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Interested in mastering the art of French cooking? Or maybe you're just looking for a special night out with some Gallic flavor. Here are some French cooking classes, food events, and general resources related to the cuisine of France.

And it I may interrupt this intro for a Shameless Plug for a friend of mine. If you are heading to the real France, especially Paris, please check out the website and books of my friend-since-high-school Heather Stimmler-Hall.

She's lived in France for over ten years, working as a travel writer and tour guide. Her travel site is called Secrets of Paris and she also recently published a gorgeous Paris travel guide called Naughty Paris: A Lady’s Guide to the Sexy City that is the 2009 Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Travel Guidebook.

So if you are planning a trip, check out the guidebook and the Secrets of Paris site.

General Resources

• Image via Flickr: Cyril PlapiedWant to learn some language along with your food? Check out the Alliance Francais of Seattle. They offer language classes and also put on each year's Bastille Day celebrations.
• Or head up to Edmonds to Rick Steves' Travel Center, where they offer free travel language classes in French and other languages.
• Chef Bertrand de Boutray is a local cooking teacher who offers private cooking classes.
• Le Gourmand offers cooking classes on the last Sunday of the month.
• Le Pichet offers no-cover music along with their French fare on Sundays.
• Chef Thierry Rautureau can be heard each week on Saturday at 4pm on KIRO.

Video: Chef Thierry Rautureau on Rover's French-Inspired NW Cuisine

French Cooking Classes & Food Events

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