Cooking Classes at Zengo

I know, I know, you're sick of being told to buy diamonds and Lexuses as Christmas presents. If you really love him, you'll buy him a Lexus SUV with big bow on top! if you really love her, you'll be buying her not one but SEVERAL diamonds arranged from smallest to largest, and asking your small children to pretend they don't know what a wishbone is!

The truth is, if you REALLY love someone, you ought to consider sending them to Zengo for a Latin-Asian fusion cooking class. (No one is paying me to say this, so listen.) These single-session classes, which start in January, will give students hands-on experience with balancing Latin and Asian flavors. They'll learn how to do a proper margarita, which is both elegant in its simplicity and kind of a bitch to get right (so they'll be encouraged to make and drink a LOT of margaritas), and how to roll their own sushi. Rolling sushi was the best part of a highly entertaining and delicious class, and your friend will be so pleased with the way she rolls that she'll walk out there planning a sushi-rolling party, to which you are sure to be invited. Score one for you!

Classes will be held on the last Monday of every month starting in January, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Zengo (781 Seventh Street NW). $64 per person, including tax.