Richard Nahem, owner of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, http://www.eyepreferparistours.com, the popular source of personalized private tours in the City of Lights, has teamed with professional chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, author of the bestseller "The Ethnic Paris Cookbook", to introduce an ethnic culinary journey through Paris with the new Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes.
Nahem and Puckette will teach students how to make French food with an ethnic twist including flavors and accents from Vietnam, Morocco, Lebanon, Senegal, Tunisia, West Indies, and Cambodia. Each class will include at least one recipe from The Ethnic Paris Cookbook.
"Paris holds virtually limitless possibilities for food lovers, but many visitors overlook the diversity of cuisine and the many ethnic influences," Nahem said. "Not only that, our courses go beyond cooking. They are about experiencing the city as a Parisian would, shopping for ingredients and spending the afternoon in a French home over a meal."
The five-hour, multi-faceted experience begins with a tour of one of Paris's acclaimed fresh food markets, where clients will shop for seasonal and sometimes exotic ingredients. The class continues at Puckette's private townhouse, which houses a full professional kitchen and is conveniently located in the upscale 7th arr., minutes from the Eiffel Tower. The group will discuss the menu over coffee and light savory snacks, then Puckette will lead the students through preparation of a three-course feast. The class culminates with participants enjoyed the delicious lunch that was just prepared along with French wine from a local shop specially selected for the cuisine.
The Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Class experience costs 185 euros (approximately $ 240) per person, which includes the tour and class, food and wine. Courses are offered Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 AM until approximately 2 PM. Course sizes are limited to between three and six guests, guaranteeing ample opportunity to ask questions and savor the experience of spending the day with two Parisian insiders.
Web site: http:// http://www.eyepreferparistours.com
Contact: Richard Nahem
Tel +33 6 3112 8620
Some sample menus of the tempting feasts that students will learn how to prepare:
Asparagus and goat cheese tart
*Monkfish cooked in caramelized nuoc mam (fish sauce) from Vietnam
Almond Macaroon Galette with Strawberries
*Two-salmon tartare with bulgur and walnut oil- Lebanon
Roasted duck breast with pomegranate sauce
Warm chocolate Tarte
Zucchini carpaccio with roasted red peppers and pine nuts
*Chicken tagine with Apricots and Almonds- from Morocco
Peaches and Blueberries with Honey Cake
*Recipe from Charlotte Puckette's The Ethnic Paris Cookbook
Richard Nahem is the owner of Eye Prefer Paris Tours/http://www.eyepreferparistours.com which show clients the side Paris they usually never see on their own and writer of the popular insider blog Eye Prefer Paris/ http://www.eyepreferparis.com.
Before moving to Paris four years ago, he was a chef, caterer, pastry chef, and chocolatier for over 25 years in New York City. He worked mostly in the fashion and design world preparing feasts for Vanity Fair, Elle, Vogue, Bergdorf Goodman, and Saks Fifth Ave. Celebrity clients included Madonna, Whitney Houston, Joan Rivers, Justin Timberlake and supermodels Cindy Crawford, Gisele, Naomi Campbell, and Lind Evangelista.
Charlotte Puckette from Charleston, SC left the world of shrimp and grits and moved to Entebbe in Uganda with the Task Force for Child Survival for the Carter Presidential Center. Staying in East Africa for three years, she traveled the world and developed a passion for cooking. Charlotte moved to France and graduated from the prestigious Cordon Bleu cooking school in 1992 with top honors and the Grand Dipl?me. She briefly worked at L'Oasis, in La Napoule and later at Fauchon, before starting her own catering business Cuisines et Traditions du Monde, introducing people to ethnic cuisine. Charlotte wrote The Ethnic Paris Cookbook with Olivia Kiang-Snaije and published BY DK books in 2007.
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