Nature’s Food Patch Announces Free Cooking Classes in Clearwater

From Nature’s Food Patch: Nature’s Food Patch welcomes new chefs Meg Dixon, Registered Dietician and Michelle Odiorne, Plant-Based Chef. The two will be teaching free cooking classes this holiday season in NFP’s PaTcHwOrKs Community Room.

Meg Dixon is a registered dietician, new to the Tampa Bay Area from Texas. She’s the local food blogger behind the popular Instagram account, @root_for_food. As a passionate advocate for health, she promotes whole foods and proper nutrition through recipes that are easy, nourishing and delicious. Her first cooking class is Sunday, December 4th at 6:30pm, where she will teach attendees how to make a hearty and healthy Butternut Squash Kale Hash with Fried Egg. Those in attendance can expect a full demonstration and an opportunity to taste her creation.

Michelle Odiorne is a plant-based cook and avid organic gardener. Originally from Elkhart, Indiana, as a teenager she developed her love for cooking watching her father prepare meals for his family and fellow firefighters. She is an ambassador for PlantPure Nation which premiered the documentary PlantPure Nation in 2015. Odiorne was also recently featured on the podcast Conversations with Lee Fulkerson, writer and director of the acclaimed documentary film Forks over Knives and writer of PlantPure Nation. Her first class is a lesson in batch cooking, Vegan Stuffed Squash with Quinoa, on Saturday, December 10th at 11am.

Other free holiday cooking classes include:

• Debby DeGraff’s Gourmet Holiday Luncheon on Saturday, December 3rd at 11am
• The Reynold's Holiday Kitchen on Wednesday, December 7th at 6:30pm
• Raw Vegan Cheesecake with The Vegabond Chef on Sunday, December 11th at 4pm
• Vegan Cupcakes with The Vegabond Chef on Wednesday, December 14th 6:30pm
• Holiday Brunch with Demos to Di For & Organic Valley on Saturday, December 17th at 11am

About Nature’s Food Patch

Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café (est. 1987) is a 23,300 square foot organic independent natural foods community grocery store & café located on Cleveland Street in Clearwater, FL. The store has been enthusiastically embraced by the health-minded community and is known for its commitment to organic foods, quality natural products, community involvement and health education. Their vision is to serve and inspire their community in order to build a healthier world.

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