Culinary Trip Suggestions
Culinary Trip Suggestions
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Culinary Trip Suggestions
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Post #1 - November 27th, 2006, 1:07 pmHas anyone gone on a culinary excursion? Italy or Mexico for cooking classes..........market and winery tours? Can you recommend your favorites?
Thank you!
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Post #2 - November 27th, 2006, 3:58 pmI went to a wonderful cooking school in Oaxaca, Mexico, last year, and posted about it here:
http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.ph ... art+mexico
At least one other LTHer (thaiobsessed) has gone down since then, and found it worthwhile, as you can read by scanning down the post a bit.
if you want a bit more info on the cooking school, you can find it here:
http://www.seasonsofmyheart.com/
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Post #3 - November 28th, 2006, 1:41 pmFor Italy, these guys can pull just about anything together for you (for a price, of course):
http://italiagastronomica.com/uk/discov ... italy.html
The husband of one of the folks there runs www.guffantiformaggi.comCONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
-Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
www.cakeandcommerce.com
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Post #4 - November 28th, 2006, 2:25 pmAny interest in France? Patrick Chabert, sous chef at Le Francais for 16 years and today a caterer and Bocuse d'Or judge, takes an annual tour to France, with visits to producers and wineries -- and lots of great restaurants. Not a cooking class, but still a definitely culinary tour. I can supply more details if you're interested.
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Post #5 - November 29th, 2006, 9:53 amWhile not a culinary trip per se, this trip was a true culinary experience that I had last year:
http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4672
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Post #6 - November 29th, 2006, 10:39 amAgreed -- pretty much any trip to China is a culinary tour. It's almost hard to find bad food.
I do know that, a few years ago, the Chinese gvm't tourist agency was offering a one-week gourmet tour that attended classes, met chefs, toured kitchens, and ate in the best restaurants. It might be worth looking into, if that interests you. Here's the govm't tourism site: http://www.cnto.org/aboutchina.asp
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Post #7 - November 29th, 2006, 3:25 pmOh, and there's a great one in Japan:
http://www.tasteofculture.com/
This is taught by Elizabeth Andoh, author of Washoku, which is one of the better contemporary English-language Japanese cookbooks.
I've been dying to take one of the week-long seminars...I think we discussed this last year.CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
-Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
www.cakeandcommerce.com
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Post #8 - November 30th, 2006, 8:36 amThanks for all of your suggestions!
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Post #9 - November 30th, 2006, 9:46 amKasma Loha-unchit leads trips to Thailand. I only know of this through her website and haven't been on a trip. I do like her cookbooks very much.
While the trip is a 'cultural' trip - food seems an important part:Kasma Loha-unchit has taken small groups (12 people maximum) to experience her native Thailand since 1986. These groups have consisted of friends, neighbors, cooking students, their families and friends, and other interested people who know her through her book or from friends who have travelled with her, She characterizes these as off-the-beaten-path adventures for people who want to get to know true Thai culture.
These trips are not for everyone. Food is an important part of the trip and participants must love spicy Thai food. They are designed for independent, physically active people in good physical condition who enjoy spicy Thai food, rice and fish, eat food of all kinds, don't mind rising early occasionally or roughing it when necessary to see beautiful sights. We cannot accept anyone who has special dietary needs – including food allergies, strong food preferences or not eating a specific food be it animal (pork, chicken, fish, shellfish) or a vegetable, such as onions. The groups travel in two mini-vans and are more reminiscent of friends or family traveling together than a package tour. They are especially designed for Thai food lovers who love to eat everything – we feast on Thai food every day of the trip.
The trips always take place between November and February.
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