Meet our friend and partner, Chef Katherine Frelon. Katherine is our host, cooking teacher and guide during our extraordinary Burgundy, France tours, next scheduled for September 8 – 17, 2022. We had the pleasure of hosting Katherine here in the U.S. in 2019 when she joined us for our New Orleans tour, followed by a visit to the Bay Area where she presented a number of French cuisine classes at the Epicurean Exchange Kitchens in Orinda and in San Jose.

Excerpts from Katherine’s biography:

“I’m Katherine Frelon, AKA ‘Scatty Chef’ for those that knew me in my young days, but let’s just say I’ve matured into the Eclectic Chef era! I am a wandering freelance Chef throughout the UK, France & US. I founded the Gourmet Culinary and Wine retreat of ‘La Ferme de la Lochere’, in the heart of Burgundy, where my guests are inspired to create fresh, fragrant, seasonal recipes gathering ingredients from local producers and fabulous markets.

“My passion is creating delicious, colourful, food sourced from the freshest ingredients and sharing it with others over a glass or two of perfectly paired wine.

“Leaving England when I was in my very early 20′s, I set out on an adventure. I renovated various old buildings, learning to roof, plumb and tile along the way; forage for mushrooms; skin some of the most unpleasant looking fish and mammals I’d ever seen; pluck the wildlife; experiment with cheesemaking; make ‘boudin noir’ with no skins; rustle up a cauldron of a few hundred snails (all collected by hand, although I’m pleased to say not mine), and finally made my way to Burgundy, where I settled and worked as a successful Chef for an American/French 5-star Hotel Barging Company.

“Having searched high and low I finally found ‘La Ferme de la Lochere,‘ the perfect setting to share my love of all things French – the markets, the food, the wine and the wonderful local artisans. ‘La Ferme de la Lochere‘ became the epicentre of gourmet culinary wine adventures!

“As well as my freelance catering commitments I have a passion for writing, being included in the BBC Good Food magazine and providing special occasion recipes in worldwide publications in print and online. My inspiration comes from all over the world, and I love creating recipes that are easy to follow and reproduce at home.

“A pioneer for all things locally grown and sourced, I created a range of ready prepared meals for my local farm shop in the heart of the Cotswolds, ran a pop-up cafe in the month of June during the Onform Sculpture exhibition, held every 2 years, and I regularly collaborate with London’s infamous Borough Market. Did you know it’s over a 1000 years old and used to be the gateway into the City of London right by London Bridge! I am delighted to have been a regular Demo Chef in the Borough Kitchen that gives live performances every Thursday and Friday. Just keep in touch to find out when!

“My greatest passion is cooking with spices and I am always experimenting with different combinations of ingredients, styles, and tastes. I am slightly obsessed I guess!”

Katherine and I looking forward to sharing our amazing Burgundian experience with you! For more information on our 2022 tour; preview of our itinerary and tour registration, click on this link:

https://epexculinarytravel.com/burgundy-2022/

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