Maison Maitland -- From the Farm Cooking School

Welcome to From the Farm Cooking School’s new home, Maison Maitland. The 1827 stone manor has been curated to evoke a place of gracious European country living for our guests. Join for a hands-on cooking class and culinary experience unique to Eastern Ontario. Cook in a state-of -the art chef’s home kitchen and enjoy the fruits of your labour in their elegant  dining room or beautiful courtyard – a true escape to the country.

Half day options – Join a scheduled class or gather friends and family for a private class. Corporate Team Building Workshops are a perfect experience to get everyone working together for a fun afternoon. Their All Day Culinary Adventure offers the full day experience – shopping the markets and farms in the morning for ingredients before heading back to the Maison for your private class. Whatever you choose, they look forward to sharing their table with you soon.

Passionate about food and well-being, Owner and Chef Instructor, Cynthia Peters has been actively involved in a number of food related endeavors for the past two decades. Her love for food and traditions is evident in her collection of more than 600 cookbooks. She is inspired everyday to create menus, based on the seasons and love of bold flavors and textures. She is a personal chef and an honors graduate of Liaison College of Culinary Arts and holds certificates from Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa. Cynthia co-founded The Spice Sisters, a personal chef services business in Toronto in 2006.

Today she owns and operates From the Farm Enterprises Inc., From the Farm Cooking School and Women’s Culinary Adventures. As a food writer, she is a regular contributor to a number of publications and websites. Cynthia is the founder and former Managing Editor of Local Tastes magazine, a Metroland Media Group publication. She is the author of The Art of Herbs cookbook and My FrenchCookbook. Cynthia enjoys giving back to the community and has been a Board member for a number of provincial & regional food & tourism organizations including FoodShare Toronto,  Ontario Association of Food Banks and Taste The County. Her most recent appointment is a board position with the Opimian Club de Vin, Canada’s largest and oldest wine club. 

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