Cooking Courses in France

Ouichef, Normandy:
Ouichef is a cookery school located in Normandy, France. At Ouichef we offer a range of excellent one day, mid-week and seven day cooking courses. An ideal culinary vacation for those looking for that hands-on, fun and memorable activity holiday. The cookery programmes on offer will be conducted in English and meet the needs of all, whether you have a basic knowledge of cookery or are a keen amateur or even a professional. Your chef for the programme will be Andy Whitson who has been cooking for thirty years (all his working life) Andy is French classically trained and for the last 15 years has worked as a college senior chef lecturer. Andy has also won many awards in national and international culinary competitions and has captained senior teams and student teams to great success. Andy has a vast amount of practical experience and knowledge which he openly shares with his Ouichef students so that they gain the ultimate cooking holiday experience.

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* Ouichef! 'One day cooking course'
If you live in the area or are visiting France and looking for a great hands-on cooking experience then this course is excellent value and offers a real taste of of French cuisine.

* Ouichef! 'Midweek cooking break'
This program is designed to totaly immerse yourself in the kitchen and enjoy the fruits of your labour after with a wonderful six course gourmet dinner. The course has three full days of gourmet cuisine. A must for those who are keen to get involved and improve on their cooking skills.

* Ouichef! ‘Cuisine du Terroir’ (7 day program)
This program covers regional specialities from all over France and strongly focuses on local produce and peasant tradition. Although the programme is classed as basic, you will find that a challenging amount of practical skills is included. There is a distinct return to ‘cuisine terroir’ in many restaurants today and to the forgotten flavours of local farm produce.