Appendix - France 2014 - page 1580

Cooking Classes and Tours
Food plays a major role in many books about France, known worldwide for its out-
standing cuisine. If you'd rather knead than read, consider taking a class:
L'Atelier des Chefs is a network of cooking schools located in many cities
throughout France, with top classes at good rates (half-hour-€15, 1 hour-€36, 2
hours-€72, www.atelierdeschefs.fr ) .
Both Le Cordon Bleu (tel.[phone], www.lcbparis.com )and Ritz Escof-
fier Ecole de Gastronomie (tel. [phone], www.ritzparis.com ) have pricey
demonstration coursesinParis.Foramorerelaxed (andcheaper) Parisian experien-
ce, try La Cuisine Paris (great variety of classes in English, reasonable prices, and
a beautiful space in central Paris; 2-hour classes-€65-90, 4-hour class with market
tour-€150, 89 Boulevard St. Michel, tel. [phone], www.lacuisineparis.com )
or Cook'n with Class (convivial cooking and wine-and-cheese classes with a max-
imum of six students, tasting courses offered as well; located north of Montmartre
at 21 Rue Custine, mobile [phone], www.cooknwithclass.com ).
Acclaimed chef and author Susan Herrmann Loomis offers cooking courses
inParisoratherhomeinNormandy( www.onruetatin.com ) .Through Edible Paris,
friendly Canadian Rosa Jackson puts together personalized “foodie” itineraries and
pre-set three-hour “food guru” tours of Paris and Nice ( www.edible-paris.com and
www.petitsfarcis.com ) .
In Provence, Barbara Schuerenberg's reasonably priced cooking classes are
held at her home in Vaison la Romaine (see listing on here ) .
Films
In The Grand Illusion (1937, directed by Jean Renoir), WWI prisoners of war hatch an
escape plan. Considered a masterpiece of French film, the movie was later banned by the
Nazis for its anti-fascism message.
Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957) is a WWI story about the futility and irony
ofwar.FrançoisTruffaut,afilmmakeroftheFrenchNewWaveschool,showstheParisian
streets in Jules and Jim (1962). Wander the streets of Paris with a small boy as he chases
The Red Balloon (1956).
Jean de Florette (1986), a marvelous tale of greed and intolerance, follows a hunch-
backashefightsforthepropertyheinherited.Itssequel, ManonoftheSpring (1986),con-
tinues with his daughter's story. The hilarious Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with Steve Martin