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Discover the Pleasure in Eating and Writing in the Spanish Pyrennes...

Alison Fleming and Janet Amateau will again offer writers and cooking enthusiasts an opportunity to learn, side by side, the finer points of food & travel writing and the pleasuresof Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish) food at Casa Mauri, a beautiful, stone farmhouse in the foothills of the Catalan Pyrenees with creature comforts and breathtaking views.



Through daily instruction combined with short, independent excursions and one full-day outing, writing students will be guided through the process of constructing a travel or food article or how to create a fiction piece or poem inspired by food.



They will learn the tools for food & travel writing, including: choosing your approach; the components of a review: how to structure and conduct an interview; fact checking and self-editing.

    


Those focusing on food and restaurant writing will be able to use the cooking classes as an additional resource. Food conjures up so much is it a true inspiration for the imagination.

    


Daily cooking classes will lead into lunch and dinner, and there will be aguided outing to taste and discover local produce and artisan foods. Students will learn traditional recipes and techniques as they make    
stuffed vine leaves and vegetables; savory pastries; meats and fish; fresh and cooked salads; rice and grain dishes and desserts from the Sephardic culinary repertoire of the Island of Rhodes, to develop an understanding of the overall character of this 's8220;most Spanish's8221; of Sephardic styles and of its important place in Spanish culinary tradition.

    


Writing instructor Alison Fleming is a former print & broadcast journalist and course writer for the University of London. She has covered cultural and political events in Italy, Spain, Palestine and Hong Kong, where she edited a popular lifestyle magazine and hosted a weekly arts program on Radio Hong Kong. Janet Amateau, a lifelong Sephardic chef, teaches, writes and lectures in Barcelona and New York about Sephardic food, culture and history. She has been an official Barcelona caterer for the European Day of Jewish Heritage and is currently doing research for an upcoming book.



The July workshop is open to a maximum of eight participants. The very special introductory price, 's8364;625.00 per person (based on double occupancy), includes 5 nights's8217; accommodation, the writing workshop, cooking classes,welcome reception with wine & hors d's8217;oeuvres, all meals from dinner Friday through breakfast Wednesday, wine at dinner, and applicable taxes. Limited singles are available on request for a supplement of 's8364;189.00. The nearest airports are Reus, Barcelona, Girona and Zaragoza (all served by either RyanAir or EasyJet). A private car is suggested; limited train service is available from Lleida.

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