{"id":32091,"date":"2015-09-22T11:14:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T18:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=32091"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:33","slug":"provence-restaurants-art-of-allure-and-human-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/provence-restaurants-art-of-allure-and-human-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Provence Restaurants Art of Allure and Human Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PROVENCE RESTAURANTS TAILORS THE ART OF ALLURE AND HUMAN CONNECTION\u00a0FOR VANCOUVER WOMEN<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Vancouver has been called \u201cNo Fun City,\u201d \u201cmind-numbingly boring,\u201d and a difficult place to socialize, make friends, and date other singles, despite its population of over 600,000 people. Provence Restaurants believes it has the antidote to this lack of connection between residents \u2013 for women, at least. The Art of Allure and Human Connection is a four-day program on October 15 \u2013 18, 2015, led by life coach, seminar leader and dancer Chen Lizra and including cooking seminars by Provence Chef and Co-Owner Alessandra Quaglia. Chef Quaglia knew that in Vancouver \u2013 one of the world\u2019s best cities for food (CNTraveler.com) \u2013 she had to incorporate food as a tool to re-instill a sense of community amongst Vancouver women, the way our grandmothers might have done when we were growing up.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/provence-restaurants-art-of-allure-and-human-connection\/day-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-3.jpg?fit=500%2C308&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,308\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Art of Allure\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-3.jpg?fit=500%2C308&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-32098\" title=\"Art of Allure\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-3.jpg?resize=500%2C308\" alt=\"Art of Allure\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-3.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-3.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJean Francis and I have always believed in building strong family and community. It\u2019s so important to the fabric of our lives. Throughout the ages, sharing food is one of the ways people, and women in particular, have built community. We feel so strongly about the powerful role of food to community-building that we decided to bring this international workshop to Vancouver,\u201d says Chef Quaglia.<\/p>\n<p>Chen Lizra\u2019s TEDx talk on \u201cThe power of seduction in our everyday lives\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lizraconsulting.com\/ted-talk\">www.lizraconsulting.com\/ted-talk<\/a>) in 2012 attracted over 4.3 million views. Formerly a resident of Vancouver, Lizra developed The Art of Allure and Human Connection programs in response to women and men around the world asking her to teach them the power of seduction, but not in the manipulative sense.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/provence-restaurants-art-of-allure-and-human-connection\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-32091 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/provence-restaurants-art-of-allure-and-human-connection\/day-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"day 2\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"day 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-4.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-4.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"32099\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/provence-restaurants-art-of-allure-and-human-connection\/day-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-4.jpg?fit=500%2C308&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,308\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"day 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Day-4.jpg?fit=500%2C308&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cI feel very fortunate to present Chen and her teachings \u2013 they are life changing,\u201d comments Chef Quaglia.<\/p>\n<p>For information and to register, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.provencemarinaside.ca\/art-of-allure-human-connection\">www.provencemarinaside.ca\/art-of-allure-human-connection<\/a>. The program is open to only 16 participants at a private location in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Provence Restaurants, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.provencevancouver.com\">www.provencevancouver.com<\/a> and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Chen Lizra, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chenlizraconsulting.com\">www.chenlizraconsulting.com<\/a> and Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROVENCE RESTAURANTS TAILORS THE ART OF ALLURE AND HUMAN CONNECTION\u00a0FOR VANCOUVER WOMEN In recent years, Vancouver has been called \u201cNo Fun City,\u201d \u201cmind-numbingly boring,\u201d and a difficult place to socialize, make friends, and date other singles, despite its population of over 600,000 people. 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