Mediterranean Kitchens Cooking Vacations
In my story I mentioned my friend and colleague, Lindan Toole, who was with me for part of my Israel trip. Lindan is the owner of a company called Mediterranean Kitchens Cooking Vacations. She organizes and leads small groups of people whose special interest is food, although all trips include sightseeing.
Those destinations are Morocco, Sicily, Jordan, India ("I know, I know," she said "not Mediterranean!") and Israel, where the trip is called Foods of the Middle East. This year there are four Israel trips planned, each of them focusing on the Galilee and Jerusalem. Dates for the nine-day tours this year are 11-19 and 20-28 April, 29 April - 7 May and 7-15 November.
The trips promise hands-on cooking classes, tastings at boutique wineries and visits to food producers, as well as tours of some of Israel's most important historical sites in Jerusalem and the Galilee (including Nazareth and Akko). The foods of the Middle East are particularly healthy, with their emphasis on pulses, herbs and spices, fine cheeses, renowned oils and abundant fruits and vegetables.
To find out more visit www.mediterranean-kitchens.com or e-mail: emauger@hotmail.com. You're sure to have a wonderful time and I hope to join one of Lindan's groups myself later in the year..
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