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the garden is bursting! lean over the tomatoes and you can taste the sandwiches they will become! the mint and lemon balm are creeping towards the edge. we are watering everything and adding indulgent nourishment as we are about to hit high gear for the next couple of months. merci beaucoup for all your participation in the past we are replete with news and we'd love to see you soon!
Rich
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an excerpt from dorette's novel, City of Ladies, will appear in BLINK: Flash Fiction Before You Can Bat an Eye to be released on july 1.
dorette and her son, erick
look for a feature article on c'est si bon in the july/august issue of chapel hill magazine and a write-up on our culinary tours in an upcoming issue of luxury living, a special publication of the triangle business journal. veggy art chef to teach classes at c'est si bon! chef james parker, founder of veggy art, will be conducting a one-day class at c'est si bon! on saturday, june 17 from 10 a.m. 3 p.m. to teach the ancient art of garnishing. this popular class will be limited to 10 students to ensure personal attention for everyone. veggy art is a contemporary and attractive way of taking common fruit and vegetables and arranging them into exotic garnishes and centerpieces. the cost is $400 per person ($300 for anyone who brings a friend) and includes a centerpiece gourmet kit that contains several cutting tools and an instructional booklet. for class information and reservations, contact chef parker or phone 703.919.7819. dorette is pleased to introduce her new assistant, renee ramage, a graduate of the california culinary academy. renee has also taught kids and with kid-chefs coming up, she'll be at the forefront of the summer. speaking of kid-chefs, we still have openings for these week-long summer programs: june 19, july 24, july 31 and august 7. see kid-chefs below for more details. caterina arrives! interested in seeing the charms of tuscany on one of our adult or teen tours? on june 21 at 7 p.m., join us at c'est si bon! for a class/presentation of untold proportions. meet caterina migno of florence journeys, our dearest tuscan cohort for our tours to her country. watch a dvd of a typical tuscan tour and enjoy regional tuscan artisanal specialties. $35/person. please register online. our dear friends and colleagues, madeleine and erick vedel of cuisine provenηale in arles, france, are initiating their yearly search for an au pair to help care for their two boys while they are busy with cooking classes and excursions. they are seeking someone for september/october and then again from april through mid-july. if you know any energetic and lovely young folks, please contact madeleine and she'll send provide more details of what she needs.
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join us saturday, november 18 at 7 p.m. all spaces open for:
beaujolais nouveau
begin the season! click here to register
. . . and just to whet your appetite, a murder mystery
for November: "Stop Wining" with susan and
william rennie, in cooperation with
cansouth. watch for
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featuring truffle extravaganza in Cetona, visits to pistoia and the cuisine of chef paolo raspiri from cantina petrarca.
join us for a week of lovely crisp fall weather, the last of summer treats, the first of the fall delicacies such as cepe/boletus mushrooms, squash, duck and long simmering stews, rich red wines and early "chocolate" season.
to receive more information about any of the above trips, click here.
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we still have openings for these week-long programs:
all camps run from 9 am
3 pm. tuition is $325/week.
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interns are all volunteers, and currently are not charged for their training. interns can be prior kid-chefs, current kid-chefs, family of kid-chefs or older and experienced kid-chef-like culinary folk with boundless energy.
what you give: time, energy,
guidance, and some instruction please consider.
2006 sessions in need of volunteers:
june 19
june 26
july 10
july 17
please call dorette at 919.942.6550
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chef james parker's class (events & news) will be a culmination of his visit to chapel hill the week of june 12, where he'll also be teaching young chefs at c'est si bon's inaugural advanced teen week. chef parker's class is sure to be a highlight of the week in which the teens will master techniques from sauteeing to wood fired oven cooking and prepare market-driven menus from their visits to an asian market, the mercado central in carrboro and the raleigh farmer's market.
the cost for advanced teen week is $525
per teen chef. for class information and reservations,
contact dorette or phone
919.942.6550.
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in
tuscany:
july 28
august 5, 2006
provence:
august 11
20, 2006
*** because summer is peak travel season to provence and tuscany, it is
imperative to jump on this ship now if you want to travel with the
group. we have a lovely and eclectic, spirited and welcoming group
forming
joined by their love of culinary arts and travel and
friendship, they want you to join in, too! ***
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Dorette
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