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VINARIUM COOKING AND WINE LESSONS IN TUSCANY
We offer wine tasting in the best Florentine and Lucca enotecas, cooking lessons in historical buildings, and guided visits to the top Tuscan wine makers.
• Group and Private Classes in Florence and Lucca
• Two-week Language and Culinary Program in Florence
• Residential Fish Cooking Course in Elba Island
(39) (0)55-2346511 • info@vinaio.com • http://www.vinaio.com

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Welcome to our recreational cooking section, for those who just love to cook. You might also wish to explore The Guide to Career Cooking Schools, with 563 listings for the culinary professional to be.

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Simply Sumptuous Food Cooking Classes
Hands-on cooking classes & courses; kids & singles programs, private lessons. Includes Italian, vegetarian, pastries, healthy cooking.

Australia

Epicurean Ways - Culinary Destinations in Spain
Culinary vacations that include hands-on cooking classes and visits to markets, vineyards & food artisans. One-day cooking classes.

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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.

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.

Seasons of My Heart Cooking School Seasons of My Heart Cooking School
Hands-on classes and tours to regions of Mexico that focus on pre-Hispanic foods, herb usage, and Spanish influences on the contemporary Oaxacan kitchen. Oaxaca, Mexico.

Beverly Gruber's Gourmet Traveler Beverly Gruber's Gourmet Traveler
Join my small group culinary tours, combining cooking classes, marketing, tastings, artisan producers, dining, shopping, cultural experiences, laughter, good friends, fun.10% Discount on select trips.

A Food & Wine Lovers Harvest Tour A Food & Wine Lovers Harvest Tour
Our personal touch, one-of-a-kind boutique vacations are designed to provide high value at a "reasonable" cost. Carefully researched agendas, insider visits, exceptional accommodations, exquisite dining.

Cocinar Mexicano Cocinar Mexicano
One-week master classes in gourmet Mexican cuisine - a true immersion in the intricacies and pleasures of the Mexican table. January, February, October, November, December • Tepoztlán, Mexico.

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.

Cooking Class Paris France Cooking Class Paris France
While on vacation in Paris, learn to prepare full course French meals in a relaxed atmosphere with an experienced chef.

Chef Paolo Monti's Cucina Italiana Chef Paolo Monti's Cucina Italiana
Learn the secrets of Cucina Italiana with Chef Paolo Monti in Tuscany, Liguria, Piemonte, Emilia and Sicily. 7-day courses €1450-€2300/person, all-inclusive. 1-3 day courses available

Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts
An intensive week of hands-on culinary adventure from the garden to the table, surrounded by mountains and music in a joyful salute to the senses.

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

The American Table Culinary Tours The American Table Culinary Tours
Celebrate our nation’s unique vernacular foodways with edible immersion experiences that take you beyond the beaten path and behind the stories of America’s great eats.

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.

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.

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!

Cooking with Friends in France Cooking with Friends in France
Soak up culinary history while you're learning, cooking, and dining in a foodie's paradise - Julia Child's former house in Provence, just 35 minutes from Nice.

Provencal Cooking at Les Tuillières Provencal Cooking at Les Tuillières
Learn new skills in Provençale cooking at Hermann and Susan Jenny's Les Tuillières, a 17th-century farmhouse with heated pool, nature trail, and herb-vegetable garden.

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 palazzo in Bologna, Piedmont, Tuscany. Recommended by Forbes, Bon Appetit & Food Network. Video.

Italian Food Artisans, LLC Italian Food Artisans, LLC
Immerse yourself in Italy's cuisine and culture during hands-on culinary workshops in several regions of Italy with noted cookbook author Pamela Sheldon Johns.

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 Tuscan home, learning authentic Italian organic recipes, feeling comfortable in the kitchen, enjoying Tuscan Art.

Alura Gourmet Tours Alura Gourmet Tours
One-week hands-on culinary holidays at unique, luxury hotels and villas. Excursions to food-related sites, historic hill towns, Renaissance cities. Amalfi, Tuscany, Cortona, and Rome, Italy.

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.

Herzerl Tours 'A Taste of Vienna' Herzerl Tours 'A Taste of Vienna'
Learn authentic Viennese cooking and pastry in hands-on classes at the renowned Viennese Culinary Institute. Wine walking tours and tasting tours by coach also scheduled.

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.

Vagabond Gourmet Vagabond Gourmet
At Vagabond Gourmet the journey is about the total experience; the engagement of all your senses to take a picture that will last a lifetime.

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

Pica Peru Culinary Vacations Pica Peru Culinary Vacations
Peruvian cooking vacations that start in acclaimed Lima restaurants and travel to the countryside, where participants learn to reproduce the diverse flavors of Peru’s cuisine.

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.

French Cooking Classes - A Week in Provence French Cooking Classes - A Week in Provence
Classic techniques of French cuisine taught by award-winning chef in a beautifully restored 18th century Provencal farmhouse. This program offers small classes and numerous excursions.

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.

Badia a Coltibuono Badia a Coltibuono
Regional Italian and Tuscan cooking in the kitchen of Badia a Coltibuono, an 11th century abbey and esteemed Chianti Classico winery.

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.

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.

Italian & Mediterranean Cooking Vacations at Casa Ombuto & Torre del Tartufo Italian & Mediterranean Cooking Vacations at Casa Ombuto & Torre del Tartufo
Rated "one of the top ten cooking schools" by The Observer. Hands-on Italian or Mediterranean cooking courses offered in two luxurious Tuscan villas

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 - 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.

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 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.

Marguerite's Elegant Home Cooking - Paris Marguerite's Elegant Home Cooking - Paris
Marguerite's Paris cooking school offers half-day programs featuring a market visit, a hands-on cooking course, and a gourmet lunch in an old renovated farm house.

Muy Sabrosa at the Inn on the Alameda Muy Sabrosa at the Inn on the Alameda
Muy Sabrosa! The perfect way to discover the unique cuisine and traditions of Santa Fe and enjoy the warm hospitality of an enchanting small hotel.

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.

Vinarium Cooking and Wine Lessons in Tuscany Vinarium Cooking and Wine Lessons in Tuscany
Savour the pleasures of interesting conversation, a splendid Renaissance environment, and delicious Tuscan cuisine. Cooking classes, wine tastings, Italian language lessons, guided excursions.

Rhode School of Cuisine Rhode School of Cuisine
Indulge your passion for food, wine and culture in beautiful surroundings and stunning locations. One-week luxury cooking vacations for the gourmet traveler. Tuscany and Morocco.

Aolmaia Tuscany Society Aolmaia Tuscany Society
Individual, small party, customized, hands-on Italian cooking classes, cuisine and wine tours. Variety: each day a cooking class by a different cook in a different place of Tuscany.

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