Community member Michael Crane will host "Beyond The Schmear: Tradition Meets Creativity,” a class on the interesting relationships between bagels and schmear in Paola, Kansas.
The class, sponsored by Slow Food Kansas City, will be held at Somerset Ridge Winery (29725 Somerset Rd., Paola, KS 66071) between noon and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Attendees can explore a range of traditional and nontraditional bagels and schmears that have been paired with Somerset Ridge wines. The class will include information on how to best shape and bake a bagel; exploration of cream cheese schmears, lox pairings and variations of Italian and Tex Mex combinations; how to cure salmon for fresh lox; experimentation with dessert schmears; and how to best pair wine with attendees’ bagels and schmear.
Spaces are limited, and advanced registration is required. Slow Food Kansas City members receive a discount. Registration and payment information is available at slow-food-kansas-city.square.site.
Crane has previously worked with the local chapter of the global Slow Food movement for a Passover food class in 2024, raising money for Jewish Family Services’ food pantry.
