Taste a five-course meal made by five local chefs at The Angus Barn's Triangle All Star Guest Chef Dinner on May 24. For $175, diners will enjoy a meal created by The Angus Barn's Walter Royal, The Washington Duke Inn's Jason Cunningham, Vin Rouge's Matt Kelly, Joe Lambrazzo from McConnell Golf Properties and Dave Gaydeski from Carolina Alumni Club. To make a reservation, call Kelly Joslin at (919) 787-3505 or send e-mail to kelly.joslin@angusbarn.com.

Barbecue sauce praised

This month's issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray gives a shout-out to North Carolina barbecue sauce maker George's Sauces of Nashville, N.C. After a blind taste test, this is what the magazine had to say: "This eastern North Carolina sauce packs a vinegary punch at first, but George's Original eases the kick with apples and sugar for 'a perfect balance of sweet, sour and spicy.' " To order George's Sauces, go to www.georgesbbqsauce.com.

Sample city's cuisine

If you are interested in a culinary outing in the Triangle, a new company is offering walking and eating tours of downtown Raleigh. For $39, you get to eat your way from Clyde Cooper's Barbecue to Capital City Grocery and Duck & Dumpling. The tours are held Thursday mornings. Don't worry, tours are coming for Durham and Chapel Hill. To make a reservation, go to www.trianglefoodtour.com.

Teach a child to cook

With summer vacation on the way, parents of budding chefs might want to consider sending those children to cooking camp. A handful of local schools offer classes for the younger set. For more information, contact:

Chez Bay Gourmet Cooking School in Durham, www.chezbaygourmet.com, (919) 477-7878

A Southern Season in Chapel Hill, www.southernseason.com, (877) 929-7133

Everyday Entrees at Durant Station in Raleigh, www.myentrees.com, (919) 878-8336

Classy Kids Cook in Garner, www.classykidscook.com, (919) 481-1645

C'est Si Bon Cooking School in Chapel Hill, www.cestsibon.net, (919) 942-6550

A memoir of good tastes

About 50 people came out to Quail Ridge Books & Music on Friday evening to hear Patricia and Walter Wells discuss their new memoir, "We've Always Had Paris ... and Provence." In the memoir, released Tuesday, the longtime cookbook author and her husband, formerly an editor at The International Herald Tribune, paint a warm picture of the decades they have spent in France learning to love the food, the language and many of the people.

To hear excerpts from N&O food editor Amber Nimocks' interview of the Wellses, go to www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles.