Cooking in France

Join Susan Herrmann Loomis, internationally-recognized food expert and author, for a memorable culinary week at her cooking school in Normandy, France. On Rue Tatin offers a unique program of hands-on cooking classes and immersion into the French way of life.

Breathtaking French countryside, fun filled cookery lessons, gastronomic delights, fine wines, a beautifully renovated farmhouse, interesting conversation with new friends. Take part in five days of hands-on gourmet cooking instruction to enhance your confidence and knowledge in the kitchen.

Tastes of Languedoc aims to introduce you to the local flavour whilst keeping this simplicity. We aim to provide a taste of the wine and cuisine available in the Languedoc.

Our aim at Ouichef is to introduce you to the world of the ‘famous French cuisine’. Your experience whilst at Ouichef will involve a hands-on, fun and friendly cooking holiday which will focus on the classic recipes and cooking techniques of France.

We'll shop the local markets together in search of local ingredients and return home to prepare traditional Provençal meals in a relaxed atmosphere. You can join in and learn to prepare the regional specialties we will serve for dinner.

Le Mas des Oliviers is a luxury villa in Provence overlooking the Mediterranean on the Côte d'Azur, French Riviera. The breathtaking views towards the Bay of Cannes, Les Iles de Lérin's and Cap d'Antibes help to make your cooking vacation one you'll never forget.

In addition to hands-on cooking classes with Chef Jean-Marc, we will visit Les Halles, the bustling indoor market; the artisan market on the banks of the Saone; and Bernachon Chocolatier, producer of some of the finest hand-made chocolates in all of France.

Join us at the lovely Château Meyre in the Haut Médoc for a week of the finest wining and dining with Michelin one-star Chef Michel Gautier, maître cuisinier of France, and Kinette Gautier, maître sommelier.

You are invited to experience the “Best of Paris” and introduced to the secrets of classic and contemporary French cuisine. We’ll go behind the scenes to sample aged cheeses in a private cellar, attend cooking demonstrations with talented chefs, marvel at the elaborate creations of a master patisserie.

Chef Jean-Louis Zenesini will share with us the secrets of his sublime Provencal cuisine in hands-on cooking classes. Excursions to nearby Aubagne and Marseille will round out this incredible insider’s week.