Ecco Italy is part of an innovative Charlottesville, Virginia—based Romance Language Center offering an ever-increasing variety of educational and consulting services in the fields of Italian, French and Spanish language, culture, food/wine and travel. A cultural emporium of sorts as well as a living classroom, our aim is to provide inspired, entertaining and educated support for individuals, groups and businesses with an interest in or connections to Italy, France and the Spanish-speaking world. We offer a variety of language classes for all levels (on and off-site), consulting (business, travel, education) cultural happenings, informal conversation hours, and study abroad opportunities.

Ecco Italy’s beautiful and unique location— with Milano and Verity blue in the Pink Warehouse is the perfect setting for language, food/wine and travel explorations and helps keep the passion for European culture alive between trips overseas. Ecco Italy/Spain on Main is owned and directed by educational entrepreneur and traveling gourmet, Christina Ball.


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French Cooking class TONIGHT!


· Apr 21, 09:44 AM · in

Parisian Nouveau Boho

French Cooking and Culture Class
with Paris-based chef Allison Zinder

At The Seasonal Cook
in Charlottesville’s Main St. Market (across from Feast!)
Monday, April 21 from 6-9pm
$75 all-inclusive (food, wine, lesson, materials)
$65 grad and currently enrolled Ecco French students.

Join chef Allison Zinder and Ecco Italy’s French instructor Jennifer Waine for this culinary recreation of new bohemian Paris. Innovative recipes come straight from the east side of the City of Light, where artists enjoy creating in their kitchens as well as on the canvas. Find out how to make these delectable dishes, and hear about the contemporary Parisian artists who created and inspired them.

Begin with a vivifying Leek-Pistachio Spring Soup, then sample a juicy Lemon Confit and Ginger-Roasted Pork Loin, accompanied by a Spring Vegetable Flan. Finish with a sweet surprise: Mr. Iceberg’s Chocolate Peppermint Mini-Cakes. Bon appetit! Taught in English and French

To register, call Ecco Italy at 434.825.4390 or info@eccoitaly.com.

Allison Zinder, a Richmond native, lives in Paris where she is a culinary professor at the Ecole Hoteliere de Paris. She teaches French students who are earning the CAP or BEP, national diplomas in the culinary arts.

Find out more about Allison on her fun, food-and-story-filled website: New Paris Bohemian





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