It is time to consider a new and exciting learning experience. It is time to look into some cooking vacations. It is a fantastic way to travel to far off regions and enjoy what the local culinary community has to offer. You should check out "Cooking Vacations".

Do not expect cooking vacations to be the same thing as attending the best culinary schools in the country. You will not earn a diploma and you will not learn every type of cuisine. Sure, you may take an Italian or French tour but you will not be enrolled in French or Italian cooking schools.

You need to think in simpler terms when it comes to what you will learn. You will not come out of the tour as a executive chef, but you will come out with a more appreciative view of preparing food that you love.

Now for what these vacations are and what they mean to you as the vacationer. You can expect several different programs and options when booking one of these vacations. They include: Italian tours, women only tours, Todd English tours, kids programs, corporate tours, couples and French tours.

The website has a listing of each different location that is offered on each particular tour. You may want to visit Southern Italy and feast in the open air kitchens that offer far more than just a scenic view. The one thing in common with all of the programs is that each locale features an organic garden so that you will be cooking seasonal foods and foods indigenous to that particular region.

The website also offers recipes from the different regions, as well as travel tips and much, much more. If you are a fan of Italian and French cooking, then this may be the vacation that you have dreamed of taking. It is a great opportunity to learn more about the regions and to have the chance to cook in the kitchens of such places as rustic farmhouses or luxurious estates.

Lauren Scruncio Birmingham had a dream and a plan when coming up with her cooking vacations tours. It was a love of food and a way of life that she wanted to share with other people, and was passed down to her through the generations of her family.

She wanted to share that same love and appreciation of authentic Italian and French food with the rest of the world. You can be assured of a fantastic time on her tours. As she says, "la dolce vita is not just a special vacation it is a way of life."