à la carte cuisine

COOKING COURSES

A la carte cuisine short culinary courses take the form of hands-on sessions - usually in the morning - followed by visits to sites of culinary interest - vineyards, duck breeders, truffle markets etc - in the afternoon. All are based in the hotels or chateaux where the chefs work.

You will meet the chef and his brigade before getting down to work with them.

These are genuine culinary vacations where you will get to know the food, the people and a slice of French life.

TRANSPORT
We always include a hire car from the nearest airport or TGV train station with our packages. This car can also be used for getting out and about during the periods of free time in each course.

Of course, you don't have to take the car: we can arrange private transfers to and from the hotel ... but your activities will be limited to what you can do on foot or bicycle.

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A LA CARTE CUISINE has a number of culinary vacations running throughout the year in different parts of Southern France

Our courses are short (from 3 to 8 days) residential cooking courses in chateaux and bijou hotels.

QUERCY - hands-on courses with top chef in his chateau. Foie Gras and truffles a speciality

AVEYRON - hands-on course with chef Rémy Simon in typical village auberge

ARIEGE - where the vineyards of Languedoc meet the Pyrenees

AVIGNON - cuisine provençale among the olive trees and lavender beds in St Rémy-de-Provence

GARD - newly promoted two star Michelin chef Jérôme Nutile shares his secrets

BANDOL - niched among the vineyards just 5 kms from the Mediterranean coast - fine base for learning Mediterranean cuisine

PROVENCE - a 500 hectare provençal vineyard is the backdrop for these culinary courses in deepest Provence at Lorgues

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