Provence Cooking Classes
Truffle Classes with Patricia Wells
As an additional mid-winter event, Patricia and
Walter Wells offer a special Truffle Cooking
Workshop, a unique hand’s on class devoted
to the wonders of the black truffle - the rarest
and most exotic ingredient in French cuisine.
The workshop opens on Monday evening with a truffle
dinner at Patricia and Walter’s farmhouse
in Provence, in the heart of France’s
foremost region of truffle production. On successive
days Patricia and Walter accompany participants
on a truffle hunt; and tour with them through one
of the world’s most important – and
still artisanal -- truffle brokers, where
just breathing the fragrant air is a rarefied experience.
Truffles will magically appear in almost every
dish prepared during the workshop, and students
will have the opportunity to understand the mystery
of the black truffle in the kitchen and at the
table. Menus will focus on complementary wines,
particularly the prized whites of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Wine tastings and discussions throughout the class
assure guests of a new understanding of one of
the world’s rarest gastronomic joys. All
instruction is in English. Recipes are geared to
the home cook. Guests are supplied with aprons
as well as detailed recipe booklets that are theirs
to keep.
The class is limited to 10 participants. The
workshop begins with dinner on Monday evening and
ends after lunch on Friday. The fee is $5,500 and
includes Monday ’s truffle dinner, truffle
lunches and dinners on Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday’s
lunch, and a farewell lunch on Friday. Thursday
evening is free for students to explore the region
on their own. The fee does not include lodging.
(A list of recommended hotels will be sent to enrolled
participants.)
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