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French Pastry & Cooking Classes in South West France
Le Gargantua:
Located in Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine in the Gascony region, just 1.5 hours north west of Toulouse and 1 hour drive south east of Bordeaux, Le Gargantua provides hands-on cooking classes and patisserie classes taught in English to students from around the world. Courses take place between February and November.
All our cooking holidays are full board, and you will be accommodated in our guest house, Le Gargantua, for the duration of your course.
Surrounded by glorious sunflower fields, our guesthouse is located in the tiny village of Anzex, just a couple of minutes drive from the pine forest of the Landes de Gascogne, and 10 minutes away from the pretty market town of Casteljaloux.
Known as "the Garden of France", the landscape of Lot-et-Garonne is quite unspoilt, with wildlife and nature preserved and thriving agriculture. Enjoying a very pleasant climate, mostly dry and sunny, the surrounding colours are the ones of wheat and sunflower fields, vineyards, and the deep green of the pine forest of the Landes de Gascogne.
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Bordeaux
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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.
Pauline Fraisse Art & Culture, Paris
Courses / Programs
Are you searching for an interesting, alternative, and artistic thing to do in Paris with your friend, spouse, family or on your own?If so, you might be very interested in the classes and workshops of Pauline Fraisse, an established French artist who provides drawing and painting lessons in Paris.
Available in summer and year-round, we offer our fun and educational art classes and workshops to adults, artists, art students and children from all over the world.
Taught in English and French, they are suitable for beginner to advanced levels, and can be customized to meet your needs.
Our art lessons give you an opportunity to see Paris through a different lens, and to discover places full of beauty and culture that might go unnoticed by those simply following a guide book, or taking a standard tour.
Our art studio is conveniently situated in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, a trendy and artistic neighborhood on the Right Bank (North Side) of the River Seine.
Easily accessible by public transport, our studio is close to the metro stations Parmentier (Métro Line 3), Goncourt (Line 11) and Oberkampf (serving Line 5 and Line 9).
Some of our art classes are held at the studio. However, most are outdoor workshops which take place in various areas of this vibrant city.
Student Testimonial:
"Pauline is lovely and fresh and efficient. I learnt so much from her, in such a short time, and in such a fun and interesting way. I felt inspired for weeks in a row by what I learnt from her."
- Anna
Art Classes / Workshops:
For beginners to advanced level
- 4-hour workshops in Paris, throughout the year
- 3-hour workshops in-class & throughout Paris
- Private classes at the Louvre (unavailable in July & August)
- Regular 1-day "Drawing and Writing around Paris" workshops
- Corporate / Team Building workshops
- Private classes / Customized lessons for adults, professional artists, art students, families..
- Customized Classes for groups of 1-3 children
- Painting day-trips in Giverny (home of Claude Monet in northern France)
For beginners to advanced level
- 4-hour workshops in Paris, throughout the year
- 3-hour workshops in-class & throughout Paris
- Private classes at the Louvre (unavailable in July & August)
- Regular 1-day "Drawing and Writing around Paris" workshops
- Corporate / Team Building workshops
- Private classes / Customized lessons for adults, professional artists, art students, families..
- Customized Classes for groups of 1-3 children
- Painting day-trips in Giverny (home of Claude Monet in northern France)
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
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
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
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