Culinary

Samui Institute of Thai Culinary Arts - Twice-daily classes teaching preparation of curry pastes and three dishes. Two-day fruit and vegetable carving courses are taught twice weekly. Also offers intensive 12-day programs for professionals. Koh Samui, Thailand.
http://www.sitca.net/

Oaxaca's Food of the Gods Festival - A culinary exploration of culture - from chiles to chocolate - exploring the traditional cuisines of Oaxaca, Mexico through cooking classes, dine arounds and markets tours.
http://www.food-of-the-gods-festival.com

International Kitchen - Offering culinary vacations, cooking lessons, and French and Italian food and wine tours. They can take care of round trip transportation, local guides, plus any travel planning, and provide custom itineraries for small groups.
http://www.theinternationalkitchen.com/

APL International Cooking Schools - Offers culinary travel, including food related vacations and tours and operating seasonal cooking schools in Costa Rica, Istanbul, Turkey, Nova Scotia, and Granada.
http://www.foodvacation.com

A Question of Taste - Food and wine tours and tastings in based in Seville, Spain. Excursion and tapas tours as well as packages available.
http://www.aqot.com

Chocolate Lovers Paradise Tours - Fully escorted 7-day tours. Features Belgian cities of Brussels, Bruges, and Antwerp. Highlights visits to world-famous chocolatiers, Chocolade Pasiion Festival, and banquets.
http://www.intrend.com

Gourmet Getaways - Focusing on cooking programs/tours throughout Italy. Includes program details, custom itineraries, a registration form, and a newsletter. Located in Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
http://www.gourmetgetaways.biz

Mexican Home Cooking School - Participants explore the influences of Spanish and French cuisines on the Mexican cuisine. Cooking classes include lodging and meals. Tlaxcala, Mexico.
http://mexicanhomecooking.com

Wine-Knows Travel - Offers guided food and wine tours of France and Italy. Includes a sample itinerary and customer testimonials.
http://www.wineknowstravel.com

Toscana Saportia Cooking School - Learn Tuscan cooking while staying in a 15th century hilltop estate. Offering small classes and hands-on instruction in English as well as daily tours with professional English speaking guides.
http://www.toscanasaporita.com

Shaw Guide to Recreational Cooking Schools - Detailed descriptions of recreational cooking schools and vacations worldwide. Includes calendar of upcoming programs.
http://cookforfun.shawguides.com/

La Divina Cucina - One to three-day classes that also include shopping, touring the market, and wine pairing. Provides calendar, prices, recipes, and dining guides. Chianti and Florence, Italy.
http://www.divinacucina.com/

Tastes of Italy - Gourmet city breaks and regional exploration in Italy specialising in gourmet dining with award-winning restauranteurs, fine wines, opera and cultural events.
http://www.tastesofitaly.co.uk

Papillon Select Tours - Villa-based gastronomic tours of Europe for private groups of up to 14. Papillon cuisine and estate-bottled regional wine. Cooking classes and wine tastings highlights.
http://papillonselect.com/default.htm

Creative Cooking School - Offers hands-on and demonstration recreational classes, and professional certification 20-week programs. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
http://www.creativecookingschool.com/

Casa Caponetti - Offers week-long classes in easy Italian family cooking mixed with sightseeing and experiencing of real Italian culture.
http://caponetti.com

Toscana in Bocca - Vacation cooking school offering 3 and 5-day classes in Florence and Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
http://www.toscanainbocca.it

Epiculinary - A tour company offering cooking vacations for all tastes and budgets to Italy, Spain, France, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, Mexico, and USA.
http://www.epiculinary.com

Cooking In Florence - Study authentic Italian cooking of all regions with Giuliano Bugialliuscan. Based in a 15th-century farmhouse near Florence, Italy.
http://www.bugialli.com/

Everyday Gourmet Traveler - A cooking school travel program offering small group culinary tours to Italy, France and Canadian San Juan Islands.
http://gourmetravel.com/

Laguna Culinary Arts - Offers one-half day through three-day classes for cooks of all levels, plus a special two-day weekend class. Also hosts tours to Toscana, Italy and Sonoma County, California. Laguna Beach, California, USA.
http://www.lagunaculinaryarts.com/

To Grandmother's House We Go - Offers cooking and cultural tours to Oaxaca, Mexico and Sicily, Italy as well as workshops in New York City.
http://tograndmothershousewego.com

Gourmet Retreats - Gourmet Retreats at CasaLana bed and breakfast offers cooking classes ranging from 3 hours to 5 full days. Classes are held in Napa Valley in the bed and breakfast's professionally equipped kitchen.
http://www.gourmetretreats.com

Organic Holidays - Guide to accommodations on organic farms, smallholdings, bed and breakfasts, guest houses, and small hotels around the world where organic produce is used according to availability.
http://www.organicholidays.com/

L'Aufragère - Cordon Bleu cookery courses in an 18th century French manor house in Normandy, France. Accommodation highlights, class information, and contact number.
http://www.laufragere.com

Cook Italy - Italian cooking school offers vacation cooking classes in Bologna, Tuscany and Sicily. Fun and informal hands-on cooking for very small groups. Year-round day lessons, three or six- night classes. Also offers private cookery courses in London.
http://www.cookitaly.com/

Ecco la Cucina - Features a hands-on Italian cooking class held on the rural estate of Spannocchia south of Siena, focusing on Tuscan cuisine and wines.
http://www.eccolacucina.com

Umberto Cooking School - Cooking school in Tuscany featuring gourmet meals, fine wines, excursions and Puccini Opera Festival. Located in a 16th century chateau in the hills of Pisa.
http://www.umberto.com