To park and enter Reading Terminal Market after hours for tonight's class: The Reading Terminal Market closes at 6pm, so please enter through the Chocolate by Mueller door at 12th and Filbert (on the Filbert side). Let the guard there know you are here for a Fair Food event in the market's kitchen and he or she will direct you.
Regarding parking, the Market's $4 for 2 hours parking in selected garages DOES NOT APPLY when the market is closed, so street parking is your best bet. If you're traveling on SEPTA, RTM is right next to the 11th Street MFL station. Email [email protected] with questions or if you have trouble finding us.
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In Italy, hand-stretched mozzarella is considered old after just one day -- so why pay top dollar for mozz that's been sitting on a store shelf for days or even weeks? This demonstration class from Caputo Brothers Creamery will show you how to use authentic, cultured cagliata curd (made with local milk!) in your own kitchen for the freshest, most flavorful mozz you've ever tasted.
Expert cheesemaker Rynn Caputo will demonstrate how to make several different and delectable types of fior di latte (what the Italians call fresh mozzarella) -- mozzarella, strachiatella, burrata -- from Caputo Bros. cagliata curds, available for purchase year-round from the Fair Food Farmstand. Students will have the opportunity to observe Rynn's expert techniques and ask questions about the process, volunteer to get hands-on with prep, and of course taste this ultra-fresh cheese.
Attendees will also receive a free pound of curd to take home to make their very own fresh mozz! We'll have seasonal snacks on hand (certainly some tomatoes and basil) and complimentary Philadelphia Brewing Co. beer and Commonwealth Cider, too!
About Caputo Bros. Creamery
Deciding on their honeymoon to quit their Fortune 500 jobs, David and Rynn Caputo attended culinary school in Calabria, Italy for four months. After traveling across all twenty regions of Italy, they knew they were destined to make their culinary passion their life’s work. Upon returning to the States and recognizing the void of cheeses they had grown to love, the idea for a creamery was born, and aptly named after their sons, Giovanni and Matteo Caputo—The Caputo Brothers. Caputo Brothers Creamery, based in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, has produced handcrafted, authentic Italian cheeses since 2011.
About the Fair Food Farmstand
Located in the Reading Terminal Market, the Fair Food Farmstand carries a wide variety of products from more than 90 sustainable farms and food producers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, including urban farms within the city of Philadelphia. We emphasize local and artisanal foods from small-scale farms and producers, like humanely and pasture-raised meats, poultry and eggs; organic and specialty fruits and vegetables; and raw milk cheeses.
Launched in 2003 to increase access to local food, the Farmstand offers the product mix of the best farmers markets with the convenience and accessibility of a grocery store. The Farmstand is open 7 days a week year-round, providing a steady wholesale market to our vendors and demonstrating the agricultural bounty of our region.
