Culinary

Twice-daily classes teaching preparation of curry pastes and three dishes. Two-day fruit and vegetable carving courses are taught twice weekly. Also offers intensive 12-day programs for professionals. Koh Samui, Thailand.

Cooking school in Tuscany featuring gourmet meals, fine wines, excursions and Puccini Opera Festival. Located in a 16th century chateau in the hills of Pisa.

Offers guided food and wine tours of France and Italy. Contains a sample itinerary and customer testimonials.

Offering culinary vacations, cooking lessons, and French and Italian food and wine tours. They can take care of round trip transportation, local guides, plus any travel planning, and provide custom itineraries for small groups.

Features a hands-on Italian cooking class held on the rural estate of Spannocchia south of Siena, focusing on Tuscan cuisine and wines.

Offers week-long classes in easy Italian family cooking mixed with sightseeing and experiencing of real Italian culture.

Villa-based gastronomic tours of Europe for private groups of up to 14. Papillon cuisine and estate-bottled regional wine. Cooking classes and wine tastings highlights.

Study authentic Italian cooking of all regions with Giuliano Bugialliuscan. Based in a 15th-century farmhouse near Florence, Italy.