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Experiencing Greece
September 8-18, 2026

We will be diving in to fully immerse ourselves in Greece with a diverse range of experiences. Our tour starts in Athens with a cooking class from author Meni Valle. A tour of the Acropolis and a food tour are also on our menu! Our time on Crete includes cheese tasting, wine tasting, cooking classes, foraging, bread baking, pastry tasting, a visit to the Phyllo Master, the oldest olive tree in the world, an olive oil mill tour, a pottery class, a sunset boat ride, dining on the beach, and so much more. Registration for this trip will be sent via newsletter in late November.

Savoring Tuscany
October 1-11, 2025

photo taken at our cooking class at Badia a Coltibuono

Beginning in Florence, we spent three magical days exploring and eating. Florence was so inviting and there was so much to discover. We then traveled to our private villa in the Tuscan countryside in Panzano. Panzano itself had plenty for us to explore and also so many charming places to sit for an espresso, a leisurely lunch and really feel like a local. We met and dined with the infamous Dario Cecchini, 6 courses of Tuscan beef. From there we took day trips; to the breathtaking Siena, to charming Montalcino for the finest leather, to the thermal baths for a day of luxury and health, we explored (and tasted) several local wineries, enjoyed a watercolor class at our villa, shopped local markets, had a cooking class at the world famous Badia a Coltibuono, and ate amazing food and drank amazing wine everywhere we went! It was a dream come true trip!

Paris to Provence;
Eating in the Footsteps of the Impressionists
Head to my Class Notes Blog to read all about our experiences from this October 2024 trip.

photo taken during truffle hunt in Provence

In France, food is art, and art is life. Onward Travel and I partnered to craft a weeklong tour in Paris and Provence featuring the gourmand life and artistic styles of Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri Toulouse- Lautrec, and many others.

What started as a radio series on WDVR 89.7FM and then became a class series at The Rooster & The Carrot Cooking Studio, then came to life as a magical trip to Paris and Provence! With me as your passionate Francophile leading the way, we explored the foodie heaven that is Paris, enjoying the same restaurants famous French artists once frequented. We spent three nights in the City of Light, savoring some of the best food on the planet ... read more plus the itinerary here