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| PARIS ON THE EDGE with Allison Zinder COOKING CLASSES AND WALKING TOURS Website: http://parisontheedge.com/ |
I recently had a wonderful opportunity to attend Allison Zinder's cooking classes that she recently launched in Paris. Having lived in France since 1995, Allison has acquired a vast knowledge not only of its people, culture, and history, but also its cuisine. In 2007, she focused her love of teaching and began teaching culinary arts in a technical school in the 19eme.
We were in total 7-people. Some amateur cooks and 3 of us were trained chefs. So it was quite a diverse group in not only culinary skills, but also age and language. Note: Allison is bilingual and can easily switch between French and English.
Our menu for today: (Recipes can be found on her website listed above)
Pumpkin chestnut soup
Lemon confit and ginger-toasted veal
Fluffy flourless chocolate cakes with Earl Grey crème anglaise
All-in-all the dishes were fabulous. You will learn skills, cooking techniques and also some of the French cultural nuances as it relates to food, culture and dining etiquette. Allison's warm, patient and nurturing personality is infectious and goes a long way when teaching several different personality types. This probably has to do with her many years teaching teenagers.
Should you book; I say ABSOLUTELY. What an absolutely wonderful time spent cooking, then even more fun, getting to taste the fruits of our labor.
CHAPEAU ALLISON!
Allison also provides walking tours, so please visit her site.
Thank you, Randy! I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for being (slightly) less rowdy than my teenagers. Good thing they didn’t get to drink wine during class like we did! :)
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