Has anyone ever taken a cooking class at F&WF?

[chilihead]

My mom and I are taking a quick trip to DW in October. I've bought tix for MNSSHP (wrote my complaint e-mail about the issues already!) and I've also signed us up and paid to take the French cooking class.

Has anyone else taken any of the classes during the FWF at Epcot? I'd love to hear your experiences.

Thanks!

 

[BroadwayGirl]

I attended several of the Authentic Taste seminars at Oddyssey last year and they were great. I did Parmagiano Reggiano/Speck Ham with David Rosengarten, Tea with Stephen Twinings, Chocolate (can't remember the woman's name but she was a former Medieval History prof at RU) and Vanilla. They were all great fun and gave me a greater appreciation of the items.

I also attended a number of the culinary demos at Oddyssey which were great (and yummy!).

I haven't done any of the classes with a fee but I signed up for one of the Sweet Sunday events. I had a hard time choosing which one though - Francois Payard, Keegan Gerhard or Warren Brown. They have a great lineup!

 

[chilihead]

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[wdw96]

We have been to the FWF for the past 2 years. We have taken the Odyssey Cooking School sessions both years. They are a lot of fun. The chef prepares the dishes while the audience watches. The you get a meal of what he/she prepares. Last year we saw Rocco DeSpirito.

We have also been to the Party for the Senses which is great and to the Food and Wine Pairings at France, Japan, and Morocco. Also, been to Sweet Sundays.

This year the "Cooking School" is called The Chef, the Book, and the Bottle. Evidently you get an autographed cookbook from the chef, a bottle of wine, and the demonstration as well as lunch. There's also Chef's Afield, which is new. Again, I speculate, you go outside with the chef and "pick" the ingredients for the meal.

Anyway, all of what we have done in the past has been terrific or we wouldn't be going again this year.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Bob