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Cooking with Julie

Contact Information

1039 La Quinta Ct.
Napa, CA 94559

Culinary Category

Cooking Classes
Cooking Demonstrations
Cooking Parties
Culinary Team Building
Culinary Vacation
Guided Culinary Tours
Personal Chef

Culinary Focus

French
Italian
Mediterranean
Pastry

Classically trained by some of the world's most accomplished French Masters. She apprenticed with the former pastry chef of the White House, Roland Mesnier, worked and studied in France at Hotel de France in Auch with André Daguin, Paula Wolfert, Lenotre and Ecole Ritz Escoffier. Julie has been teaching for more than 20 years and is a Certified Culinary Professional.

Julie was director and teacher at L'Academie de Cuisine, one of the top ten cooking schools in the states with Francois Dionot for five years. She had the opportunity to work with Jean-Louis Palladin and Giuliano Bugialli. She is a graduate of L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland, and has taken classes around the world and at the CIA-Greystone.

After living and working many years abroad in Asia and Africa, she now makes her home in Napa and started the cooking school COOKING with JULIE. In addition to running the cooking school Julie also is a Culinary Instructor for Copia.

Hands-on Cooking Classes - Convivial classes are taught by Julie and special guest chefs, each offering personalized instruction specifically tailored to your skill level. Afterward, the cooking class becomes a special culinary keepsake, as you use your new found expertise to prepare memorable meals for family and friends.

Guided Culinary Tours - Join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. During the spring and summer months, Julie offers personalized tours of the farmers markets in Napa Valley, followed by a cooking class to select groups of students eager to learn about the region's signature foods and celebrated wines.

Team Building - To build teams, reward staff or impress your clients there is no better place to do this than Cooking with Julie. Our clients have found that shifting the context from office or restaurant to kitchen is a sure fire recipe for success.