Fort Lauderdale for Foodies...Cooking Vacations...Culinary Getaways...Cooking Classes!

PER PERSON $895

PRICE PER PERSON - $895

Fort Lauderdale has long been a mecca for Foodies seeking to combine fun, food and sandy beaches with a love of fine, Caribbean-influenced cuisine...or as many like to say "Floribbean" cuisine. Floribbean cuisine is found in many forms, but can easily be experienced in both high-end Florida restaurants and in homes of many Floridians. Essentially, Floribbean cuisine has been created over many years through the influences of visitors and immigrants from all over the world, but especially from the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti...combined with a foundation of American Southern cuisine.

This particular culinary getaway has been designed to expose you to these complex flavors through a combination of food preparation and fine dining. You will learn how powerful spices are softened by milder ingredients such as mango, papaya and coconut. You will taste a mélange of extremely fresh ingredients, a generous use of fresh fruit and juices, with an emphasis on seafood and poultry. By the time your culinary getaway concludes, you will be able to identify the typical features of Floribbean cuisine, possibly inspiring adaptations of your own dishes when you return home.

If you need additional information on this package, please call 1-800-390-3292 to speak with a Culinary Travel Specialist, or click on the "Request Info" link below.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
This unique, luxurious inn located at New River Sound is ideally situated right on the Intracoastal Waterway. You will find your casually elegant accommodations to be a charming experience in the midst of this renowned Florida beach and yachting town. Guests are treated to an exceptional level of individual service and luxury, reminiscent of the finest European boutique inns.

COOKING CLASSES - HANDS-ON & DEMONSTRATION
For anyone that has some basic kitchen skills and would like to expand their culinary knowledge, this series of classes will give you just the techniques you need to motivate you back into the kitchen. From polenta or paella to sauces and seafood, you will expand your repertoire as you cook at least one full menu with the appropriate starches, vegetables and deserts. Class type and menu vary depending on dates chosen.

FINE DINING
You will dine on exquisite Floridian specialties at 3030Ocean, a restaurant that is known for its fusion of regional flavors. Consistently selected as one of Florida's top restaurants, 3030Ocean serves up innovative combinations that include Florida black grouper, stuffed veal chops, BBQ grilled quail or Norwegian Salmon.

SPA TREATMENTS
The hotel offers an extensive menu of tantalizing spa treatments which can be scheduled dockside, poolside or in the privacy of your guestroom. Fort Lauderdale's best massage therapists will pamper your body and delight your senses.