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Here are several cooking schools in Paris. All can answer phone requests in English, and all offer classes for children.

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LE CORDON BLEU PARIS is where Julia Child got her early training. Daily demonstrations are important here; some are in French only. Classes are in French and translated simultaneously, and include market tours and a wine and spirits program. The daily three-hour demonstrations are 40 euros (currently about ); the seven-hour "Cooking for Friends" workshop, 1. The school is at 8, rue Léon Delhomme, Paris 75015. Telephone from the United States: 011-33-1-5368-2250; www.lcbparis.com. In French and English; on home page, click on Courses for Amateurs. At the bottom of the Culinary Demonstration category is an entry for the three-month schedule (for example, June-August Planning), with a detailed calendar of demonstrations.

ÉCOLE LENôTRE emphasizes cooking classes and seasonality, with up to four many weekdays; only occasional demonstrations. There are classes for teens, evening tasting dinners, and dinners for men only. Located at 10, avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris 75008; 011-33-1-4265-9760; www.lenotre.fr. In French only; on Home page, click on Écoles Lenôtre, then École amateur, Pavillon Élysée. Four-month listing with brief course descriptions, by category, and a detailed daily calendar. Easy to use, but you must telephone for availability. Three-hour demonstrations are ; a three-and-a-half-hour class is 5.

ÉCOLE RITZ ESCOFFIER focuses on cooking classes; one demonstration a month except July-August. Also evening dinner-workshops, one-hour lunch demonstrations, meetings with vintners and a Christmas feast. Located at 15, Place Vendôme, Paris 7504; 011-33-1-4316-3050 or toll-free (888) 801-1126; www.ritzparis.com. In French and English. On Home page, click on École Ritz Escoffier. Courses are presented by categories. On each category page, click on the lower right icon, Availability, for class schedules as well as what's open. The two-and-a-half-hour demonstrations are ; a four-hour Saturday workshop, 8.

NANCY R. NEWHOUSE

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