April 30-May 21, 2020
Panelist, The Everything Food Conference
David Conference Center
Layton, Utah
I loved this conference when I taught a class there in 2017 and I’m thrilled to be back. The panel is called “Nose to Tail – From the Initial Idea to Launching a Cookbook.” We’ll be covering a lot of territory!
Our base for instruction and lodging will be the Celtic Ross Hotel, with an indoor pool and sumptuous Irish breakfasts.
October 8-11, 2020
Instructor and Co-Host
Food with a Story to Tell
The Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery, West Cork, Republic of Ireland
€1300 until March 31, 2020, €1500 after March 31, 2020
Limited to 15 students
Enjoy this four-day writing workshop and four tour in the top food destination in Ireland. In the morning you’ll get instruction from me on such topics as first-person essays and the power of a strong voice. In the afternoons we’ll have writing workshops inspired by the sights and tastes of the day.
Your days will be filled with the best foods Ireland has to offer. My co-host Kate Ryan, an Irish food writer and tour guide, will take us to a private dinner and wine pairing, a dairy farm with beehives and an orchard, a maker of custom knives, a famous producer of award-winning cheeses and charcuterie, and dinner in a Michelin-starred restaurant. One night we’ll also visit hostelries and music houses for beer, whisky and foot-tapping.
A cheeseboard offered by a master Irish cheesemaker at Gubbeen Farm & Smokehouse, one of the artisan farms we’ll visit on our tour.
You’ll stay in the family-owned Celtic Ross Hotel, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, and enjoy a hearty Irish breakfast each day. Prices are separate from the workshop fee and extremely reasonable: €65-85 per person with breakfast, based on single or double occupancy.
For more details, please read a more extensive description of the area and event here. Book early to avoid disappointment, as class size is limited. And there is an Early Bird price to entice you.
October 13-15, 2020
Panelist, the International Association of Culinary Professionals annual conference: Silencing the Inner Critic
Pittsburgh, PA
$650
Join me at this panel featuring Leanne Meyer (Executive Director, Accelerate Leadership Center at CMU), chef and author Marcella Valladolid, and moderator Hanna Raskin (Food Editor and Chief Critic for The Charleston Post and Courier) as we strategize how to use the critic for good.