About Madame de Fromage
“Learn how expert food and wine advice can build your business.” — Colette Hatch.
Background
Colette Hatch is an internationally known food and wine authority. Her career spans more than three decades and covers all aspects of food and wine marketing and management.
After earning her baccalaureate degree in Hospitality Management from the Lycee d' Etat Poligny in Jura, France, Colette managed several fine hotels in France, England and Corsica. Indulging her passion for food and wine, she earned a prestigious apprenticeship at the Michelin two-star restaurant Jeunet.
Upon moving to the United States, Colette applied her front-of-house management experience with her food and wine expertise as sommelier and service consultant at Restaurant du Village, a four-star restaurant in Chester, Connecticut. She also founded and managed the catering operation at Au Musee restaurant, part of the Wadsworth Athaneum in Hartford.
Looking west, Colette set her sights on the emerging culinary Mecca of Sonoma County, center of the California wine industry and home to myriad specialty food producers.
There she established a consulting practice serving specialty food retailers, wineries and restaurants in the Bay Area culinary community.
Accolades
John Ash
Chef, Author
“Americans are finally beginning to enjoy and embrace good cheese. I'm so glad that Colette is here to help us in this delicious journey. For me she is both professor and muse....definitely the most knowledgeable cheese person I know!
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Jeffrey A. Bean, Tasting Room Supervisor
Stonestreet Alexander Mountain Estate
“Colette is an engaging and knowledgeable educator of cheeses. She has set the bar very high for our future Summit School instructors. She developed very exquisite pairings for our wines. People were very excited to hear this presentation and it sold out quicker than any class we have offered. Participant feedback on her session was overwhelmingly spectacular. The presentation was entertaining and flawless; we look forward to having her return.
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Bruce Riezenman,
Executive Chef /Owner
Park Avenue Catering
“Colette Hatch is personal, knowledgeable and entertaining. Her knowledge of cheese and wine is superb and I know when she is presenting a table of cheeses that they will be in perfect condition, presented beautifully and ready on time. Colette is a valued partner and the first person I think of when I need a cheese expert.
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Contact Information
Mailing Address
Madame de Fromage
6300 Meadowridge Dr.
Santa Rosa, California 95409
Telephone/Fax:
Phone: (707) 539-2252
Mobile: (707) 486-4135
Email:
Contact me to learn how expert food and wine advice can make your event and build your business.