Cooking In Paradise: Culinary Vacations Around the World

by Joel Naftali, Lee Naftali

Cooking in Paradise is a rich, definitive guide to hands-on gourmet cooking vacations around the world.

Ever reams of sauteing in Sicily? Or having a master divulge the secrets of perfect patisserie in Paris? How about mincing in Morocco? Cooking in Paradise will show you how to get there, and scores of other places, with over 150 listings for cooking-vacation programs around the world (and a handful right here in the United States, too).

Joel and Lee Naftali give details about famous courses--like Patricia Wells's "at home" in her eighteenth century Provencal farmhouse--but have also unearthed truly unusual fare, from a kosher-cooking course in Tuscany to an Australian country house gourmet retreat to a Mexican cuisine class held at a working hillside farm in Oaxaca.

Cooking in Paradise provides all the information you need to book a cooking vacation today, but with its evocation of far-flung locales and over 50 unusual recipes from the schools included, it's perfect for the stay-at-home chef as well.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

The author of several books for adults, Joel Naftali was surprised to receive an e-mail from someone claiming to be notorious fugitive Doug Solomon. Although he cannot vouch for the accuracy of this book, and does not endorse any illegal activity, Naftali agreed to help Doug find a publisher. Naftali lives in Maine with his wife and son and lawyer, who instructed him to mention that he’s cooperating fully with the authorities.

Reviews

[Don Heiman · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Cooking in Paradise", a 2001 first edition culinary vacation guidebook, is authored by Joel and Lee Naftali. The book describes 150 culinary vacation tours and presents 50 recipes from tour sponsors. Contact information and costs for the tours are also presented in the guide. This book is a fun read and very helpful for planning European, Asian, and South America vacations. The book also has descriptions for United States, Mexico, England/Ireland, and Canadian food tours. The guidebook lacks an index. (P)

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a very rudimentary cook book. The authors don't even bother with a theme. And the text is laced up with spam.