Culinary Getaways

I have known Sherry for several years and always dreamed of taking one of her Culinary Getaways. I have just returned from the Provence Getaway and there is NO better way to experience the region… the food, wine, sites, history… than with one of Sherry’s tours. She attends to EVERY detail and provides excellent driver/​guides who, along with Sherry’s extensive knowledge of the area and food, give you an in-​depth experience. We stayed in a «farmhouse» which was MUCH nicer than the word implies. It was spacious and very comfortable. Guests are invited to either participate in cooking the meals or not, sit by the pool or on the lovely terrace, or just share a glass of wine and get to know the rest of the (very small) group. Sherry and Pierre, our driver guide, took us to see salt being harvested, wine tasting, market shopping, historical sites, and anything else that we suggested. The highlight of the trip was a cooking class at a gorgeous restaurant, led by their chef de cuisine, where we had hands on lessons in making a fabulous lunch, accompanied by many glasses of great wine. Every stop on the tour was an experience and included Cassis, Pont du Gard, a meal at a one star Michelin restaurant and many trips to local markets. Many of Sherry’s participants are repeat customers, including some who have been over 10 times!
If you want an «out of the ordinary» sublime trip to Provence, or any one of her other locations, book one of her tours. But book fast. They are small and are VERY popular. I can’t wait for my next one!

If you’re looking for a new type of vacation and enjoy food and wine, try Culinary Getaways with Sherry Page. She offers weekend getaways in San Francisco and Napa and week long getaways in France. She also does team building events.
Sometimes she offers day getaways which are a little more affordable. I took advantage of a day trip to Silverado Vineyards in Napa. Sherry keeps the environment intimate by limiting the number of people that can sign up for an event. There were about six people at the event I attended. We cooked together from a preselected menu Sherry had prepared, ate together, and tasted some of the Silverado wines which were paired with every food course. There was even a salt tasting which I found very interesting. I’ve always wondered about the different salts I see in the store, but I’ve never wanted to buy all of them just to see if I liked them.
My office planned a Culinary Getaways team building event at Silverado Vineyards for our holiday party. Everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves, even those who stated before hand that they didn’t cook. Two of those people where the first in the group to prepare some of the menu items as soon as they returned home.
I really want to do one of the longer getaways. I would enjoy going to the local farmer’s market to pick out the items that would be prepared by the group and learning about the produce.
I truly recommend attending one of Sherry’s events. She has a great story about how she got into this and how she came up with her logo. Read her story and check out up coming events on her website at
. She also posts a blog on the website with recipes and restaurant reviews.