Julie Logue-Riordan, Napa CA
Cooking with Julie is pleased to partner with L’Academie de Cuisine and offer its first culinary and cultural program in Burgundy France at Château du Feÿ, home of La Varenne cooking school. Join Chef Julie Logue-Riordan and Francois Dionot from September 23-28, 2007 for this exceptional program to further enhance your culinary background by seeing and tasting first hand, the foods, wines, and cheeses of this famed French region. If your looking for another reason to travel, how about Napa Valley before the end of the wine harvest and a culinary tour of the region with Chef Julie? “Worth a cross country trip” A. Simmons, North Carolina.

Gwin Grimes, Ft. Worth TX
Gwin has spent the Spring and Summer launching her newest business, Artisan Baking Company. Gwin is a professional cooking instructor, cookbook author, food writer, and ChefsLine consultant. She and her family have been distributing their breads direct to sell-out crowds at her local farmer’s markets. One of their most exciting breads is the Cowtown Sourdough made from a 250-year-old starter and Tuscan Breakfast Bread. Gwin’s latest cookbook, Coffee Creations, is available for pre-order. Her book includes 50 recipes for coffee lovers including Coffee Glazed Bacon, Cappuccino Swirl Bread, and Coffee Fajita Marinade.

Mark Tafoya, New York, NY
Chef Mark Tafoya of ReMARKable Palate Personal Chef Service is bringing Canada’s “100 mile meal project” to the US. The project, sponsored by the Canadian Personal Chef Association, is to promote 100-mile eating. 100 mile eating means to consume only foods from your local area - a great way to consume fresher ingredients, support your local farmers, and reduce the environmental impact of purchasing foods that have more frequent-flyer miles than the people consuming it! “I’m thrilled to be able to bring farm-fresh meals to my clients as part of the 100 meal mile project during the month of September,” says Chef Mark. For more information about the project, visit http://www.100milemeals.net/.