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French Cooking Classes in Provence, France
French Cooking Class in Provence:
Experience French hands-on cooking classes in English in Provence, near the city of Avignon in the Regional Park of Luberon, in the South of France. We offer one and two-day cooking courses under the tutelage of renowned chef Jean-Marc Villard.
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Work With Renowned Chef Jean-Marc Villard:
Chef Jean-Marc Villard brings to his renown teaching a love of cooking inherited from his family.
Jean-Marc served in some of the finest French restaurants in France and abroad including L’Oasis à la Napoule (near Nice), “Le Gourmandin”, “L’Alexandrin*” in Lyon. He also brought French culinary excellence to the US working in a French restaurant in Saint Louis, Missouri.
His teaching experience and his passion for sharing this love of French gastronomy brought him to be an integral part of the faculty of the prestigious Paul Bocuse Institute in Lyon as Chef Instructor in 1991.
Jean-Marc did not content himself with welcoming international students to France; he brought his culinary skills into the field training restaurant teams and also amateurs in different countries.
Specially-Designed Kitchen for Teaching:
The kitchen is designed to teach hands-on French cooking classes where you can practice with the chef near by, benefit from his advices and expertise and learn the skills you need to take all the pleasure to your own table.
French Cooking Classes:
One-Day French Culinary Course:
- A hands-on cooking class with chef Jean-Marc Villard, taught in English.
Two-Day French Cooking Class & Wine Tour:
- Cook with an experienced chef on day one, explore the famous vineyards of this rich, beautiful and sunny region with an experienced “Sommelier” on day two.
Culinary Paradise in the South of France:
We will be delighted to welcome you to our culinary home, full of charm and warmth where you will experience for yourself the pleasure of cooking a menu with the chef then joining him and his wife Alice for a meal on the terrace surrounded by the garden.
Easy access by TGV bullet train, our school is close to the Avignon TGV station as well as being close to the Paris/Nice highway.
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409B Cchemin du Carraire, Maubec-en-Luberon, Provence, France
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Tastes of Provence
Courses / Programs
Enjoy a gourmet tour or a quality cooking course in France with Tastes of Provence! Located in Aix-en-Provence in southeastern France, Tastes of Provence provides themed tours, cooking classes and pastry classes for adults from around the world.You will receive a unique insight into this magical region from your gourmet guides. You will stroll through the historic streets, tasting local specialties, visit food shops, and learn bits of history as you go.
Every tour includes a trip to the 700 year old marketplace of Aix-en-Provence, where you can meet the local farmers and sample their amazing food products.
Cooking Courses in Provence:
- Cooking Course
- Pastry Class
Gourmet Food Tours:
- Market Tour
- Savouring Aix Tour
- Private Tour
- Cooking Course
- Pastry Class
Gourmet Food Tours:
- Market Tour
- Savouring Aix Tour
- Private Tour
IFA Paris Fashion School
Courses / Programs
International Fashion Academy (IFA) Paris is a leading fashion school located in the historical garment district in the 10th arrondissement in the center of Paris, France. Established in 1982, we offer 3-year Bachelor Degrees in Fashion Design & Technology and Fashion Marketing, and a 1-year intensive postgraduate certificate course in Contemporary Fashion Design. We also offer graduate programs in the fields of Fashion Business and Luxury Brand Management. All of our fashion programs are taught entirely in the English language.
IFA Paris opened our school in Shanghai, China in 2002, and students on our Bachelor in Fashion Design & Technology degree program are strongly encouraged to study abroad in Shanghai for part of their course. Students on our Bachelor in Fashion Marketing degree spend 10 academic weeks in Shanghai during their second year.
In addition, students can attend POLIMODA which is the top fashion design and marketing school in Italy, as part of the MBA / Masters Program in Luxury Brand Management and as part of the MBA / Masters Program in Fashion Business.
Scholarship Programs:
In 2014, IFA Paris will offer 9 scholarships at postgraduate level and 5 scholarships at undergraduate level for programs in our Paris and Shanghai schools. Contact us today for further information on how to apply for this exceptional opportunity.
-Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design & Technology: 3 yrs
-Bachelor Degree in Fashion Marketing: 3 yrs in Paris incl semester in Shanghai
-Postgraduate Certificate in Contemporary Fashion Design: 1 yr
1-Year MBA Programs
-MBA in Fashion Business: 40 wks in Paris or 30 wks in Paris/10 wks in Shanghai
-MBA in Luxury Brand Mgmt: 30 wks in Paris/10 wks in Shanghai
-MBA in Global Fashion Media
-MBA in Cosmetics, Beauty & Fragrances
-MBA/Masters in Luxury Brands Mgmt/Fashion Business in collaboration with Polimoda
-Bachelor Degree in Fashion Marketing: 3 yrs in Paris incl semester in Shanghai
-Postgraduate Certificate in Contemporary Fashion Design: 1 yr
1-Year MBA Programs
-MBA in Fashion Business: 40 wks in Paris or 30 wks in Paris/10 wks in Shanghai
-MBA in Luxury Brand Mgmt: 30 wks in Paris/10 wks in Shanghai
-MBA in Global Fashion Media
-MBA in Cosmetics, Beauty & Fragrances
-MBA/Masters in Luxury Brands Mgmt/Fashion Business in collaboration with Polimoda
Ducasse Education, Paris
Courses / Programs
• Improve your cooking prowess with an intensive culinary arts course taught in English or French by world-renowned chefs! • Ducasse Education is a top culinary and pastry school that provides short and longer-term cooking programs to locally-based students, French students, and international students.
• Our two schools are Centre Formation Alain Ducasse, situated in Argenteuil, a north-western Paris suburb, and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie, in Yssingeaux in south-central France.
• At Ducasse Education, you get to learn from top level chef instructors in hands-on classes (maximum of 12 students). Our courses also provide unique professional experience within a French restaurant.
• Ducasse Education was founded by Alain Ducasse - the legendary award-winning chef & restauranteur, whose restaurants had a total of 21 Michelin stars in 2014.
• Our four fully-equipped professional kitchens offer students the opportunity to improve existing skills or to develop new cooking techniques.
• Dedicated to training, they are the dream kitchen of any cook, and the ideal tool for performing creative, quality cooking.
Student Testimonial:
"This program satisfied my needs, I learned the techniques that I'm looking for, I worked in a different way with excellent chefs and they gave me their knowledge in the best way"
- Paschalis Paschali, Practicing Chef
Professional Culinary Programs
• Culinary Arts Diploma: 6-month skills-building + 3-month internship (taught in English & French)
• Expert Diploma in Culinary Arts: 3-month skills-building + 3-month internship (taught in English)
• Bachelor Degree in Culinary Arts: 3-year program in English & French, with internships
• Short-term / 2 Month Culinary Programs
-CULINARY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-FRENCH PASTRY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-GREEN GASTRONOMY ESSENTIALS
-FRENCH BAKERY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-FRENCH CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONARY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-FOODIES & ENTREPRENEURS
-ARTS OF SERVICE & SOMMELIER ESSENTIALS
-Summer Courses
• Culinary Arts Diploma: 6-month skills-building + 3-month internship (taught in English & French)
• Expert Diploma in Culinary Arts: 3-month skills-building + 3-month internship (taught in English)
• Bachelor Degree in Culinary Arts: 3-year program in English & French, with internships
• Short-term / 2 Month Culinary Programs
-CULINARY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-FRENCH PASTRY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-GREEN GASTRONOMY ESSENTIALS
-FRENCH BAKERY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-FRENCH CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONARY ARTS ESSENTIALS
-FOODIES & ENTREPRENEURS
-ARTS OF SERVICE & SOMMELIER ESSENTIALS
-Summer Courses
Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts, Paris
Courses / Programs
Located in the heart of Paris, Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts provides quality education in the fields of French Cooking and French Pastry to local and international students from around the world - from secondary vocational education to continuing education for professionals. We offer intensive cooking and pastry programs taught in English that include internships. In addition, we provide week-long training courses in specialized areas of French Cuisine and French Pastry / Breads, half-day pastry courses, and customized cookery courses for professional cooks, pastry chefs, bakers and caterers.
On successful completion of your training, including the internship, you will be awarded a Certificate of Successful Completion, from Ferrandi and the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
At Ferrandi, it is our philosophy is that theory is best integrated when it is accompanied by hands-on practice. This is why 70% of course hours on our Intensive Professional Programs are spent in the kitchen or lab.
With top-notch learning facilities, our pedagogy is based on hands-on practice, individual and team work, and personalized guidance by qualified instructors, who all have significant, top-level industry experience with Michelin-starred chefs and other prestigious employers.
Intensive Professional Programs - taught in English:
- French Cuisine: 5 months (660 hours) + 3 to 6 month internship
- French Pastry: 5 months (660 hours) + 3 to 6 month internship
- French Bread Baking: 10 weeks (340 hours) + 2 month internship (optional)
Training Weeks:
- French Breads and Viennoiseries
- Classic Pastries
- Chocolate and confiserie
- Cuisine bistronomique & more..
Half-day Pastry Courses:
- Choux pastry: sweet and savory variations
- Introduction to the Macaron
Customized courses for professional cooks, pastry chefs, bakers and caterers
- French Cuisine: 5 months (660 hours) + 3 to 6 month internship
- French Pastry: 5 months (660 hours) + 3 to 6 month internship
- French Bread Baking: 10 weeks (340 hours) + 2 month internship (optional)
Training Weeks:
- French Breads and Viennoiseries
- Classic Pastries
- Chocolate and confiserie
- Cuisine bistronomique & more..
Half-day Pastry Courses:
- Choux pastry: sweet and savory variations
- Introduction to the Macaron
Customized courses for professional cooks, pastry chefs, bakers and caterers
The French House Party, Carcassonne
Courses / Programs
• The Gastro Academy at The French House Party is a high-calibre residential French cookery school near the beautiful city of Carcassonne, in the Languedoc-Roussillon area of South West France. • Carcassonne is only 50 miles from Toulouse which has an international airport. Ryanair also fly directly to Carcassonne from the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Paris Beauvais international airport.
• Gastro Academy provides all-inclusive cooking holidays for individuals and groups from around the world. Cookery classes, taught in English and French, are suitable for anyone passionate about food (from beginners to experienced cooks).
• Our culinary vacations combine superb accommodation (with swimming pool, tennis court & boules pitch), top-quality food, and award-winning Michelin-star French chefs as tutors.
• Recommended in the book “The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life”, we offer scheduled French cooking vacations through Spring, Summer & Autumn, and also tailor-make cookery holidays for groups of 6 or more food & wine enthusiasts, culinary students, hospitality professionals and seniors.
Testimonial:
‘We chopped, braised, stirred, blended and peeled but, most of all, learnt loads in a few days. If you’ve ever been to a house party, this one will top the lot..The French House Party is an exceedingly well-run company..the attention to detail is simply superb’.
- Hilary Scott, Reading Post
Residential Cooking Courses:
• Cuisine in Brief:
3-day course offered at different times during Summer and Autumn 2018.
• Gourmet Explorer:
6-day course offered at different times during Summer and Autumn 2018.
• Advanced Gourmet Explorer:
Unique 7-day break offered in Autumn.
• Cancer-Kicking Cookery Course:
4-day all-inclusive residential cookery course.
• Just Desserts – Chocolate & Patisserie:
3-day dessert cooking course.
• Cuisine in Brief:
3-day course offered at different times during Summer and Autumn 2018.
• Gourmet Explorer:
6-day course offered at different times during Summer and Autumn 2018.
• Advanced Gourmet Explorer:
Unique 7-day break offered in Autumn.
• Cancer-Kicking Cookery Course:
4-day all-inclusive residential cookery course.
• Just Desserts – Chocolate & Patisserie:
3-day dessert cooking course.
Le Gargantua, Gascony
Courses / Programs
Learn traditional French culinary skills with a cooking holiday in south west France! Located in the beautiful region of Gascony, just 1 hour drive south east of Bordeaux and 1.5 hours north west of Toulouse, Le Gargantua provides hands-on cooking classes and patisserie classes taught in English to students from around the world.
The owner Marlene Deparis teaches classic French cuisine and French pastry by explaining the interaction of ingredients within each dish, not by following a recipe to the dot.
You can learn about all kinds of traditional French dishes and techniques on our seasonal cooking courses, from stews and sauces, bread to pâtés, quiches, and mousses.
In addition, you can choose to learn to make classic French pastry like macaroons, eclairs, croissants or millefeuilles on our patisserie courses. We even offer to show you how to prepare confit, foie gras, and rillettes on our fat duck course.
Patisserie Courses:
- 5-night Residential Patisserie Courses
- 3-night Residential Patisserie Courses
- 1-day Patisserie Courses
- Half-day Patisserie Courses
Seasonal Cooking Course Holidays:
- Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter
Fat Duck Course:
- 3-night Residential Course
Cooking Events:
- 3-night Residential Fish Cooking Course
- 5-night Residential Patisserie Courses
- 3-night Residential Patisserie Courses
- 1-day Patisserie Courses
- Half-day Patisserie Courses
Seasonal Cooking Course Holidays:
- Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter
Fat Duck Course:
- 3-night Residential Course
Cooking Events:
- 3-night Residential Fish Cooking Course