If you’ve spent anytime lately wandering around San Jose’s Santana Row, then you’ve seen the construction currently going on to finish the new restaurant, Roots & Rye, which is set to open its doors any day now.

Be one of the first to enjoy a taste of this new establishment, when its chef, Julian Yeo, joins me for a cooking demo at Macy’s Valley Fair in Santa Clara, 6 p.m. July 16.

If Julian’s name sounds familiar, it’s because his father is noted Chef Chris Yeo, a pioneer in bringing Singaporean cuisine to the Bay Area.

Roots & Rye will be Chris Yeo’s third establishment in Santana Row, joining his Straits and Sino restaurants. This one will be a departure from his signature Asian flavors. Instead, Roots & Rye will feature dishes such as sweet corn agnolotti, maple pork chop with summer beans, and “Foie Gras 2-Ways,” not to mention 20 whiskeys by the glass.

Come learn how to make one of the new gastropub’s signature dishes. You’ll also get a copy of the recipe to take home.

The free cooking demo takes place in the culinary kitchen on the main floor of the Men’s and Home store.