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Cooking Short Breaks - Sociable, fun and highly rewarding holidays
The appreciation of fine food and drink is one of the main factors in choosing a holiday destination and an increasing number of people are immersing themselves in the study of regional cooking and sampling delicious foreign recipes. Cooking short breaks are especially ideal for small groups and even single travellers who can share a common interest in the love of fine food and the art of cooking. Throughout continental Europe grand chateaux, rustic gites and exquisite hotels host cookery courses set in quiet rural market towns and vibrant cities. With expert tuition and guidance from master chefs a cookery short break provides fun, great food, camaraderie and a highly satisfying time that offers many rewards for the future.
Cooking Short Breaks - Learn the secrets of fine continental cooking
Europe is at the heart of culinary tours and cookery short breaks with France the favoured destination by far. Wine tasting weekends can be combined with cooking classes in Bordeaux and Bergerac and Lyon is the place to go to learn at first hand from celebrated master chefs. Spain offers a wealth of intriguing cooking short breaks that include delicious Catalan cuisine in Barcelona, the appreciation of Basque cooking in Bilbao and exotic Moorish recipes in Seville. Rome, Milan and Naples will reveal the secrets of authentic pasta and pizza making, while the charming city of Bologna is a hub of culinary activity. It has numerous cookery schools that feature visits to local markets, dining in Michelin starred restaurants and tutored wine and olive oil tastings.
Cooking Short Breaks - Express your creativity in exotic dishes
More adventurous cooking short breaks include the study of Thai cuisine in vibrant Bangkok which will provide a rewarding stay of exotic tastes and colourful new experiences. New York is also a haven for would be gourmet chefs with a wide range of courses that include New York Italian cookery tuition, Jewish cuisine, the tastes of the deep south and Tex Mex. Gastronomes can even spend a weekend in Birmingham learning the art of the perfect Balti or a tempting city break in Brussels devoted entirely to the study of chocolate making. Cookery weekends away are sociable and fun events that encourage expression and creativity and a great way to meet new people.
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