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Intensive Cooking Classes in France in English
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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Short French Cooking Classes:
One-Day French Culinary Course:
A hands-on cooking class with chef Jean-Marc Villard, taught in English.
An authentic taste of France’s gastronomic treasures awaits you. Share in this wonderful moment and make a memory that will warm your heart for years to come.
Shop, cook and eat a delicious gastronomic French feast with an experienced French Chef.
Work side by side with a skilled chef-culinary arts professional, and discover the secrets of French Cuisine and learn French recipes to share with friends and family when you go back home.
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.
Discover the exceptional characteristics of Châteauneuf-du-Pape by taking a private visit to traditional wineries.
Join Romain on a comprehensive and fascinating journey into the world of the wine marker and learn about vineyards, the wine making process and wine tasting.
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409B Cchemin du Carraire, Maubec-en-Luberon, Provence, France
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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
French Dining School
Courses / Programs
• Located in Kerrouet, 1 hour from Rennes, in the Brittany region of North West France, French Dining School provides short cookery courses in French, European and Scandinavian cuisine. • Menus will vary depending on markets and the season but in general the class will undertake food preparation for full lunch or dinner each day for a maximum of five days.
• Course features include starter, main course and dessert with wine, expert guidance on specialist areas including seafood, cheeses, meats, sauce preparation, wines, the vegan option, organic cooking and the use of knives and kitchen equipment.
Cooking Classes in North-West France:
- Taught in English
• Five day Cooking Courses
• Small Cookery classes
• Hands on cooking experience
• Modern European cuisine classes
• Visits to the best food markets in France
- Taught in English
• Five day Cooking Courses
• Small Cookery classes
• Hands on cooking experience
• Modern European cuisine classes
• Visits to the best food markets in France
Gastronomicom International Culinary Academy
Courses / Programs
Situated in the historic town of Agde on the Mediterranean Coast in the South of France, Gastronomicom International Culinary Academy provides quality culinary arts career training courses to students from around the globe.We offer French Cooking and French Pastry classes taught in English at one star Michelin level, practical work experience placements (internships), and French language courses.
Students receive a French Gourmet Certificate or Diploma upon full completion of a program. Students from Europe do not require a visa.
We are located in Cap d’Agde, which is in the picturesque Languedoc-Roussillon region on the Mediterranean seaside between Montpellier & Perpignan.
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. The South of France boasts historic cities, varying and beautiful landscapes, and the most productive wine region in the world.
Gastronomicom also teaches French Gastronomy and refined Michelin star cooking techniques at our culinary arts school in Miami, Florida.
Testimonial:
"I learned an incredible amount about pastry cooking and improved my level of French, and it is my goal to wrap up that training with one more final month of classes there and an internship working in a pastry kitchen afterwards. I am so looking forward to returning, and am determined to make this new Gastronomicom experience even better than the first."
- Emma
1-Month Gourmet Certificate Programs:
- Pastry & Cooking
8-week or 12-week Gastronomic Certificate Programs:
- French Pastry
- French Cooking
Combined with intensive French language lessons
Gastronomic + Internship Program:
- 12-week Gastronomic Program plus 4-month internship in a French hotel/restaurant
Cooking Diploma Courses:
- 1-Year Diploma Programs (includes 3-months pastry, 3-months cooking & 6-months internship)
- 2-Year Diploma in Gastronomic Food and Beverage Management
- Pastry & Cooking
8-week or 12-week Gastronomic Certificate Programs:
- French Pastry
- French Cooking
Combined with intensive French language lessons
Gastronomic + Internship Program:
- 12-week Gastronomic Program plus 4-month internship in a French hotel/restaurant
Cooking Diploma Courses:
- 1-Year Diploma Programs (includes 3-months pastry, 3-months cooking & 6-months internship)
- 2-Year Diploma in Gastronomic Food and Beverage Management
Gentle Gourmet Concept at the Domaine de Brocfontaine
Courses / Programs
• In the heart of Normandy in northern France, The Gentle Gourmet's Concept situated in the Domaine de Brocfontaine offers short, intensive courses in vegan gastronomic cooking for individuals and professionals from around the globe who are looking to raise their culinary expertise or join the professional world of vegan cooking.• Our offer:
- 6-week Certificate Course in Vegan Pastry
- 6-week Certificate Course in Vegan Cuisine
- 2-week Vegan Chocolate Mastering Class
- 2-week wellness vegan class
- 2-week online class: "opening your vegan business"
- 2-week vegan cheese class
- 2-week permaculture and vegan local cuisine
• The Gentle Gourmet Concept was formed with an experienced team that has been working for more than 15 years in the gastronomic restaurant sector and in the hotel industry.
• With our method of intensive learning, an individual approach, and daily practice in each of our courses ensures that students come out with a complete and successful experience.
Certificate Course in Vegan Pastry:
Duration: 6 weeks
Modules include:
• Introduction to Vegan Pastry
• Miscellaneous Cakes & Cookies:
• Aquafaba & Pate A Choux
• Top Fine Pastry
Certificate Course in Vegan Cuisine:
Duration: 6 weeks
Modules include:
• Introduction to Vegan Gastronomy:
• The Art of the Start
• Classical French Cuisine
• Contemporary World Cuisine
Duration: 6 weeks
Modules include:
• Introduction to Vegan Pastry
• Miscellaneous Cakes & Cookies:
• Aquafaba & Pate A Choux
• Top Fine Pastry
Certificate Course in Vegan Cuisine:
Duration: 6 weeks
Modules include:
• Introduction to Vegan Gastronomy:
• The Art of the Start
• Classical French Cuisine
• Contemporary World Cuisine
The French House Party, Carcassonne
Courses / Programs
• Gastro Academy at the French House Party is a high-calibre cookery school in the Carcassonne area of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of south-west France.• We provide residential, all-inclusive French cooking courses to individuals and groups from around the world.
• Taught in English and French to students of all levels (total beginner to professional cooks), our culinary vacations combine top-quality food, award-winning Michelin-star French chefs as course tutors, and superb accommodation to give you an unforgettable experience!
• Recommended in the book “The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life”, our residential cookery courses are held in an 8-bedroomed house with swimming pool, tennis court and boules pitch.
• Carcassonne is approximately 50 miles from Toulouse which has an international airport, and 390 miles from Paris. Ryanair also fly directly to Carcassonne from the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Paris Beauvais international airport.
• We offer scheduled French cooking vacations through Spring, Summer and Autumn, and also tailor-make cookery holidays for groups of 6 or more food & wine enthusiasts, culinary students, hospitality professionals and seniors.
• Our residential courses can accommodate non-participating partners who would like to have a golf programme arranged.
Testimonial:
"So what did we learn from Jean-Marc and Robert? A huge amount. Watching these chefs prepare and cook is worth paying any money for."
- Jeanne Quigley, Irish Food Writers Guild
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