“If you’re hungry for authentic Moroccan cuisine, sign up for a weeklong culinary trip with Peggy Markel; the tour includes a night at Kasbah du Toubkal. Markel leads small groups (average size is 12) from Marrakech to the coastal town of Essaouira, stopping to picnic at aromatherapy gardens and to …
Peggy was given a special shoutout in Eliza Cross Castaneda’s new book, Food Lovers’ Guide to Colorado. Click here to preview.
“If you crave a walk on the exotic side and want to learn some ancient cooking techniques as well, “A Feast for the Senses” in Morocco might be the trip for you. It’s run by food enthusiast and entrepreneur Peggy Markel, who started Culinary Adventures in 1992. Her small outfit …
The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Schools by Shane Mitchell Travel and Leisure Magazine, May 2004 Click here to read online (Morocco program: 7th entry down)
“Peggy Markel fell in love with North African cuisine on a visit to Morocco two years ago. Today her Marrakesh cookery courses explore the country’s spices and ingredients.” Sugar and Spice, written by Lori Zimring de Mori London Independent November 2002 Read more.
“Peggy Markel is a role model to me. She is an American cook who loved Italy so much that she went to seek her fortune there in 1991, not knowing what she’d find. She ended up starting several extraordinary weeklong culinary programs – “adventures,” as she calls them – in …
Regello: Braised Kale Crostini by Peggy Markel Bon Appetit Special Collector’s Edition, May 2000 “On my second trip to Tuscany, I struck up a conversation with the owner of a tile shop in Florence. When I told him that I was interested in learning about Tuscan food, he arranged classes …
What could be more enjoyable than going to cooking school at a Tuscan wine estate? By Linda Dannenberg Wine Spectator, September 30, 1997 Click to Read Online.
“From the moment Ms. Markel, a native Alabamian whose Southern hospitality has not diminished, met my Alitalia train from the Rome airport in Florence on a drizzly Sunday morning, I sensed I had made the right choice.” Giulani? Forget It. Give Me Tuscany! New York Times, written by Todd S. Purdum …