February 12 -13, 2011
THE FIFTH ANNUAL VIRGINIA WINE SHOWCASE
At the Westfields Marriott Hotel, Chantilly

My mother had many noble qualities, but cooking wasn’t one of them. She was the only person I have ever known who, when in the “mood,” could turn a perfectly fine roast into something even our cocker spaniel would reject. I often believed she did this deliberately to make a point to dad during one of their passive-aggressive disputes about some family issue.

Author Joe David and Cooking School Chef Jill Prescott Join Together at the Annual Virginia Wine Showcase

Begin 2010 in the kitchen. Here is what’s happening around the country at
some of America’s favorite Gourmet Getaways:

Gourmet Getaways Update

by Joe David

Gourmet Getaways Updates: October 2009

by Joe David

The roller coaster ride that many Americans face today because of our battered economy hasn’t to date seriously hurt the cooking school industry – at least as I reported it in my book Gourmet Getaways (April 2009). Many of these programs are mom and pop operations that have confronted the changing times by creating smart and practical new programs often exactly suited to the new needs of the public.

Hot Summer Nights Cooking Class

Taste of the Mediterranean: From Tappas to Meze

Saugatuck Center for the Arts

Saugatuck, Michigan