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About Chef Diane Manteca


Diane has been a professional chef for thirty-three years, working in high end gourmet establishments, along with catering. She owned the Brickyard Café in Cambridge for 8 years, which was an eclectic and popular café style restaurant in the Fresh Pond area. Diane has co-authored a Zone cookbook on healthy eating and worked as a food consultant and developed recipes for a major specialty food company.

Chef Diane has also cooked for fund raising events, and cookbook signings for culinary celebrities.

Diane owned Sassy River Sauces, a specialty food company, selling at Farmer’s Markets and major food establishments. She is now a personal chef with clients in metro west and the Boston area.

Her teaching career spans 30 years, with Italian cooking as her specialty, along with Moroccan, African, Asian, Cuban French, and regional cooking from the United States. She travels to Italy often to learn regional Italian cooking and brings her knowledge back to teach her students.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Join us at the French Library for a conversation about L'Etranger by Albert Camus. We invite you to read the book in its entirety and meet us on April 24th, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Join us at the French Library for a conversation about L'Etranger by Albert Camus. We invite you to read the book in its entirety and meet us on April 25th, from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Join us at the French Library for a conversation about Meursault, contre-enquête by Kamel Daoud. We invite you to read the book in its entirety and meet us on May 15th, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

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