Fresh Sheet: Iron Goat Brewing Co. and Clover team up for beer dinner

Clover Restaurant and Iron Goat Brewing Co. are teaming up for a beer dinner Feb. 8. Now’s the time to reserve a spot.

Dinner’s at 6:30 p.m. and costs $69 per person. The six-course dinner features pairings such as Head Butt IPA with hog’s head scrapple, pickled veggies and quail egg; Cherry Chocolate Stout with lamb, cocoa cavatelli and cherry molé; and Iron Goat Tripple with foie gras French toast, blood orange marmalade and white chocolate ice cream.

Clover is at 913 E. Sharp Ave. Call (509) 487-2937. On the web: cloverspokane.com.

Batch Bakeshop changes focus

This West Central bakery is shifting gears from holding regular storefront hours to using the shop to host workshop, cookbook and other clubs, and additional activities.

The bakeshop is available to rent for private parties. And wholesale and special orders, including wedding and special occasion cakes, are still offered. But, beginning this month, owner Mika Maloney is no longer keeping the storefront open for set business hours.

A handful of $40 workshops are already listed on the website at batch-bakeshop.com. Maloney said she’s particularly excited about the monthly Eat Dessert First cookbook club, which is $60 per month and includes a cookbook – or $340 for six sessions or $600 for 12. It meets from 6 to 8 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.

Batch is also offering a Dessert of the Month Club for $400 per year. The bakeshop is located at 2023 W. Dean Ave. Call (509) 413-3759.

Truffle time

Learn how to make chocolate truffles at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown just in time for Valentine’s Day.

The Bourbon Whiskey Chocolate Truffles class, taught by Vicki Leeper, is 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 1. Registration is required by Tuesday. The cost is $40. All ingredients are provided.

Leeper owns Dancing Chocolates, a web-based chocolate company in Pullman. She’ll show participants how to work with chocolate ganache and roll truffles in assorted coatings, such as black walnut sugar.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a nonprofit creativity center at 419 N. Park Way in Uniontown. Call (509) 229-3414. On the web: www.artisanbarn.org.