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École de Cuisine La Varenne began in Paris in 1975 by British-American food author and cooking teacher Anne Willan.  It’s named in recognition of François Pierre en Varenne, the 17th century Burgundian author of Le Cuisinier françois (1651), among the founding texts of contemporary French Cuisine.  La Varenne was among the first professional cooking schools in France to provide synchronised instruction in French & British and accredited, professional culinary levels.  The college attracted a worldwide student body, including a lot of Americans, a lot of whom have grown to be well-known within their particular spheres from the contemporary food world.  La Varenne alumni include professional chefs, restaurateurs, caterers, food authors and cook book authors.

La Varenne was among the first professional cooking schools in France to provide synchronised instruction in French & British and accredited, professional culinary levels.

The college was initially found in the Rue Dominique in Paris, close to the Hôtel plusieurs Invalides.  Courses at Château du Feÿ in Burgundy, France were put in 1988.  Professional courses ended and also the Paris location was closed in 1990 however, La Varenne programs, which incorporated a mixture of professional certificate programs and gastronomic avocational courses, ongoing at Château du Feÿ until 2007.

Additionally to synchronised translation into British, along with other languages for example Japanese, La Varenne’s innovations incorporated instruction from experienced French chefs in addition to a unique stagiaire (literally “trainee” in French) program.  La Varenne’s stagiare system afforded students a piece-study enter in which students helped within the running from the classes while earning a qualification.  The program was ongoing at Chateau du Fey where stagiares earned a La Varenne graduate diploma.  “Stages” typically incorporated an internship in the kitchen area in a noted French restaurant, loaves of bread or chocolatier in Burgundy, Paris or any other areas of France.

La Varenne’s success brought towards the opening of satellite locations, most particularly, a number of avocational classes held in the Greenbrier Resort in White-colored Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.  Classes were held every Spring in the Greenbrier from 1991 until 2008.  Additionally towards the Greenbrier, La Varenne ran brief programs in the Cipriani in Venice, Italia and also at Turnberry in Scotland, amongst others.  These classes differed in the classes locked in France because they were typically trained by Anne Willan alongside guest celebrity chefs including Michel Richard, Ron Bayless and Julia Child, who had been a preliminary backer and advocate for La Varenne.

In 2007, La Varenne’s programs at Château du Feÿ ended and La Varenne relocated to Santa Monica, California.

Today, La Varenne offers periodic gastronomic courses, typically locked in the la area, trained by Anne Willan, alongside noted local chefs.  La Varenne no more offers professional classes or levels, accredited or else.  We no more offer classes in France, neither in Paris nor Burgundy.  There’s also no intends to offer courses in the Greenbrier.

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Philippe Clay "La java de la Varenne" (live officiel) – Archive INA

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Annick Montassier: Superbe ! Une de mes préférées de celles interprétées par ce grand artiste.

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jean-yves TURPIN: très joli texte, poétique et nostalgique. Merci Monsieur Philippe Clay

Renaud-Jules Deschenes: Merci !\nRenaud