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Artisanal Premium Cheese Master Classes
Cheese seminar that includes milk types, cheesemaking, affinage, appreciation, proper storage & care, service & handling, tastings, wine pairings.

NY

Iberian Wine Tours to Portugal and Spain
Wine tours that include visits to vineyards, winemakers, nearby cultural locations; local regional cuisine

Portugal, Spain

Cheap Tuscany Cooking School
Cooking lessons devoted to Tuscan cuisine.

Italy

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A Week in Provence with Sarah and Michael Brown A Week in Provence with Sarah and Michael Brown
A Week in Provence: Experience seven days of history, art and food through the markets of Provence with an historian and food and wine expert.

Umbria Cooks 4U Umbria Cooks 4U
One-day Italian cooking classes and traditional private dinners at Nonie and Tita's elegant hillside home in Umbria. Private lessons at your villa rental also available.

Tuscan Way - La Via dei Sensi - Tours and Cooking Courses in Tuscany Tuscan Way - La Via dei Sensi - Tours and Cooking Courses in Tuscany
Experience Tuscany like a true Tuscan on our one- to five-day cooking and wine vacations taught by master chefs in authentic inns and estates.

Terence Janericco Cooking Classes Terence Janericco Cooking Classes
Demonstration and participation courses dedicated to providing you with the tools to create appetizing, fresh, healthy meals easily and efficiently. Boston, Massachusetts, and Brooklin, Maine.

Tasty Tuscany - Mediterranean & Vegetarian Italian Family Cooking Tasty Tuscany - Mediterranean & Vegetarian Italian Family Cooking
Hands-on culinary adventure! Unique opportunity to experience life in a real Tuscan home, learn authentic Italian organic recipes, feel comfortable in the kitchen, enjoy Tuscan Art.

Spain Taste Spain Taste
Discover traditional and creative Catalan cuisine and participate in cooking lessons by chefs who share their passion for the art. Catalonia, Spain.

Le Cordon Bleu - Japan Le Cordon Bleu - Japan
Half-day to 1-year courses, daily demonstrations, gourmet sessions, cuisine and pastry courses, flower arranging, and Introduction to Cuisine, Pastry, Catering and Bread Baking.

Le Cordon Bleu - Sydney Le Cordon Bleu - Sydney
As a Le Cordon Bleu graduate you will have earned a diploma that will differentiate you from the rest in a demanding and ever-changing industry.

Le Cordon Bleu - Paris Le Cordon Bleu - Paris
Classes for gourmet enthusiasts who want to spend a few hours or days improving their skills under the tutelage of our world-renowned Master Chefs.

Le Cordon Bleu Paris Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute Le Cordon Bleu Paris Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute
Le Cordon Bleu Paris Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute offers a complete and intensive French culinary training experience! Learn from the masters and discover the true meaning of l'Art de vivre.

Le Cordon Bleu - London Le Cordon Bleu - London
A wide variety of demonstrations and workshops with world-renowned Master Chefs. Specialized courses on topics such as Cake Decorating, Chocolate, Contemporary Classics and Vegetarian Cuisine.

International Cooking School Of Italian Food And Wine International Cooking School Of Italian Food And Wine
Join award-winning Mary Beth Clark for delicious hands-on cooking in Bologna, Piedmont, Tuscany. Recommended by Frommer's, Forbes, Bon Appetit, Conde Nast Traveler, Food Network. Video.

The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE)
Over 25,000 students a year enjoy 1,500 hands-on cooking, baking and wine classes. Learn alongside acclaimed chefs at "the" award-winning New York City school!

Gourmet Retreats at CasaLana Gourmet Retreats at CasaLana
Culinary Learning Vacations & Tours, Gourmet Weekend Retreats, Wine Country Classes - hands-on classes for all levels are offered at CasaLana B&B in Napa Valley.

Good Tastes of Tuscany Good Tastes of Tuscany
Experience our single and multi-day classes and 7-day Gastronomical Adventure. All classes are conducted by English speaking Italian chefs at the beautiful, 14thC Villa Pandolfini.

Giuliano Bugialli's Cooking in Florence Giuliano Bugialli's Cooking in Florence
Learn authentic Italian cuisine in Italy under the personal supervision of Giuliano Bugialli, the most popular Italian cooking teacher and demonstrator in the United States.

France Cruises France Cruises
France Cruises has a remarkable collection of Wine and Culinary Hotel-Barge & Riverboat Cruises sailing many different regions of France.

The French Culinary Institute The French Culinary Institute
Get the skills that transform serious amateurs into accomplished cooks with the skill, ease and confidence to make cooking a joy. Located in NYC.

Famous Provence Famous Provence
Patrick Payet and his team present "Discovering the Heart of the Luberon", a one-week immersion in the cuisine and culture of Provence.

Epicurean Ways Epicurean Ways
Experience the culinary excitement of Spain region by region. kitchens, markets, olive oil mills, vineyards, and restaurants. Small-group food & wine tours and cooking vacations led by experienced Spanish chefs and culinary guides.

Deborah Krasner's Culinary Vacations Deborah Krasner's Culinary Vacations
Join James Beard Award-winner Deborah Krasner in Vermont or Italy for six days of cooking, exploring and learning, designed for the pleasures of the table.

Creating Culinary Opportunities Creating Culinary Opportunities
Hands-on Italian cooking intensives taught by well-known chefs and cookbook authors, assisted by culinary professional Ann Iverson. Houston, Texas. Featuring Giuliano Hazan.

Cook'n With Class Paris France Cook'n With Class Paris France
Cook'n With Class - A taste of France - A love of Cooking -Ecole de Cuisine Paris. A great way to discover Paris and experience the "Art de vivre a la Française" is to take a French cooking class and a market visit with an experienced Chef.

Cooking With Giuliano Hazan At Villa Giona Cooking With Giuliano Hazan At Villa Giona
A week of total immersion in Italian food, wine, and life at the stately Renaissance Villa Giona in Verona with award-winning cookbook author Giuliano Hazan.

Cooking by the Book, Inc. Cooking by the Book, Inc.
New York's premier culinary team building authority offers customized hands-on team cooking events led by highly experienced and professional chefs in a state-of-the-art professional kitchen.

Cocinar Mexicano Cocinar Mexicano
Cocinar Mexicano is going to Venice! Join us this September for our first international cooking workshop partnering with culinary cultures around the world. 9/20-26/2010

Catacurian Catacurian
Teaching gourmet Spanish Catalan cooking and the appreciation of Priorat/Monstant wines and olive oils in casual elegance.

Camilla in Cucina - Silvia Maccari Camilla in Cucina - Silvia Maccari
Visit Florence’s San Lorenzo market with Silvia Maccari, food expert for Marriott’s chefs, and prepare a complete Italian menu with her in her home kitchen.

Blair House Cooking School Blair House Cooking School
One of "10 great places to put Mom into the kitchen"--USA Today, hands-on informative and fun classes focusing on many cuisines. Wimberley, Texas.

Arte Culinaria Arte Culinaria
Courses in the cuisine of the Veneto, a beautifully restored old farmhouse, Venice and the Dolomites close by, cultural vacations tailored for groups of 2-6.

Aolmaia Tuscany Society Aolmaia Tuscany Society
Hands-on cooking classes in Tuscany. Individuals/small groups/customized. Each day a cooking class by a different cook in a different place. Gourmet cuisine and wine tours.

Active Gourmet Holidays Active Gourmet Holidays
Active Gourmet Holidays offers appetizing tours of kitchens, countrysides and vineyards, featuring culinary lessons, food/wine tours, hiking/biking/yoga in Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Mexico and Morocco.

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