Category: Cooking Schools

• Foodie Alert: Beautiful Cookbook: “Flavors of Belize”

  Hemispheres Magazine has a great piece about a vacation in Belize, Three Perfect Days: Belize. This article, written by Joe Keohane, describes an exciting  trip to this small Central American country. Click here to read it. Mr. Keohane also mentions a cookbook that I was delighted to receive, Flavors of Belize: The Cookbook created by…

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  March 14, 2013

  Cooking Schools, Flavors of Belize, Foodie Finds, Travel dining

• Choosing a Cooking Class in Paris

  Check out David Lebovitz’s tips on how to choose the right cooking class during your trip to Paris. Mr. Lebovitz suggests that a big consideration is whether you speak French because many classes are not taught in English. Click here for the whole story.

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  February 9, 2013

  Cooking Schools, France, French Cooking, Paris cooking classes, Stories, Tips

• Culinary Institute of America: More Enthusiast Classes

  My son, Alex, and I had a great time together at a Parent-Teen course at the Culinary Institute of America earlier this month. This year the CIA’s Hyde Park campus scheduled 43 different Enthusiast classes, with a total of 174 chances to take a great cooking course. I’ve been told that there will be more…

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  November 18, 2012

  Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Dutchess County Travel, General, I Love New York, New York, New York Travel

• The Culinary Institute of America:Great Parent-Teen Cooking Course

  Now that my teenage son and daughter are getting older, I have to put a little more thought into planning a “Mom and Me” event. With parties and friends even more important, I’ve got a lot more competition and, frankly, they’ve both outgrown some of the things I would have done in the past. So…

  kimsswidler

  November 17, 2012

  Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Dutchess County Travel, Family event, Foodie Finds, General, New York, Stories

• Foodie Heaven: Master Sushi Course with Iron Chef Morimoto

  Like many of us, I love eating sushi. There are so many variations, and my daughter, Sarah and I have had fun teaching ourselves how to make the traditional sushi roll. The results were not always picture perfect, but, to us, it tasted great. The 2012 Food Network NYC Wine and Food Festival was held…

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  October 22, 2012

  Chef Morimoto, Cooking Schools, Foodie Finds, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, New York Travel, NYC & Company, Stories, Sushi making, Travel dining

• The CIA at Greystone-the Flavor Bar

  Once my brother Bruce, Bill, and I arrived at the beautiful campus of the CIA at Greystone in California’s Napa Valley region, we were ready for our tour that would be given by Tyffani Peters, the school’s media rep. But first, we would experience something  inside the school’s Spice Island Marketplace that we were told…

  kimsswidler

  March 21, 2012

  California Travel, Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Foodie Finds, General, Stories

• Foodie Adventure in the Napa Valley-The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone

  If you’ve read enough my posts, you know that I’m a die hard foodie who doesn’t mind traveling thousands of miles for a good meal or to learn about a great recipe. I’ve written several pieces about the Hyde Park campus of the Culinary Institute of America,a not-for-profit institution that is considered to be the…

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  March 20, 2012

  California Travel, Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Foodie Finds, General, Stories, wine festivals

• Capital District Native Wins the Bronze at the Prestigious Bocuse D’or Culinary Olympics

  Earlier this month, I mentioned that, on January 29, 2012, the Culinary Institute of America had hosted the Bocuse d’Or USA competition for our country’s four finalists. Click here to read about my visit to this exciting event. I didn’t know at that time that the chef who ultimately won the Bronze -William Bradley, Chef…

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  February 27, 2012

  Bocuse D’or USA, Boston Travel, Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Foodie Finds, French Cooking, General, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, New York, Stories

• “Caribbean Garden” at the New York Botanical Garden

  I’m in San Francisco right now with my brothers! I’ll fill you in later on our wonderful trip to the Napa region where we were invited to visit the beautiful campus of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. We had a great time dining at their restaurant, participating in one of the school’s unusual…

  kimsswidler

  February 19, 2012

  California Travel, Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Gardens, I Love New York, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Stories, Travel dining

• Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen Cooking Course-Priceless Experience

  A couple of weeks ago, my son, Alex, and I were invited to come to one of the Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen days where we participated in a terrific one day cooking course for parents and children 12 years and older. I was happy to participate because I wanted to share my love for…

  kimsswidler

  October 19, 2011

  Cooking Schools, Family event, Family Travel, Foodie Finds, General, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, New York Travel, Stories, Travel dining