All You Can Eat: Pippin

outside

Playdates at the Playscape. BYO snacks and buddies and enjoy outdoor play. $20, 9:30am. Wildrock, 6600 Blackwells Hollow Rd., Crozet. wildrock.org

etc.

Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives.

Nothing this evil ever dies. $10, 9:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Saturday 1/14

music

Berto’s Latin Guitar Brunch. Enjoy the sounds of Brazil, Spain, and Latin America with Berto Sales. Free, 11am. Tavern & Grocery, 333 W. Main St. tavernandgrocery.com

Glass, Gospel, and Blues with Matthew 25.

The Central Virginia Blues Society hosts a jam with R&B and gospel band Matthew 25. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com Jackson, Pendergrass, and Townsend. Sip on wine and enjoy live tunes. Free, 1pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com Lua Project. A mix of joyful Mexican and Appalachian tunes. $10-12, 7:30pm. PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. pvcc.edu The Pollocks. Come thirsty and wear your dancing shoes. $15, 7pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesville market.com

words

Caverly Morgan: The Heart of Who We

Are. Caverly Morgan discusses her recent book, The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing freedom together. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com Storytime. Readings of recent storybooks and classics. Free, 11am. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com

Millenium Actress

classes

Pocket Shrine Workshop with Ramona Martinez. A mixed-media pocket shrine workshop with exhibiting artist Ramona Martinez. $10-14, 11am. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St SE. secondstreetgallery.org

outside

Playdates at the Playscape. See listing for Friday, January 13. $20, 9:30am. Wildrock, 6600 Blackwells Hollow Rd., Crozet. wildrock.org

etc.

Met Live in HD: Fedora. Packed with memorable melodies, show stopping arias, and explosive confrontations. $18-25, 12:55pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

(Extended Edition). The journey continues. $10, 1pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Sunday 1/15 music

Matt Johnson. The local singer-songwriter performs live. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

classes

Paint and Sip. Learn to paint a snowy sunset. $35, 2pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. catelynkelseydesigns.com

etc.

Brian Regan. “The funniest stand-up alive,” according to Vanity Fair. $59, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). Never be your own experiment. $10, 2pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com La La Land Brunch. Brunch with Ryan and Emma? Take that meeting. $10, 11:45am. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Monday 1/16

etc.

Millennium Actress. A subtitled screening of Satoshi Kon’s elegant drama. $10, 7:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Tuesday 1/17

music

Thunder Music Karaoke. Sign up to sing or just enjoy the show. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. 234-4436. Vincent Zorn. Olé. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com

outside

Playdates at the Playscape. See listing for Friday, January 13. $20, 9:30am. Wildrock, 6600 Blackwells Hollow Rd., Crozet. wildrock.org

etc.

Deliverance. It’s a weekend getaway they can’t wait to get away from. $10, 7:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night. Teams of two-six people play for prizes and bragging rights. Free, 8pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com

WHY DO YOU COOK?

For our ongoing series Why Do You Cook?, C-VILLE Weekly asks area food and drinks folks what motivates them to clock in every day. If you would like to be considered for this column, please email tami@c-ville.com.

Ian Rynecki

Executive Chef

Easton Porter Group, eastonporter.com Culinary training: Hands-on, in restaurants

Reward

“When I began my career as a cook during freshman year of college, there were not many work options available in the evening except for restaurants.

“My first job was in a Burlington, Vermont, sushi restaurant where the focus was on quality and instruction through

repetition. I was immediately interested in a job where your merit was quickly rewarded. Make a great dish or a mistake?

SUPPLIED PHOTO You find out right away. It’s a two-way street of feedback and improvement.

“Even though I arrived with absolutely zero experience, I was taught everything in the chef’s repertoire and then some. The more I studied food, the more I realized how little I actually knew. As the years went on, the reward changed in the form of teaching new cooks.

“Flash forward to today where cooks are matriculating in and out of the kitchen at Pippin Hill, the learning process and challenge continues. You can always get better. Do the hard thing first.“

For richer

“Recently, I had the chance to cook at the Homestead Resort (in Hot Springs, Virginia) for the Epicurean Classic dinner. I

cooked a fig cappelletti, using figs from the garden at Pippin Hill Farm, with celery root, cured egg yolk, taleggio cheese, sage oil, and pumpkin seeds.

“We have 14 chickens at Pippin Hill, and their eggs are used exclusively for the pasta dough. Since one dozen eggs a day isn’t sufficient for daily restaurant production, we have to be choosy where the eggs

end up. This entire dish screams rich—

with egg yolks cured for 30 days, to the creamy funk of a taleggio cheese fon-

duta. Filled pasta is a labor of love, but the end result is worth the effort.”

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