LEARN/CREATE (PT)

5:00 pm 

Cuisine Culture  "Carol Duval Leroy, Vertus, France"  Champagne has never been the same since Carol Duval Leroy took over her family's vineyards. We experience Champagne tasting competitions and authentic French cuisine on this gastronomical tour de force. Rising-star chef Michael Nizzero prepares a Tartare de Langoustine and two dishes made with ingredients from his garden: Vegetarian Gnocchi and variations of Rhubarb and Strawberry. D

5:30 pm 

Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless  "Mediterranean Baja"  The Baja California peninsula boasts a climate reminiscent of those on the Mediterranean Sea. Thousands of olive trees and vineyards in Northern Baja capture the distinctiveness of this region of Mexico. We explore the amazing grilled octopus at Tres Virgenes in La Paz and enjoy mesquite-grilled lamb with 9-chile mole sauce. D

6:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "Globe Trekker Special: Pirates, Galleons & Treasure"  Megan sets out in the footsteps of famous mariners and renegades of the Caribbean.G

7:00 pm 

The Victory Garden  "Dark"  Host Jamie Durie visits the San Francisco Botanical Garden to see how they have worked dark plants into their collections. For dark shade, investigate a moss garden.G

7:30 pm 

The Woodwright's Shop  "The Till in the Tool Chest"  We'll delve into the drawers in search of the secret of an old tool chest. The quality of the tools shows that it belonged to a first-class joiner back in the early 1800s, but the dovetail joints break all the rules. D

8:00 pm 

Woodturning Workshop  "Captive Ring Goblet"  NULL

8:30 pm 

Growing Bolder  "No Limits"  NULL

9:00 pm 

Scheewe Art Workshop  "Christmas Memories"  Close your eyes for a moment and remember the magic of the snow swirling in the air and gently falling to the ground. Wonderful Christmas memories are brought back in this watercolor painting. D

9:30 pm 

Best of the Joy of Painting  "Winter Paradise"  Bob Ross creates a spectacular warm winter mountain in an oval, with crisp snowy bushes and trees spilling from it's borders. D

10:00 pm 

Essential Pepin  "Classic Conclusions"  NULL

10:30 pm 

Burt Wolf: What We Eat  "This Spud's for You: How The Potato Changed The World"  A native of South America, the potato fed the great Inca Empire and in Europe, nourished the expanding population that powered the Industrial Revolution.G

11:00 pm 

Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop In American Literature  "Workshop 7. Ritual Artifacts"  From Victorian calling cards to Puritan gravestones, ritual artifacts reveal how humans create and define order in their lives. This session explains how to apply close reading skills to sacred and secular ritual objects to enrich understanding of the cultural setting of a literary text. D