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About The Adventures

What turns travel into adventure? Amazing sights, new tastes and great people play a role. But at the heart of the matter is our own open spirit and curiosity, a sense of romance found in small things, and a friendly approach to our fellow humans. This key opens the door to unforgettable experiences and delights. This is the philosophy behind Peggy Markel’s Culinary Adventures.

Drawing on Peggy’s 17 years of culinary travel and discovery, Peggy’s Adventures offer a direct entré into the magical cultures of the Mediterranean and North Africa. You will stand in different shoes for a time, and walk at a different pace, in the vineyards of wine producers, in the studios of cheese makers, at the stove of great chefs, in groves that produce local delicacies and spice markets from a different age. All hands-on. After these days of adventure, you will return with a greater bounty than a few recipes or branches of rosemary, but with a truly long-lasting appreciation of life’s fineness and richness. That’s a meal we can always enjoy!

About Peggy Markel

In her kitchen Peggy Markel moves with relaxed gestures and a loose attention that reveal a deep familiarity with her materials. Hearty renditions emerge beneath her hands, resonant with the colors and tastes of seasonal produce and inflected with spices collected on her travels. Peggy is an artist, a seer, who keenly observes the dynamic relationship between harvest and table that lies at the heart of any culture. In her eyes, our simple human need for sustenance is a starting point for an exploration of the world and its variety, all there to be brought into contact with our senses. An earthy knowledge results – you taste it in her cooking. But more than anything, Peggy’s love of food and travel have shown her that our capacity for enjoyment and wonder have no limit, if you only take the trip.

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Sailing and Savoring the Amalfi Coast	Sailing and Savoring the Amalfi Coast Procida, Italy for 8 Days • from $4,495* per person Provider: Peggy Markel All hands on deck as we travel down the Amalfi coastline for seven days. We will learn about regional specialties, sailing and life at sea, the famed Limoncello of Amalfi, and other local specialties such as baked whole fish with garlic and herbs. There is plenty of room for invention on our "go with the wind" itinerary, and with an entire coast and bay to explore … more	Offered June Exertion level: 3 Comfort accommodations Max group size: 8 people Must form your own group? No
Tuscany – La Cucina al Focolare	Tuscany – La Cucina al Focolare Florence, Italy for 7 Days • from $4,940* per person Provider: Peggy Markel A wine and food adventure through the magical hills of Tuscany. Three Valoriani wood-fired ovens give us the best kitchen in which to explore authentic Tuscan cooking. Tuscany. Its scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage have long made it one of the world’s most popular travel destinations. Yet the typical visitor rarely has the time to delve more deeply – to understand the essence of the place by exploring the land, meeting its people and sharing a traditional meal. To… more	Offered May, October Exertion level: 4 Boutique accommodations Max group size: 18 people Must form your own group? No
Granada and tha Alpujarras Mountains	Granada and tha Alpujarras Mountains Malaga, Spain for 9 Days • from $2,975* per person Provider: Peggy Markel In the Alpujarras mountains of Spain, in the village of Ferreirola, lies the charming country house and retreat center of Casa Ana. On this extraordinary culinary adventure we invite you to celebrate the abundance of the harvest. We will gather herbs on mountain walks, harvest vegetables from the garden, cook wild asparagus in casuelas, make authentic paella, feast on tapas, make romesco sauce for spring onions, roast a seven hour lamb with pistachio pesto, taste deep, rich and spicy Spanish… more	Offered June, October Exertion level: 3 Comfort accommodations Max group size: 18 people Must form your own group? No

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