Early on, Aubree Arndt wanted to be a painter. But these days, she expresses a rainbow of hues through her cooking instead.

As Executive Chef of Bierhaus in downtown Mountain View, Arndt is crafting modern-day biergarten fare that is irresistible. She takes particular pride in making all her own condiments and pickles there using many of the same techniques she learned long ago from her Polish-German family.

Take a taste for yourself when Arndt joins me for a cooking demo 6 p.m. July 17 at Macy’s Valley Fair in Santa Clara.

Let Arndt, a former line cook at the popular Maverick in San Francisco, show you how to preserve the best of the season in your own home kitchen. She’ll teach you the difference between pickling and fermenting, then show you how to make a traditional sauerkraut. You’ll get to taste plenty of delicious pickles, too.

This free event takes place in the culinary kitchen on the main floor of the Men’s and Home store.