Prepare and eat classic Coney Island hot dogs!
This workshop is intended for children ages 7 and up (we will be handling knives), and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Registration is required.
In this year's Youth A Novel Idea Edition, The Queen of Ocean Parkway, Roya visits Coney Island to solve the mysterious disappearance of her neighbor, Katya. During this class at Arome, you and your kid(s) will get the Coney Island experience just like Roya! We will be making prepared mustard from scratch to create classic Coney Island hot dogs, which are topped with homemade chili, yellow mustard, and onion. Kids will help to make the mustard and hot dogs and chopping their onion toppings. After completing the hot dog preparation, all participants will be welcome to build their own Coney Island hot dogs to enjoy at a seating area in the store. All kids will go home with a small jar of the mustard made during class and a recipe sheet.
Dietary Notice: Buns contains gluten, meat included with hot dogs. (GF buns and vegetarian hotdogs may be available with advance notice).
About the Instructor: Janice Bell is the owner of Arome. She is a gourmet food enthusiast who grew up on a small family farm in the heart of the Willamette Valley. She developed her love of gardening and cooking at an early age on the farm, but started her career and spent about 10 years as a civil engineer after attending Oregon State University. In 2016, she pivoted and pursued her dream of bringing unique and high quality gourmet foods and kitchen wares to Hood River, Oregon and opened the first location of Arome in early 2017. Janice loves the unique knowledge the every customer brings to the store and enjoys learning about each person's flavor preferences, travels and journey in cooking.
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The 2025 Novel Idea Youth Edition, The Queen of Ocean Parkway, tells the story of eleven-year-old Roya, the superintendent’s kid of a regal Brooklyn apartment building. An aspiring reporter, she knows just about everything about the building’s residents. It’s a good distraction from the problems in her own life. But when Katya Petrov, one of her favorite tenants, goes missing, it’s up to Roya and a new friend to make her own headlines as she searches for Katya and attempts to break the Petrov curse once and for all.
Sarvenaz Tash was born in Tehran, Iran, grew up on Long Island, and graduated with a BFA in Film and Television from NYU. She is the author of eight novels (and counting) for kids, young adults, and adults including The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love, A Whole Song and Dance, and The Queen of Ocean Parkway. Though her books run the gamut of genres and age groups, they’re tied together by her strong voice and affinity for joyful, diverse, humorous stories with heart.
Learn more about A Novel Idea here.
Questions? Contact elsah@deschuteslibrary.org, 541-312-1062
AGE GROUP: | Middle School Age | High School Age | Elementary School Age | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Children's Program |
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