About
Hello! My name is Ghislaine Mahler and I am the founder and the driving force behind Ma Belle France.
I am originally from beautiful Paris, where I lived for the first 30 years of my life. Then I came to the United States, to expand my horizons and that I did! Over the years, I have lived in New York City, in Colorado, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in San Francisco, in Connecticut, and now in Asheville, North Carolina.
No matter how long I have been in the United States, I am still very much a French woman and my accent isn’t going away! 
Anyway, in the past couple of years, I started feeling a desire to share the love I have for France; the history, the culture, the beautiful different regions, the history, and of course the amazing food! Also, every time I invited friends over for dinner, they all were so thrilled with my cooking that I realized I did have quite a lot to offer. It became clear to me that I could teach others how to create beautiful, delicious, healthy meals in the tradition of French home cooking.
Ma Belle France was born. I am developing content gradually, and I welcome anyone who’d like to contribute their French cooking recipes to contact me!
I also offer French Culinary Retreats … Registration is now open for a retreat in October of 2011. See all details here.
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Hi Ghislaine, we met this morning in the farmers market, and we just had your wonderful mushroom soup for lunch. I see that you do cooking classes in your home, and I’d love to join you. Please can you tell me what days you do them, and is it a regular schedule, or just when you have enough students signed up?. I have a few friends who might like to join me, so I will pass along any information which you can give me. Many thanks, Claudette.
After a trip to Paris several years ago, I found a true passion and love for the French culture. So glad you are here in Asheville to share your passion for cooking and the love of your original homeland with others. I look forward to joining one or more of your classes in the near future. Will you be announcing the dishes that you will be teaching in each class?
Hello Susan. Good to hear from you and to know you love the culture of my beautiful France. If you go to http://mabellefrance.com/asheville/asheville-cooking-classes/ you will see that for each class I give the menu we will be making. Merci et a bientot!