Diane is the author of 14 cookbooks, including the James Beard Award nominated Perfect Party Food. A traveling cooking teacher, Diane teaches her easy, elegant do-ahead approach to entertaining and home cooking across the country. Featured at Viking Culinary Arts Centers, Sur La Table, Draeger's and Ramekins, Diane also teaches at independent cooking schools to sell out audiences. Her relaxed style and easy manner, puts students at ease, even when it comes to holiday entertaining. Her signature "Do-Ahead Thanksgiving Dinner" class has helped thousands of students to make this dinner, and remain sane in the process. At Thanksgiving Diane helps give tips and entertaining tricks for Turning Leaf Vineyards on their Thanksgiving hot line.
Diane is a consultant to the food and beverage industry, having helped to develop products and menu items for companies such as General Mills and Foodmaker. She has also served as a consultant to Hilton's extended stay property brand management.
Diane has been the spokesperson for Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry and Lipton Recipe Secrets.
Diane appears on local media while touring and has appeared on QVC, PBS, NPR, Martha Stewart Everyday Radio, as well as Eye on the Bay (San Francisco) and Northwest Afternoon (Seattle).
Join Diane and Lora Brody in April, 2010 as they teach at LaCombe-Perigord, an 18th century country house deep in Southwest France's Perigord Noir. This region is best known outside of France for its cave paintings, and medieval castles. Regional cuisine is based upon the finest truffles, walnuts, wild mushrooms and foie gras. Visting local markets to select the freshest ingredients for our classes, we will visit local wineries, artisan cheese makers, and restaurants in the region, we will savor all that this unique region of France has to offer. Click this link for more information:
www.lacombe-perigord.com
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