French Culinary Arts School in the south of France

Gastronomicom:
Gastronomicom French Culinary School is located in Cap d’Agde which is a famous and beautiful seaside resort on the Mediterranean coast. It is locatedin the well-known region of Languedoc-Roussillon, between Montpellier & Perpignan. It is conveniently close to Beziers Airport about 120 km from the Spanish border. Cap d’Agde is set in a wonderful landscape, with palm-trees, beautiful beaches, excellent Mediterranean food and the most important vineyard in Europe. It enjoys an extremely pleasant and sunny climate all year round.

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We offer cooking and pastry hands-on classes in English, French Wine and European Wine lessons, Food and Beverage Service courses, practical work experience (internships), and French language courses. We are not only a French culinary institute, but also a school where you can learn French Culture, the French language and professional vocabulary. You will receive a French Gourmet Certificate or Diploma upon full completion of your program.

Our ultimate goal is that our students improve both their skills and knowledge of the food, beverage and gastronomy of the region and France, and the French language, but will also enjoy visiting Languedoc-Roussillon, with its historic cities, varying and beautiful landscapes, and the most productive wine region in the world.

1 Month Courses
We offer 3 different Gourmet programs of 4 weeks duration:
1. Intensive French and French Cooking
2. Intensive French and Pastry and Sugar Decoration
3. Intensive French and French Wines.

All of these programs have 30 hours of lessons per week. These include "hands-on" cookery or wine tasting classes and visits to wine cellars. All the week-ends are free giving you the chance to experience the local lifestyle and culture.

3 Month Courses
We offer 4 different Gastronomic programs for 12 weeks with 30 hours of lessons per week, including "hands-on" cookery classes or wine tasting, visits to wine cellars All the weekends are free and you have 1 week holidays to visit France in the middle of the 3 months, during that week e offer th accomoation.

1 - French cooking + intensive French
2 - French pastry and sugar decoration + intensive French
3 - French and European wines + intensive French
4 - Fine dining food and beverage + intensive French

You also have the option of completing a 4 month training course (internship) in any of the courses listed above in a luxury Hotel restaurant in France.

Culinary Internships
For students holding a student visa (students from Europe do not require a visa), the school provides an internship in a luxury hotel/restaurant or restaurant in France. During the internship, the student will receive an indemnity of approx. 400 Euro per month, plus full board and accommodation. We have relations with leading international hotels, Relais-Châteaux (a collection of the most beautiful restaurants and hotels around the world), and 4-Star establishments with gourmet restaurants. Interns receive a Diploma upon full completion of the study program and a Certificate of Internship indicating the name of the hotel / restaurant and the dates of training.

Our Students come from many different backgrounds and regions. Our students in the past have come from the USA, Canada, France, UK, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Nepal, South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan and many other countries.

You may perhaps be:
- a Hospitality or Gastronomy Professional or Chef, and you want to improve your knowledge in modern French cooking, pastry or wines.
- a Head Waiter or Maitre "D" and you also want to be Sommelier and or train for a specific job.
- a student in Hospitality Management, and you want to improve your knowledge of fine dining, French cooking, pastry or wines, and learn French at the same time.
- an individual, and you want to discover French fine dining, cooking, pastry or wine, learn French, and at the same time to enjoy visiting the south of France.
- a quality culinary vacation enthusiast, seeking an unforgettable educational experience.

Entry Requirements
You are between 18 and 60 years old, and very motivated by food and beverage and Gastronomy. You want also to learn French language or improve your French language. European students don’t need any visa. For non-native speakers of English: Your level of English is minimum 600 points in TOEIC or 550 points in TOEFL.

Some of Our Teachers:
Valérie Desavis :
Graduate from Wine University in Suze La Rousse, France
Wine maker Diploma in Montpellier
Wine Sales manager by Society Philippe de Rotschild, Cote d’Azur
Wine Sales Manager by Chapoutier in the rhone Valley
Wine Sales Manager by Thiénot in Champagne

Florent Cantaut :
Graduate in Pâtisserie, viennoiserie, Boulangerie, chocolaterie,
Glaces et sorbets, Confiserie .
Pastry Chef in Relais-Chateaux, Le Vieux Castillon, 1* Michelin
Pastry Chef in Noga- Hilton Geneva ,Switzerland 4*Luxe, 1* Michelin
Pastry Chef in  Four seasons George  V , 3* Michelin - Paris

Martine Lessault :
graduate from Lausanne School (Switzerland)
Manager Food & Beverage Manager Hotel Beau Rivage 5*
Geneva (Switzerland), Leading Hotel of the world.
Hotel Manager “Maison Morizet” 4*München (Germany)
Hotel Manager “Hotel Guy louis Duboucheron” 4* luxe, Paris
General Manager Hotel Da Lapa 5* luxe Lisbon (Portugal)
Leading Hotel of the world
Hotel Manager Hotel d’Europe 4* Avignon (France)
Hotel Manager Hotel Vatel 4* , training Hotel for Vatel Institute,
Teacher of Food & Beverage and Training Co-ordinator in Vatel
Institute, Nimes (France)