Culinary Adventure in Savory Seattle...Cooking Vacations...Culinary Getaways...Cooking Classes!

PRICE PER PERSON - $795

Seattle Culinary Getaway featuring Pike Place Market, Pacific Northwest dining...and cooking classes with Chef Diane!

Chefs of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States stress the use of fresh local ingredients. This region is also part of the Pacific Rim food culture that derives many of its culinary influences from Asia. Salmon, mussels, Alaskan King crab, Dungeness crab and clams are only a few of the seafood choices available on many restaurant menus. The region is also a large producer of oysters, which can be enjoyed fried, baked or raw on the shell.

Washington ranks first among American states in apple production, accounting for half of the nation's supply. Fruits like peaches, apricots and cherries are available in abundance, as are wild mushrooms such as Morels, chanterelles, matsutakes and hedgehog, which you will find incorporated into the cooking of many local chefs.

During this culinary adventure, you will go behind the scenes of one of the country's most famous farmers markets, luxuriate in a boutique hotel strategically located for easy access to Seattle's most notable landmarks, dine on true Pacific Northwest cuisine, and learn the secrets to cooking this region's most delectable dishes.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Nestled in the heart of Seattle's sleek arts and business district, and crowned by the glamorous Harbor Steps Park, this luxurious boutique hotel is perfectly located to the best Seattle has to offer. The inn features all the amenities of a first class hotel, and is an easy walk to galleries, antique shops, cafes, the Seattle Art Museum, and the ever-popular Pike's Place Market.

INSIDER'S PIKE PLACE MARKET TOUR
Located on nine acres along the waterfront in downtown Seattle, Pike Place Market has continuously operated for nearly a century, offering locals and visitors alike a wealth of farm-fresh produce, handmade arts and crafts, antiques and collectibles-even tattoos and of course, the ubiquitous cup of coffee.

Join culinary instructor Diane LaVonne for this unique view of the "Heart of Seattle." World-famous Pike Place Market and its vibrant shops are yours to discover and enjoy. As you shop the market with your Chef Diane, you will immediately recognize her approach to food and friends, humor and simplicity. Experience the Market with a local, where you will meet the shopkeepers, hear their stories and learn more about their passion for producing wonderful foods and hand-made items.

As you stroll to your Market Kitchen, learn about this colorful, unique and award-winning neighborhood which includes a diverse residential population, the Seattle Art Museum and one of-a-kind shops.

COOKING CLASSES BY DIANE'S MARKET KITCHEN
Join Diane in the Market Kitchen for a fun and interactive cooking class. She will share her passion for, and knowledge of the people who produce the wonderful ingredients that inspire the meal you will be preparing.

Enter the bright and spacious Market Kitchen, take a seat at the counter and feel yourself relax. Prepare to be delighted, as Diane demonstrates how to prepare an authentic Northwest meal with the wonderful ingredients chosen by, and for you. For the adventurous, step behind the counter, put on an apron and assist in the creation of your special meal.

When you leave, you will have a satisfied palate, a set of recipes and a wonderful memory, a true taste of the best Seattle has to offer...the people of Pike Place Market and a meal created with the gifts from the waters, farms and orchards which surround this gem of the Northwest.

DINING - THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WAY
The Steelhead Diner is Seattle's meeting place; the place to go for a great meal, social interaction, a place to read your paper or watch the fun in the kitchen, the first stop for out of town visitors seeking authentic flavors of the Pacific Northwest. It's the perfect place to get a real feel for the city - fresh, local food from confirmed Seattleites in the historic Market setting. Chef Kevin Davis presides over the bustling kitchen, and hails from fine dining venues such as Tra Vigne in Napa and Arnaud's in New Orleans, where he was previously Executive Chef.