Contact Page - French Pastry School in France

Gastronomicom:
Gastronomicom French Culinary School is located in a beautiful resort in Cap d’Agde, a famous Mediterranean seaside town in the well-known region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Cap d’Agde is set in a wonderful landscape, with beautiful beaches, palm-trees, excellent Mediterranean food and the most important vineyard in Europe.

About Us: We offer "hands-on" classes in English in cooking and/or Pastry and Sugar decoration, 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 the French language and professional vocabulary. You will receive a French Gourmet Certificate or Diploma upon completion of your program.

1 Month Pastry Course: French + Pastry and Sugar decoration - We offer a Gourmet program for 4 weeks with 30 hours of lessons per week, including 15 hours hands-on pastry classes and 15 hours French lessons. Students work in teams to help each other and learn together. All weekends are free.

The Module of 4 weeks includes:
- 1st week: cakes, desserts
- 2nd week: bread, viennoiseries
- 3rd week: chocolate and ice desserts
- 4th week: sugar decoration

3 Month Pastry Courses: We offer a Gastronomic program for 12 weeks with 30 hours of lessons per week, including 15 hours pastry hands-on classes and 15 hours French lessons. All weekends are free and you have 1 week off to tour France and the region. The Program includes 3 modules of 4 weeks with the same organisation as the Gourmet Program Module.

Pastry Training + Internship Program: 12 weeks with 30 hours of lessons per week, including 15 hours pastry hands-on classes + 15 hours French lessons + 4 months training course (internship) in a luxury hotel / restaurant in France. All week-ends are free (except during the internship). 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.

This program with internship is for students holding a student visa (students from Europe do not require a visa). During the internship, the student will receive an indemnity of approx. 400 Euro per month, plus full board and accommodation.

You may be:
- a student of Hospitality Management and want to improve your knowledge of fine dining, French Pastry and Sugar decoration, and learn French at the same time.
- a pastry Chef , you want to grow professionally and upgrade to a new position.
- a professional in pastry making, or a Hospitality Professional, and you want to improve your knowledge of modern French pastry and learn to create sugar decoration (one star Michelin level).
- an individual, and you want to discover more about French Pastry and Sugar decoration, learn French and at the same time enjoy visiting the south of France.
- a quality culinary vacation enthusiast, seeking an unforgettable educational experience.