Cooking with JulieA Celebration of Wine Country Flavors

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Julie Logue Riordan

Julie Logue-Riordan

Talking in the kitchen

Julie talking with Annie Baker

"She is a wonderful person as well as a marvelous cook. Each meal I've tasted has been awesome." ~Sheila Gaines, Food Enthusiast, Bladensburg, Maryland

BIO

Julie Logue-Riordan, CCP*, Teacher and Private Chef

I was hooked from my first cooking show. I knew then what I wanted to do go to culinary school so I could become a teacher. THE FRENCH CHEF with Julia Child was my show every weekend I watched and practiced what she taught. I love teaching cooking classes and showing you the bounty of Napa.

My classes feature the local seasonal bounty of Napa and I emphasize the 3 P's:purchasing, preparation and presentation. You'll notice most of the menus are slanted toward France and Italy along with other Mediterranean cuisine. This is the food I fell in love with. Some recipes are complex with layers of flavor and others simply celebrate pure taste. Sharing the pleasures of the table is one of my true joys in life.

The classes are taught in my home. The kitchen is designed perfectly for this. The class size is small so you will have individual attention. We dine at the table with great wines and enjoy the meal we’ve just prepared together.

BIO

Classically trained by some of the world's most accomplished French Masters, Julie has been teaching for more than 20 years and is a Certified Culinary Professional. She apprenticed with former White House pastry chef, Roland Mesnier -- and worked and studied in France at Hotel de France in Auch with André Daguin, Paula Wolfert, Gaston Lenôtre and Ecole Ritz Escoffier. Julie was director and teacher at L'Academie de Cuisine, one of the top ten cooking schools in the United States, where she teamed with Francois Dionot for five years. She also had the opportunity to work with Jean-Louis Palladin and Giuliano Bugialli. Julie is a graduate of L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland, and has taken numerous classes at the CIA-Greystone — and around the world.

After living and working many years abroad in Asia and Africa, she now makes her home in Napa and started the cooking school COOKING with JULIE. In her free time she volunteers at the Food Bank and C.H.E.F.S. (Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Service) as an instructor.

Member of International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), *Certified Culinary Professional (CCP), San Francisco Professional Food Society, and Slow Food.

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