Last minute Father’s Day gift: Grilling class at The Mercury

The Mercury’s executive chef, Chris Ward, is holding his annual grilling class,“Prime Time III,” this Saturday, June 18 from 12–2 p.m.

The class will focus on how to select, season and grill quality cuts of beef. Lunch will be served from a special menu offering tomato mozzarella salad, sirloin, porterhouse, Kobe beef and cowboy ribeye with béarnaise sauce, twice baked potatoes with crème fraiche and blackberry cobbler, plus margaritas and mojitos.

During the class, Chef Ward will auction off a Hasty-Bake 369 Portable Charcoal Grill to the highest bidder.