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morning honing your technique and finishing up with the feast you've prepared. Other op-
tions include bread-baking classes, patisserie workshops, making
tanjia
(slow-cooked
stews) and hand-rolling couscous.
COOKING
Dar Namir Gastronomic Retreats
( 0677 84 86 87;
www.darnamir.com
; 24 Derb Chikh el-Fouki, Fez Medina; half-day intro from Dh660,
live-in residencies per day from Dh1650)
Established food writer Tara Stevens offers tailor-made
cooking experiences in her custom-built school. Sessions cover modern Moroccan
cuisine, traditional feasts, street food, pastry and bread baking, as well as Sephardic and
Roman cookery. The courses also include Moroccan wine and cheese tastings.
Fez Download
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( 0535 63 78 55;
www.cafeclock.com
;
Derb el-Margana, Talaa Kebira; per person incl refreshments
Dh150)
Spend a couple of hours with the affable Khalid learning basic phrases in Moroc-
can Arabic, etiquette and customs. At Café Clock; minimum two people.
Arabic Language Institute
( 0535 62 48 50;
www.alif-fes.com
;
2 Rue Ahmed Hiba; 3-/6-week courses Dh6000/10,400)
Offers
longer courses aimed at foreigners, and can assist in finding accommodation for students,
in apartments or homestays. Lessons are held at the American Language Center where
there's also a superb English-language bookshop stocking titles about Morocco.
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Subul Assalam
( 0535 63 18 62;
www.sacal-fez.com
; 3-week group courses Dh5000, hourly lessons Dh250)
This lan-
guage school touts its services in cross-cultural understanding. Subul Assalam ('Pathways
to Peace') can arrange homestays for its longer courses, which are offered in Darija (Mo-
roccan Arabic), modern standard and classical Arabic, as well as Tamazight Berber.
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Arabophon
( 0535 60 34 75;
www.arabicstudy.com
;
half-/3-day courses Dh500/Dh1500, 4-week intensive course
Dh4360)
Intensive Moroccan and Modern Standard Arabic courses. Shorter courses are
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