Hi - I'd love to hear about good experiences at cooking schools or cooking vacations you all have had in other countries.
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SF Bay Area
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I havent had any, but would also love to get some info on where the best places (outside Europe) have been. Apparently Thailand has some great places, anyone know if this is true?
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yeah, Bangkok has few, though i didn't experience it.
there is a vegetarian Thai cooking class offered in Bangkok that is run by (guess what?) a vegetarian restaurant near Kaosan Road, inside a hotel called Cozy Inn. they use brown rice (more like slightly red rice) for everything, including sweet sticky rice with mango. yum!
on an island in South Thailand called Ko Lanta, a bangalow place called Time For Lime runs Thai cooking class as well. a western woman runs the place, and the place has serious kitchen with ten or so spots each with full equipment. the place is right on the beach and sunsets are breathtaking. one note is that this place could have been damaged by the tsunami, and i really don't know the latest. but i have a feeling that the place has cleared the mess and fixed nicely - and they need businesses!
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When I was last in Bali I took several classes with this group:
www.casalunabali.com/cooking...ses.html
It was amazing - I particularly recommend taking the "Market Tour" class - where you take a complete tour of the local Ubud market and get the inside track about what's unique. It's definitely a must do for anyone interested in this cuisine and visiting the area. -
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Rick Bayless runs a very well-known school on Oaxacan cuisine in Mexico.
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when i was in the soth of ecuador living with a family, the mother taught me how to make repe, a banana cream soup, that is divine.
this is ANOTHER ROUTE, which i find to be the richest cultural experience of all, that of doing a homestay. you tend to get involved in deeper ways with the family, religion, language, food, culture, music, etc. if you are temporarily accepted as a member of the family.
in this case, i do speak spanish, which is essential to make this more valuable. i went to the tourist info office, asked about homestays. they looked at me crosseyed. i explained further, and they suggested i go speak to the director of language at the local unviersity, which i did. he made some calls, the family met me, agreed, and i stayed 9 days.
they are still family to me, and i have since been back and visited them.
sadly, i have NOT made repe yet, but still plan to...
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Marrakesh - full details here:
www.lamaisonarabe.com/en/ateliers.html
Will be going next week, hopefully! I asked if I can join a group so that I can pay the lower charge and they said I can if I phone them when I arrive in Marrakesh. Cool!
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