Robert Ash Cookery School at Rue Du Lac

We had been to another cooking school in Perigord, France a few years ago and that is our frame of reference. The experience at Robert Ash was quite different - and very enjoyable. He is an energetic and excelent teacher. As owner of an award-winning restaurant in London, he was able to give us real life information and tips on menue planning, food preparation and presentation. The atmosphere at the school was informal and convivial. The co-owner and host and his wife were helpful and the surroundings pleasant. Francis B., MA

The instruction provided was first rate, and very hands on. Both Robert Ash and the Prings were gracious and entertaining. We had some very interesting side trips - visits to a market, a street fair, a winery, and a high-end restaurant in Lyon - that were quite memorable. We would recommend highly. Allyn K., CT

I'd like you to know how much I appreciated -- and learned from -- the week of cooking we did. As you know, I went to fourteen cooking schools over the next three months, many of them long-established and many of them glittering. But you were, hands down, the best cooking teacher I encountered and I probably learned more from you than the others combined. No offense, but I wish you hadn't been the first cooking teacher on my agenda. Nevertheless, I got more out of that week than you can imagine, and I wanted you to know what a great teacher you are. Bob S.