Tour de Forks invites you to a free wine and olive oil tasting. Italy’s Salento District in the Apulia region, produces some of the world's best olive oils and top wines. You'll taste rich and fragrant olive oils and the bold red wines made from the regions’ native grape varietals - Negroamaro and Primitivo. Regional delicacies will also be served. Join us at Buon Italia in the Chelsea Market on Friday, June 20, 12-7:00 PM and Saturday, June 21, 12-7:00 PM. Chelsea Market is located at 75 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY.
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Alicia Lini, wine maker of the new generation of Lambrusco's.
Tour de Forks latest food and wine themed event, show-cased the food and wine of Emilia Romagna at Centovini in New York City. Our special guest, Alicia Lini recalled her involvement as a fourth-generation Lambrusco producer and guests agreed that the sweet spritzer of the 70's has become a dry, elegant dinner wine. Special thanks to Nicola Marzovilla, owner of Centovini and to Patti Jackson for creating a fabulous dinner of Emilia Romagna specialties including delicious tortellini in brodo, and bollito misto.
The Kitchen Garden of the King
Espaliered pear trees at Louis XIV’s kitchen garden at Versailles
A fine mist rises from small mounds of black earth in the walled French garden. Manicured, military-style straight rows stretch out from the pebbled pathway. Three young gardeners dig their trowels deep into the narrow ditch, preparing the soil before planting asparagus, a favorite of the King. The gardeners seem oblivious to the splendor of the Palace of Versailles in the background. Just like their counterparts before them, who worked for the King, their focus is on nurturing the plants rather than dealing with maddening crowds swirling around the palace. More
Les Marches, Italy
Relais Villa
Relais Villa, in the region of Les Marches, comprises a beautiful restored villa set within acres of botanical gardens. According to your schedule, enjoy hands-on cooking lessons, cultural excursions, spa treatments, or relax and enjoy the property and surrounding countryside. The cooking classes are hands-on and you will learn typical Le Marche recipes and family specialties under the guidence of Beatrice del Balzo Panichi. For more information, email info@tourdeforks.com
Normandy and Brittany
October 5th–14th, 2008
On this eight day journey to Brittany and Normandy, we’ll visit Six
Sites of Exceptional Culinary Taste:
• Potager du Roi
• Palais Benedictine
• Domaine St. Hippolyte, home of livarot, pont l'eveque and pave d'auge cheese
• Bocage Domfrontais, countryside of Poiré and Cavados Domfrontais
• Cointreau, made in Angers
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Provence
October 16th–24th, 2008
On this eight day journey to Provence, we’ll visit Six
Sites of Exceptional Culinary Taste:
• Nyons
• Beaumes-de-Venise
• Chateauneuf du Pape
• St-Paul-Trois-Chateaux
• Apt
• Le-Puy-en-Velay
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October 23rd–29th, 2008
Just a few seats left available for Emilia Romagna, arguably the the richest and most complex gastronomic region in Italy. Meet producers of the region’s celebrated Parmesan cheese; culatello (the Ferrari of Parma prosciutto), and the traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena. Visit the birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi (Roncole Verdi), the Byzantine mosaics in Ravenna. More
A typical lunch in Cochin, Kerala.
This is an exotic cooking and gastronomic
program with superb chefs and home cooks in some of South
India's
loveliest estates and scenic luxury properties. This
tour shares with you the cultural history, rich nuances,
immense variety and magic of South Indian culture and
cuisine in a mix of days that includes excursions, discussions,
hands-on classes, demonstrations, market visits, temple
experiences, and special dinners. There is also plenty
of opportunity for wonderful sightseeing, shopping and
local interaction.
Your guide to India will be Marieke Bruggman. Marieke is
a highly regarded chef, educator, consultant, public speaker
and occasional writer, based in Australia. Marieke spends
up to 3 or 4 months of the year in India, a region which
she is insatiably passionate. She sleeps in 5* star beds
and on desert charpoys, dines with royalty and drinks chai
with rural folk, walks the laneways of ancient forts at
dawn and rides camels into the sunset. This tour will satisfy
the most inquisitive traveler: culture aficionados, art
lovers, food buffs, and photography enthusiasts. For more
details email us at info@tourdeforks.com