Come join Cara Chigaloza Tobin, chef-owner of Honey Road Restaurant in Burlington, for an evening celebrating the small plate!

This hands-on class will be divided into groups of 3-4 and each group will be responsible for creating 2-3 Eastern Mediterranean mezze dishes that the entire group will enjoy at the end of class.

Honey Road Restaurant is an award-winning restaurant on Church St in Burlington that specializes in Mediterranean food and features a menu that encourages diners to share plates.

About the instructor:

Cara Chigazola Tobin is the Chef and Owner of Honey Road, an eastern Mediterranean Mezze restaurant, in Burlington, VT. After spending 6 years at Oleana in Cambridge, MA first as the Sous Chef and then as Chef de Cuisine, she grew her passion for the flavors of the middle east. Her culinary curiosity has taken her to places like Turkey, Morocco and Lebanon. There she researched traditions and honed her skills as a chef. Cara has been nominated twice as a semifinalist by the James Beard Foundation for the category of Best Chef: Northeast and Honey Road was nominated as a semifinalist for Best New Restaurant.

Honey Road is a culmination of culinary experiences that have helped bring Cara to where she is today and helped define the style that she calls her own. Cara is driven by her passion to create and also to unite and inspire people. Her California roots continue to influence how she approaches food while featuring the ingredients of the northeast and exploring the traditional flavors of the Middle East and Mediterranean. She currently lives in Charlotte, VT with her husband and two children.