Farmers Market Tour & Class

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of California Cuisine. During the spring and summer months, Julie offers personalized tours of the farmers markets in Napa Valley, wine tasting, followed by a cooking class to select groups of students eager to learn about the region's signature foods and celebrated wines.

Enjoy the morning at the market browsing through the stalls of magnificent produce from sunny California chatting with our farmers about their vegetables and fruit that are bursting with freshness and so alive they still have the morning dew. St. Helena and Napa farmer's markets', offer the season's finest and freshest local produce, fish, meat and cheeses.

Learn how to select and cook the season's vegetables from fava beans to torpedo onions and fruit (cherries, peaches and more).

We visit a winery or wine merchant in Napa for a private tasting to select the perfect wines to pair with our meal. Then on to the kitchen, where we don our aprons and turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Lunch is served on a beautiful outdoor patio or in an elegant dining room, at tables set with china, linens, Riedel crystal and fresh flowers.

SAMPLE MENUS

Gazpacho
Long Meadow Ranch Skirt Steak with Herb Butter
Sautèed Spring Greens with Garlic
Peach Melba with Homemade Marscapone ice-cream

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Zucchini Carpaccio
Homemade Fettuccini with Asparagus Cream Sauce
Homemade Cherry Galette

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Warm Napa Goat Cheese Salad
with Atlas Peak Olive Oil Vinaigrette
Chicken Grilled under a Brick with Aioli
Grilled Spring Vegetables
White Peach Clafouti with Lemon Verbena

"There is no better way to get to the heart of any city than through its cuisine. And that means not just eating it, but shopping for it, cooking it and beginning to understand it." Taylor Holliday, New York Times.

DETAILS:

Farmer's Market Tour classes are offered May through October on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Check the Cooking Classes/Calendar page for available dates. We meet at the coffee and pastry stand at Napa Farmers Market on Tuesday, or St. Helena Farmer's Market on Fridays.
The class starts at 8:00 a.m. and finishes about 4:00 p.m.
The $185 fee includes tastings, hands-on participation cooking class and 3 course lunch with wine, as well as a keepsake recipe booklet.
Class size is limited to 6 guests.

Meeting location for Napa and St. Helena Farmers Markets:

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COOKING with JULIE
(707) 227-5036
julie@cookingwithjulie.com