San Miguel de Allende Cooking Vacation

As our Mexican Cooking Vacation student You will receive the following Complete Package: * FREE VAN or CAR TRANSPORTATION to and from Leon/Bajio BJX Airport (90 minute trip)! * 6 nights' accommodations at the school site, Arcos Del Atascadero Bed and Breakfast » (Sunday through Friday night) * 26 hours Mexican Cooking instruction from Patricia Merrill Marquez and native guest instructors * 1 Daytrip to Guanajuato for shopping and a fine Mexican restaurant for lunch * 6 days' Breakfasts and Lunches and evening snack * WEEKLY SCHEDULE » * Afternoon and evening freetime to explore San Miguel de Allende and eat at your choice of fine restaurants featuring Mexican cuisine * Guided Tour of the people's mercado for fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs & spices * "Kick-up-your-heels" musical & culinary nights-on-the-town costs: $2,000 U.S. for the lodging and school, Sunday through Friday flight $700 7 days in San Miguel at Hotel Quinta Loreto @35$/night =$245 meals= $200 transportation=$100 Total=$3245

France?

Mas de l'Hermitage Cooking Vacation in Provence.

This one looks good because it is near the ocean, has pleasant accomodations and plenty of cooking. A bit too much touring around for my taste, but sounds relaxed.

In your first day, you’ll be picked up from Nice, Marseille or Toulon airports, or from our local high speed "TGV" Train station: "Les Arcs Draguignan". Arrival at the Mas mid-afternoon, with time to settle in to your accommodation and get to know your surroundings. 7:00 aperitif and 8:00 dinner. At 8:30 breakfast, then visit to the market at le Muy, shopping for fresh ingredients for dinner, late lunch in le Muy, 5:30 cooking class, aperitif and 8:00 dinner. Monday morning at 8:30 breakfast, you will visit to "la Bastide de Fonteye", renowned local Fromagerie. Followed by several visits to "Cotes de Provence" wineries &domaines with lunch en route at the "Domaine de la Maurette". 6:00 cooking class, aperitif and 8:00 dinner. Early morning you will visit to the famous market in ST Tropez, lunch in ST Tropez, then some time to explore the village, port and of course window shop! Back to the Mas, at 6:00 - cooking class, aperitif and 8:00 dinner. Next day you’ll have the possibility to visit to the «Moulin de Callas» traditional family run Provençal olive mill; see how olives are pressed and processed into oil, followed by trip into Draguignan for the market, late lunch in Draguignan, 5:30 cooking class, aperitif and 8:00 dinner. Then you’ll have the chance to go at the colorful market in Lorgues, light lunch, from there onto Entrecasteaux, Salernes (ceramics), Tourtour (11th century church) and finally Flayosc, where we will have our aperitif in the village before the final dinner at "La Vielle Bastide". Finally at 8:30 - breakfast, departure, with transfers to onward transportation.

2590 US Dollar (USD) Price Includes: - Airport pick-up, return, - Accommodation, - Cooking lessons/demos, - Most visits and meals.

	$1461			ASE 8:20a NCE 7:55a	NCE 8:45a ASE 6:58p	(16h 25m)3 (19h 03m)2

Transportation cost ~$75 1 wk lodging in Nice ~$560 Then for the week in Nice there is another cooking school Five Day Intensive Cooking Course in Nice

Other Chang Mai Schools

This is a four day course in Thai cooking in Chang Mai.They provide the transportation to and from town. That would leave 8-10 days in Bangkok. Or more time in Chang Mai for other cooking schools. The reviews look good, the facilities look inviting, and it is, after all, in Thailand. 4 days of cooking lessons cost ~$30/day. Then there is a fancy one:

The Cooking Class Enjoy 5-Star luxury accommodation, professional Thai cooking lessons and culinary field trips to top restaurants.

that is way expensive.~$2500, not counting airfare.

I have done other posts about Thailand. Check out the page that deals with other Chang Mai schools.

ticket cost ... ase-bkk-ase $1832 bkk-cnx-bkk $135

Aspen Food and Wine

These pictures from last year's Food and Wine in Aspen. I get to see Jacques Pepin again. That alone makes me smile. The coamera isn't that great, but you can see the enthusiasm on their faces.

Dana Cowin, editor of Food & Wine.

Ming Tsai

Jose Andres was wonderfully entertaining and informative.

Jacques Pepin