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U.S. Events - Cooking/Lecture Tour
For over ten years now, I head to the U.S. in early February for my annual 6-week coast-to-coast lessons/lecture tour. And each year, I say to myself on my way back to Italy, "this tour was the best ever". I'm now setting out the itinerary for another memorable tour!
U.S. Cooking Classes 
U.S. Lectures
Feb/Mar 2012 U.S. Tour
My 2011 U.S. Tour
Other Past U.S. Tours (2009 2010)
Comments
U.S. Cooking Classes
click to enlarge photo Cooking classes spark communication and interaction while we prepare and savor the irresistible flavors of Italy. My cooking classes draw people together, family, friends or work colleagues: they can highlight a milestone birthday, excel as an effective team-building event or enthuse school children as they learn about good flavors, healthy eating and nutrition.
My classes start with a DVD presentation of the Umbrian farmwomen who taught me about rural cooking (and about life).
As we cook, I'll share Italian gestures - always a highlight.
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U.S. Lectures
click to enlarge photo My lectures in the U.S. will entertain as they inform, unveiling the mysteries of the Italians for you.
My lecture subjects are varied: Italian gestures and contemporary Italy, rural life, festivities and folklore. Talks for school children bring special pleasure!
Read more about my U.S. Lectures
Feb/Mar 2012 U.S. Tour
My 2012 U.S. cooking classes/lectures tour itinerary is nearing finalization.
Mille grazie for letting family and friends know about areas where classes have spots and where more events are welcome.
As the itinerary comes together, changes will be made on this page.
Some cooking classes have spots for others and in some locales, additional cooking classes and/or lectures are welcome.
Feb 7 - Fly to Los Angeles, CA
8 - in LA area- and open for additional events
9 - cooking class in Laguna Niguel, CA - **open to others
10 - in LA area- and open for additional events
11 - cooking class in Cypress, CA - sold out
12 - cooking class in Hacienda Heights, CA - sold out
13 - cooking class in San Diego, CA - sold out
14 - cooking class in San Capistrano, CA- sold out
15 - in LA area- and open for additional events or fly to San Francisco CA...
16 - cooking class in Pacifica, CA - spots open!
18 - cooking class in El Dorado Hills, CA- (SF, CA area) - sold out
19 to 22 - open for additional events in the San Francisco CA area
22 - or 23 Fly to Seattle
24 - open for cooking classes or lectures in Seattle
25 - cooking class in Seattle - **open to others
26 - cooking class in Seattle - **open to others
27 - Fly to Denver
28 - lecture in Denver - not open to the public
29 - cooking class in Denver - **open to others
Mar 1 - lecture at 10 a.m. in Denver at Bethany Lutheran Church
4500 East Hampden Avenue Cherry Hills Village - $30 per person -
call 303-698-0230 for reservations or email : jghodges@townhallofdenver.com
1 - evening - cooking class in Evergreen, CO - **open to others
2 - open for Denver cooking classes and/or lecture
3 - Fly to Houston
3 - cooking class in Katy, TX - sold out
4 - cooking class in Houston - sold out
5 - cooking class in Victoria, TX - sold out
6 - open for cooking class/lectures in Houston area
7 - Fly to Chicago
7 - cooking class in Tinley Park, IL - **open to others
8 - cooking class in Madison, WI for TEMPO Milwaukee - sold out
9, 10 - open for events in Chicago or in Wisconsin, even in Minnesota
11 or 12 - Fly to Florida
12 - West Palm Beach cooking class - sold out
11, 13 - open for Florida events
14 - Fly to Boston
15 - cooking class in Ipswich, MA - sold out
16 - cooking class in Winchester, MA - sold out
17 - cooking class in Tewksbury, Ma. - sold out
18 - Drive to Greenfield Ma ...for family visit
19 or 20 - ..to NYC..
20 - open for cooking class/lectures in NY area
21 - cooking class in Massapequa, NY - **open to others
22 - cooking class in NYC - sold out
23 - Train to Washington, DC
23 - cooking in Bethesda, MD - sold out
24 - cooking class in Washington, DC - ** open to others
25 - cooking in Ft Washington, DC/MD - sold out
26 - cooking class in Bethesda, MD ** open to others
27 - Home to Italy and casa, dolce casa!
Feel free to contact me for more information. Mille grazie!
My 2011 U.S. Tour
My February/March 2011 U.S. tour opened in Los Angeles (I always start on the West Coast now - after a record snowstorm in early February in Washington, D.C. years ago! I made it out and on to my next class on time... just barely. No more starting on the East Coast!). Seattle, Portland (OR) and then the San Francisco Bay Area followed. I enjoyed not only the reunions at cooking classes with former tour guests and University of Santa Clara friends but also with our son, now living in the Bay Area. On to Phoenix for multiple events and then a pause in Tucson to visit old family friends. Houston was my next stop, followed by Chicago - with a detour to Wisconsin to visit friends and family. Boston area cooking classes reunited me with cousins and aunts as well as old friends from Rome jr-yr-abroad days - and UC-Berkeley days. I lectured at MIT and also in Hyannis, then visited family in western Massachusetts before my gran finale days in Washington, D.C. Full days, fulfilling days - che bello!
My blog has all the stories on these memorable events!
Other Past U.S. Tours (2009 2010)
I have been cooking and lecturing in the U.S. since 1998. Every single U.S. tour has been a most memorable one for me. Enjoy highlights of my most recent tours:
2010 U.S. Tour
2009 U.S. Tour
Comments
Cooking Classes in the U.S.
"Anne, I got tons of WONDERFUL comments and lots of thank-you notes about our evening together. Everyone had a ball and it is a night that I will never forget! And, such a fabulous bonus, was getting to spend quality time with YOU! YEAH! It was so much fun! You are a treasure, and I am blessed to have had the opportunity to have you in my home."
Becky Terry, Atlanta, GA
"On one of Anne's recent tours to the US she came through Santa Fe, NM, and my friends and I were privileged to have Anne provide a private cooking lesson for us in my home. We can all certainly attest to her artistry as a chef and to her ability to make learning un tempo fantastico! (a fantastic time)! Many a glass was raised to Anne throughout the scrumptious Umbrian feast she'd helped us all to prepare."
Jennifer Walters, Laguna Beach, CA
Lectures in the U.S.
"The response to Anne Robichaud's lecture "Italians Hands On" puts hands together with enthusiastic applause from her audience. Anne presents the perfect balance of information, insight, and humor to entrance her listeners. People are already asking me when she will be back. I tell them to go to Italy and ask her! Her tours are worth the trip."
Dr. Michelle C. Toohey, Greensburg, PA
"Anne Robichaud's lectures bring great wit, wisdom, energy and information to her audience. Her expertise on Italian food, culture, and history bring extra value to any travel experience."
Ann Murrah, Winter Park, FL
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