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We recently sat down with French chef, Marlene to chat about her cookery school and her top tips for beginner cooks hoping to improve their skills.
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Meeting French locals – our Marketing and PR Manager’s journey through South West France continued
Our Marketing and PR Manager Sally’s journey through South West France continued… After thinking I could never eat again from three days of baking, I managed to polish off another pain au chocolat, a pain au raisin and a croissant before we headed off to our next destination – horse […]
Introducing Biagio – family man, pizza king and BFG
Biagio is a big man, our very own BFG. This friendly giant was born and bred in Puglia, world famous for organic ingredients and rustic recipes. At 17 he moved to (and fell in love with) Sorrento, where he has remained throughout the birth of his children and grandchildren. His […]
A day in the life of our French cook Marlene
Our French cook Marlene lives in the sun-soaked ‘garden’ of France, discover what a day in her life is really like… On an average day with the guest I have breakfast around 9.30 and then we’ll head off to meet some of the many fantastic local producers in the region. […]
Our French cook Marlene’s passion for sharing her family’s recipes
“It always blows me away that people on the other side of the world are producing my 92-year-old grandma’s recipes, I love telling her that.” From the minute our French cook Marlene was old enough to hold a spoon she was old enough to cook – as far as her […]
Italian Cookery Holiday – Antonellas Cookery Book Launch
We are pleased to announce that Antonella, our amazing Chef from Veneto, Italy has released her own cookery book. Antonella’s Italian cooking classes have been a great success and have received fantastic reviews from her students. Her passion for food, skill and knowledge transform simple ingredients into the most delicious […]
The Doyenne of fine living – Martha Stewart cooks in Mexico
Martha Stewart spent a day with Chef David cooking at his amazing cooking school in Mérida, Yucatan where crews filmed the event for the daytime program “Martha”. With only two weeks’ notice before filming was to begin, Chef David worked long distance with producers of the show in New York […]
Insiders guide to Spanish table olives
Chef Clive, who teaches would-be chefs to cook on our Spanish cooking courses in Andalucía, shares his experience of this year’s olive harvest in Spain. It is not so difficult these days to find some mouth watering table olives prepared in different ways – pickled with herbs and garlic, stuffed with […]
A day in the life of our professional Spanish chef & part time olive farmer
The olive harvest is just around the corner once again…I have been asked by my neighbours/friends to help them harvest the green olives again this year. On a night of our village Fiesta a few weeks ago, Maria Angustias grabbed me and asked, “Clive, are feeling strong like a burro (donkey)? […]
