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2011
Class Schedule
Paris, November 1, 2009 --- With pleasure and anticipation I announce our cooking class dates for 2011. The season will begin, as ever, with our spectacular Truffle Extravaganza in January. In early spring, our popular week-long classes in Paris will include plenty of seasonal hand’s on cooking, a market visit, cheese, wine, and oil tastings, as well as a spectacular three-star meal. In late spring, summer, and early fall we will continue our week-long classes in Provence, gathering herbs, fruits, and vegetables from the garden, sipping wine from the vineyard, visiting the spectacular market in Vaison-la-Romaine, meeting with winemakers and cheese merchants, and enjoying the cuisine of our local chefs.
Please note that details in our programs have changed from previous years, so please read the new schedule carefully:
2011 class dates:
Truffles in Provence:
January 24 to 28, 2011 (Openings)
Classic Weeks in Paris:
February 28 to March 4, 2011 (Openings)
March 14 to March 18, 2011 (Openings)
March 28 to April 1, 2011 (Openings)
Classic Weeks in Provence:
May 29 to June 3, 2011 (Openings)
June 12 to June 17, 2011 (Openings)
June 26 to July 1, 2011 (Openings)
Aug 28 to Sept 2, 2011 (Openings)
Sept 11 to 16, 2011 (Openings)
Sept 25 to 30, 2011 (Openings)
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Todd Murray's "Patricia"
When Todd Murray showed up for Patricia’s class in Paris in 2005, she didn’t know that he was THE Todd Murray, the honey-voiced crooner from LA. But Todd’s charm was as rich as his music was warm, and before the week was over an important friendship had been built. When Patricia celebrated a very significant birthday in New York the next year, Todd agreed to come and to bring his music. Both his presence and his art enriched the evening, especially the song he had composed for the event. Not surprisingly it’s called “Patricia,” and it’s a hit on Todd’s new album, “Stardust and Swing.”
If you weren’t able to catch Todd in his recent gigs around the U.S., here’s a YouTube sample from his performances at the Metropolitan Room in New York: http://www.youtube.com/toddmurraymusic
You can click here to listen to an excerpt from Patricia's favorite song:
For more information, check out ToddMurray.com, or search for Todd Murray on iTunes.com or Amazon.com
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2010
Class Schedule
Paris , November 1,
2008 - It is always exciting
for me to chart the calendar
for the next set of cooking
classes, and here are the dates
for 2010. Inspired as always
by the markets in Paris and
Provence, and delighting in
the memories of the students
I have spent time with over
the past year, I look at the
new calendar with pleasure
and anticipation. I hope you
can join me! As in previous
years, the 2010 classes begin
with the Black Truffle Workshop
in Provence in January.
I will offer three weeks of
classes in Paris, as well as
a total of eight weeks in Provence.
The plans are working out remarkably for Patricia and Walter’s unique week at the Nam Hai on Vietnam’s China Beach. The program promises to be even more exceptional than the successes of the 2009 special weeks, Tastes of Florence and Tastes of Provence. For a full description of Tastes of Vietnam in May 2010, click here.
I look forward to meeting
each new student and renewing
friendships with previous students.
Please note the activities
and schedules for the classes
have changed as compared to
previous years, so please do
read the new class descriptions.
2010 class dates:
March 22 to 26, 2010 At Home in Paris (Full)
April 5 to 9, 2010 At Home in Paris (Full)
April 19 to 23, 2010 At Home in Paris (Full)
May 9 to May 14, 2010 Tastes of Vietnam (Openings)
May 30 to June 4, 2010 At Home in Provence (2 Openings)
June 13 to 18, 2010 At Home in Provence (Full)
Sept 5 to 10, 2010 At Home in Provence (2 Openings)
Sept 19 to 24, 2010 At Home in Provence (1 Opening)
Completed class dates:
January 25 to 29, 2010 The Truffle Extravaganza
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Patricia Wells Selections
In class and in casual conversations, I am constantly asked which tools I find essential in the kitchen. And so with Amazon’s help I have put together a list of equipment – from small silicone baking brushes to bigger items like ice cream machines, smokers, steamers, and pasta cooking pots – that I love to use every day as I test recipes or cook for friends.
There are favorite pantry items too, which must always include the intense oils from Leblanc, pasta from Rustichella d’Abruzzo, and other favorites that you’ll see as you go through the Patricia Wells Selections.
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| Huffington Post Interview |
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Francophile Food Critic and Cookbook Author Patricia Wells on Writing, Cooking, and Running
Interview by Louise McCready
James Beard Award winning cookbook author Patricia Wells started as a food critic in the U.S., and then Paris. Today, she runs marathons to keep in shape and teaches disciples how to cook simple, healthy, and delicious dishes. I stopped by Patricia's pad in Paris to find out the best sushi spot in Paris, her favorite types of cheese, and how she became the first American female to work as a restaurant critic for a major French publication.
LM: You've been a food writer since you were 31. How did you start?
PW: In third grade I knew I wanted to be a journalist and write for newspapers. I took the straight and narrow path: high school editor of the newspaper, college, graduate school, master's degree in journalism. I always loved to cook, and my mother was a great cook, so I always assumed I would grow up with good food around me. At that time, there were no food writers. I kept cooking all the time, but I liked art and history, so I got a master's in art history. I was an art critic at the Washington Post, but it was very boring. There was nobody to talk to! I always joke that artists and chefs are the worst to interview because their work speaks for itself. I would find myself going to the Smithsonian to read the history of something, and I thought, 'This isn't why I went into journalism.'
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| Susan Herrmann Loomis Cooking Classes |
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Classes with Susan Herrmann Loomis
Susan Herrmann Loomis, a cookbook author and cooking teacher who runs her own cooking school, On Rue Tatin in Normandy, also offers one-day classes in Paris at various venues around the city.
Morning classes begin with an outdoor market tour, where students shop for fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, bread, cheese, and wine. Susan leads her students through the preparation of a simple lunch.
For afternoon classes, Susan meets her students at the school and leads them through a series of tastings and a demonstration, followed by an instructive presentation of a more complex, multi-course dinner.
Price per class is 195 € per person. Space is limited.
Click here for available class dates and further information on Susan’s website:
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Welcome, Bruce Lecus
I am very pleased that
Bruce Lecus, a technical
wizard and highly experienced
customer service manager,
has succeeded John Jones
as program coordinator
for Paris and Provence
cooking classes. After
many years of terrific
service, John has chosen
to begin his well-earned
retirement.
We’re lucky to have
Bruce as his replacement.
I’m sure you’ll
all be satisfied as you
work with him on your questions
and concerns. You can reach
him by mail addressed
to him at PO Box 1156,
Carrboro, NC 27510.
In France also Samuel Justice
will be dealing with questions
that go directly to the website
(mail@patriciawells.com,
or cooking-classes@patriciawells.com)
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