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Now to today's episode. Welcome to the simple sophisticated podcast where

intelligent living is paired with signature style. I'm your host Shannon Ables and whether you're listening on your commute, exercising,

working in the garden or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a cafe or a Cafe LA. Thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the 289 ninth episode of the simple

sophisticated. Today I am so honored to bring to you

a conversation I had with a guest who I'm still pinching myself I have the opportunity to have on the show.

Anne Willen is the founder of La Varen Cooking School, which was in Paris.

It opened its was in Paris.

It opened its doors in 1975 and offered the first of its kind French and English instruction

for the culinary arts.

As Anne will explain in our conversation

what made this school unique and surpass those cooking

schools that were present at that time is impressive.

Not only were you learning to cook from experts in the culinary fields of French cuisine,

but you were also learning the French language.

Anne Willen's new book is Women in the Kitchen, 12 essential cookbook writers who define the way we eat from 1661 to today, which includes more than 50 recipes, a handful from each of the 12 women she spotlights in

chronological order. We will talk about a handful of the women she spotlight

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