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PRESS RELEASE April 2000 Day Course dates in May Thai May 6th, Indian May 7th If you enjoy the flavours of world cuisine why not attend a Day Course at the Cordon Vert, The Vegetarian Society's ground breaking cookery school? Watch the experts demonstrate mouth-watering dishes, sample the flavours then enjoy a gourmet late lunch with a glass of wine. Places are limited, so for more information about these popular courses please call Maureen on 0161 925 2014. Don't forget to check out the web site at www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert. Day and weekend courses are wide ranging from Around the World in Eight Dishes to Middle Eastern, Caribbean, Patisserie and Chinese days. These take the form of interactive demonstrations, designed as leisure days where the emphasis is on relaxing, watching and tasting. Also available are Lunch clubs, Diploma Courses, plus for the more advanced, Professional Certificates. Courses can be residential or non-residential to suit a student's needs. The Cordon Vert Cookery School is based at the headquarters of The Vegetarian Society, at Parkdale, a magnificent Victorian mansion set in Cheshire countryside. Having recently undergone modernisation the School now has the facilities to match its unrivalled reputation for excellent, imaginative and innovative vegetarian cuisine. Courses run throughout the year, catering for all abilities from the amateur through to the professional. Notes to editors (contacts for press only, public see above) The Vegetarian Society is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world. As a registered charity it offers an independent voice to promote and provide information on vegetarianism. The Society operates its own V symbol trademark, The Cordon Vert Cookery School, a membership scheme and publishes "The Vegetarian" magazine quarterly. The Society is dedicated to promoting a diet that is good for animals, health and the environment. Photography of the school in action available from the press office. For more information, interviews or help please contact Su Taylor in The Vegetarian Society press office on 0161 925 2008 or su@vegsoc.org Out of office hours please call 0973 108167.