Purdue University (Indiana) Personal weekly meal plans Kids and youth cooking classes Kids and Youth summer camps Private kids or adults’ birthday parties Her culinary expertise also extends to catering services, featuring delicious Sambusas and Eggrolls for events, Mediterranean, chicken and hummus cooking class. Additionally, Chef Mimi is the proud owner and distributor of her signature hot sauces: My Awaze Mimi’s Kochkocha Samosas Sliders (Beef/Chicken options)as well as Tiramisu Cooking Class. Demo dish: Tikil Gomen with Injera

1 pm	Beth Dooley Beth Dooley's Kitchen Beth Dooley, James Beard Award winning food writer is a columnist for the Taste section of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, and appears regularly on KARE 11 (NBC) television and MPR Appetites with Tom Crann. She co-authored The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen with Sean Sherman, winner of the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook, 2018. Other titles include: Savory Sweet: Preserves from a Northern Kitchen, In Winter's Kitchen: Growing Roots and Breaking Bread in the Northern Heartland, Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook, The Northern Heartland Kitchen and she coauthored Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland with Lucia Watson, James Beard Award finalist. An Endowed Chair, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA), Beth is often working on her next book. Her recent book, The Perennial Kitchen: a guide for climate savvy cooks, offers recipes and kitchen tips to connect home cooks to the growers and makers creating a delicious future. Demo dish coming soon!
2 pm	The Crowded Table The Crowded Table Bio coming soon!

3 pm	Axel Vazquez Michel Morrison Healthcare Axel Michél was born and raised in Colima, Mexico. His passion for food and flavors developed while watching his mother prepare meals for their family. Axel moved to the United States in 2012, spending time in California before relocating to Rochester, MN. He is a self-taught chef, working his way up in local restaurants, from a cook at Twigs Tavern and Grill to an Executive Sous Chef providing food services throughout the Mayo Clinic. Demo dish coming soon!