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Among
the chefs you will meet…
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Rene
Berard…
first charms his guests with a tour of his vegetable and herb gardens. Then he invites you into his magical kitchen, part of a 200 year old farmhouse. Time will stop as Chef Berard shows you how to create magnificent dishes inspired by the region and dictated by the season. Author of “La Provence Gastronomique Fete” Chef Berard has visited New York, Chicago and Beverly Hills several times by invitation to demonstrate the art and nuance of Provencal cuisine.
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Jean-Andre
Charial...
is the master chef of the world famous L'Oustau de Baumaniere, designated as a Michelin three-star restaurant, the highest honor bestowed for culinary excellence. The restaurant is located in one of the most beautiful villages in the world: Les Baux-de-Provence. Jean-André passionately carries on the voyage through the garden of flavors begun by his remarkable grandfather. Food should be an ongoing invitation to happiness. Charial explains, "My cooking is inextricably tied to Les-Baux-de-Provence, to this valley, the light, the purity and power of this environment." He has distilled the house philosophy: perfection and simplicity
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Jean-Andre
Charial |
Jacques
Pepin (left) with
chef Reine Samut (middle) |
Jacques
Pepin…
is a master chef and an internationally known public personality but most of all, he is a gracious and engaging gentleman of France. Most Americans know him as a friendly and familiar presence on PBS, cooking with America’s beloved French Chef, the late Julia Child, and often with his daughter, Claudine. Chef Pepin has also made an indelible mark in the literary world as a former New York Times columnist, as a contributing editor to Food and Wine magazine and as author of twenty cookbooks. He serves as Dean of Special Programs at The French Culinary Institute in New York City and teaches at Boston University. He is one of the most admired and sought-after culinary personalities in the country. Jacques and his lovely wife, Gloria, live in Connecticut; but his heart and soul are French. |
Reine
Sammut...
is owner and heralded chef of Auberge la Feniere, a Michelin star restaurant in the lovely village of Lourmarin. Chef Sammut will share some of her culinary secrets, her knowledge of wines, and her talents as a master chef, concluding the week with the piece de resistance, a meal at her restaurant prepared especially for A Taste of France travelers.
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Reine
Sammut |
Nito
Carpita
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Chef
Nito Carpita...
is Master Chef and Owner/Instructor at the Mas de Cornud in St.-Remy-en-Provence, but she will welcome you warmly as friends to her Provencal farmhouse, built in the age of Marie Antoinette and Napoleon. Chef Carpita’s kitchen is warmed by a wood burning stove and outfitted with state of the art culinary accoutrements. Before your class begins, you'll wander the paths of the herb and vegetable gardens on site and walk the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh. You’ll want to try your hand at a friendly game of Petanque and see how close the boule can come to the cochonnet. Then it’s to the kitchen for a valuable lesson in the world of food from the master chef who recently taught Jacques Pepin the finer points of Egyptian cooking.
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