LA Times Daily Travel & Deal Blog,
October, 2009
Julie & Julia Foodie Tour of France
Have you seen the movie Julie & Julia, directed by Nora Ephron? Read the book?
Much of the film takes off from My Life in France, describing Julia Child's post-World War II encounters with French cooking and eating. The renowned chef was working on
the memoir when she died in 2004, leaving it to be finished by Alex Prud'homme.
Now true believers in the French Chef can follow her tracks through the land of tripe and escargot on a tour devised by New York-based Tour de Forks, which specializes in culinary excursions around the world, from New Orleans to Australia.
The seven-night Julia Child commemorative trip includes cooking instruction at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, where Child studied, and the possibility of taking a cooking class at La Pitchoune, her country home in Provence. Prices start at $2,150, per person, based on double occupancy.
Bon appetit!
- Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Food Arts Magazine, April, 2009
GastroTourism
...Melissa Joachim traveled the world for three years before founding Tour de Forks in 2001. Today she offers "Uncommon Epicurean Adventures" to Italy, France, Australia and India and
reports that Sicily is her biggest seller. "Rome, Florence, and Venice are perennially popular", she reports, "but Puglia, Emilia-Romagna, and Piedmont appeal to our more
sophisticated travelers, as do Normandy and Brittany in France. Joachim has also gotten a great response to her Southern Indian trip, to Tamil Nadu and Kerala. "Each has distinctive
traditions and exceptional cuisine," she reports. Coming up are new programs in Turkey (Istanbul and Cappadocchia), Argentina (Mendoza region), Martinique, Tasmania, and a tour of
South Africa's Cape region with New York city based Michelin starred chef, Anita Lo.
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Julie Mautner.
Italofile, March, 2008
Gastronomic Tour of Emilia-Romagna
You can eat well just about anywhere in Italy. But Italians know that Italy's culinary heart lies in Emilia Romagna: ragu alla Bolognese, premium balsamic vinegar from Modena, Parma ham, parmigiano cheese, mortadella: all of these scrumptious items come from Emilia Romagna. That's why epicures who want to get the most out of an Italian tour may be interested in Tour de Forks' Emilia Romagna Tour. This week-long tour, which takes place October 21-27, travels around Bologna, Modena, Parma, and Ravenna, giving guests a chance to sample the best of the region. We're licking our lips at the thought of it...
Bon Appetit Magazine, Sept, 2005
All-Star Sicily
New York based Tour de Forks is leading a guided trip this
September to culinary hot spot Sicily. Highlights of the ten-day trip include a
visit to one of Palermo's famous outdoor markets, a Sicilian degustation dinner at
Il Duomo in the town of Ragusa, a cooking class with noted author Giovanna Tornabene,
and a wine-tasting jaunt to the island of Pantelleria. The price tag includes scheduled
meals and deluxe accommodations along the way.
Hugh Garvey.
Chow Down Under
People go to Australia for many reasons the outback, the beaches: Now they’re going to eat. Tour de Forks is launching a culinary tour of Sydney and Melbourne, featuring tasting menus at restaurants (including, of course, Tetsuya’s) and a visit to the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.
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