French Culinary Atelier with Chef Cécile Penot Dietrich

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 From 5:00 PM To 7:00 PM Add to Calendar 2025-06-17 17:00:00 2025-06-17 19:00:00 French Culinary Atelier with Chef Cécile Penot Dietrich What is more French and fun than enjoying cooking with your friends? With this series, you will learn how to make essentials of the French cuisine : Berry Pavlova & Chilled Gazpacho with Basil Pesto French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA America/New_York

At French Library

***All the workshops are in French***

What could be more French and enjoyable than cooking with—or for—your loved ones? In this Atelier de Cuisine series, you'll learn to master the essentials of French cuisine: Pavlova aux fruits rouges et gaspacho au pesto de basilic

Celebrate this French classic by making it your own. In this hands-on cooking class, you'll learn to prepare Berry Pavlova & Chilled Gazpacho with Basil Pesto—a delicious appetizer and dessert that are sure to impress at your next dinner gathering.

After the cooking part, it is the apéro time! You will eat what you made while enjoying a glass of wine and chatting with your fellow French food lovers. As we say in France: santé!

A Taste of France: Berry Pavlova & Chilled Gazpacho with Basil Pesto

$70/$85

Cécile Penot Dietrich

Cécile Penot Dietrich is a professional Chef graduated from CSCA professional Chef’s program. She created French in the Kitchen, a cooking class business in Arlington, MA, in 2015. She is passionate about sharing her decades long love for cooking with kids and adults by teaching a variety of classes including after school, corporate events, thematic classes.

Originally a French attorney by trade, changed my career path after her relocation to the Boston area, 15 years ago.

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