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COGNAC, the town, the
spirit, the legend
Take our short break,
chateau-hotel, visit to distillery and rental car included
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Escorted Tours
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French
cuisine
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A
week of hands-on cooking and visits to vineyards, foie
gras producers and local markets. All this based in
a luxurious chateau in the Quercy.
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More
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France
à la carte operate throughout France,
but we are based in Toulouse and most of our holidays are
in the Pyrenees, the Aquitaine, Midi and Languedoc regions
as well as the Alps, the Riviera and, of course, Paris.
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Secrets
of Périgord Cuisine
The
Périgord, cradle of European pre-history with the famous caves
at Lascaux and Cussac, some 1001 chateaux, a gourmet tradition of
fine cuisine … all set in a magnificent landscape of wooded
valleys and tiny stone-built villages.
A la carte Cuisine has
chosen a sumptuous XIX century château as base for a gourmet and culinary
discovery of the Périgord. The château houses the
Michelin star restaurant ‘Les Délices d’Hortense’
 This noble
dwelling has been transformed into a luxury 4* hotel situated
on the banks of the river Dordogne in its extensive wooded estate.
The 22 rooms give either on to the river or the gardens and are
of top quality: air-conditioned, satellite TV, very beautiful
bathrooms and period furniture. The estate has its own spa centre.
Cooking
course Chef
Eric Barbe is recognized for his fine cuisine which is mainly
inspired by the quality
of the local products. In his kitchen you will learn how to reproduce
the ‘périgourdine’ way
of cooking foie gras and duck and other regional dishes, incorporating
mushrooms and truffles according to the season.
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A
la carte cuisine, as our name suggests,
is a provider of tailor-made tourist products relating
to french cuisine: whether for Tour Operators, travel agents,
individuals or small groups we will contruct culinary vacations
and cooking tours made to your specifications. We look
after accommodation, transfer or transport and the classes.
Flights or other inward travel into France are your responsibility.
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