Bâlehoo

 
Do you long to be the next Jacques Pepin or Julia Child? Do you dream of exotic recipies and tend to pick vacation spots for the food? Or do you simply want to learn something new in a stunningly beautiful environment?

If so, drop everything (run don’t walk!) and contact Villa Velleron! This fabulous bed and breakfast, located about 15 minutes outside of Avignon, in the heart of Provence, is the stuff of which dreams are made. I have spent many an afternoon lazing around by their beautiful pool staring at the clear blue provençal sky with the scent of lavender and rosemary wafting by my nose.

I have also spent many an evening enjoying some of the best cooking in town. The villa’s owner (along with her husband, Christian) and talented chef, Claudia Hickl,* whips up delicious multi-course dinners for her guests. All of her recipes (which you can also find in her cookbook, which is for sale at the villa) feature the best fresh, local ingredients.
And this spring, Claudia will once again be sharing her fabulous cooking skills with the rest of us. For the second year in a row, Villa Velleron is offering a week-long Provençal cooking class! With two weeks to choose from - March 29 to April 4 or April 19 to April 25, this year’s class includes great cooking training as well as olive oil and (yum!) cheese tastings, a trip to one of my favorite antique markets in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, and much more. You can visit their website for all the details as well as photos of their beautiful B&B.

*Claudia and Christian are both German natives, who speak excellent English.

Villa Velleron

Tel : +33(0)4 90 20 12 31

Fax +33 (0)4 90 20 10 34

15 rue Roquette, Velleron, France

84740

www.villavelleron.com

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