Taste of France â€" A Gascony Picnic class would make a Frenchman say, “The food is beaucoup good, but I still hate you because you’re an American and you won’t let me bring my dog into this cooking class.”

Oh well, time will heal.

In the meantime, the acclaimed Bayview School of Cooking offers a class on preparing French food for picnics Thursday, Aug. 16. â€" Suzy Stump

[Bayview Thriftway, Thursday, Aug. 16, 6-8:30 p.m., $55, 516 W. Fourth Ave., Olympia, 360.352.4897]