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Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405 Bombel, 24290, St Amand de Coly, Sarlat, Dordogne, France (GPS: N45° 01.915/E001° 15.295)
A Christmas Cooking Course in France
A great Christmas gift idea - a Christmas cooking course in France will give you a taste of a typical Christmas in France - and it has nothing to do with turkey!
Actually, it's seafood and shellfish that are often on the French Christmas menu, together with duck, goose, venison and wild boar. And what's more, it's Christmas Eve when the big meal is consumed and the Christmas gifts are opened.
With its mild climate (locals have been known to eat Christmas dinner outdoors) and beautiful rolling scenery, quiet roads and few tourists the Dordogne is a very lovely and tranquil place in which to spend Christmas.
As a bonus, the festive season is much less commercialised here than in the UK, but the towns are still bedecked with Christmas trees and decorations, and at the entrance to every village the roads are festooned with baubles, tinsel, ribbons and little parcels wrapped in gorgeous Christmas colours.
The Accommodation...
You will be staying in our magnificent, comfortable and spacious converted barn, which is centrally-heated throughout. The four large en suite bedrooms are either twins or doubles and all open independently onto the sunny (yes, even in wineter) courtyard. The impressive kitchen and lounge area are upstairs under the stupendous vaulted ceiling.
The perfect Christmas gift...
I know it's early yet to start thinking about gifts for Christmas, but if you are struggling to come up with a Christmas gift idea, then why not give your partner, best friend or cherished family member a really special Christmas gift - a five day/six night Christmas cooking course here in the heart of the Dordogne, SW France.
Prices
So, how much would a Christmas gift like this cost?
- £695 for a participant
- £495 for a non-cooking partner
This price includes:
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A meal at Bombel on the day of your arrival
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All the cooking ingredients, equipment and aprons
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A continental breakfast each cooking course day
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Lunch each cooking course day
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Tea, coffee and wine consumed
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Your accommodation
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A meal at a typical local restaurant or auberge
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Entrance fees to places visited
Travel...
Because of the proliferation of cheap flights and ferry discounts we will leave return travel to France for you to arrange.
Have a non-cooking partner or friend..?
Non-participating partners of cooking holiday guests, and non-residents, are most welcome. Prices are per person for six nights on a five day course from 4pm Sunday to 10am the following Saturday.
Non-cooking partners are welcome to have breakfast and lunch with us for, respectively, a small £10 and £15 per day supplement. The meal at the restaurant will also be charged, but is not expensive and is typically in the region of £15, including wine, per non-cooking guest (an example of the huge value for money that is eating-out in France).
Enquire about booking a Christmas cooking course in France , or ask for more information.
Croquembouche - a traditional French Christmas patisserie
What will you be learning?
Here at Cookinfrance you'll be preparing, cooking and, of course, eating dishes from France, the Med and the Pacific Rim.
Among other things, you'll:
learn how to cook pastries, breads and soups
select and prepare the best fish and shellfish
butcher common joints of meat
cook classic French and Italian sauces
construct modern dressings
master the art of stylish modern food presentation
Among other things, you'll:
You'll leave here with these three things, and more...
We guarantee you'll leave here with at least three things:
A battery of new and indispensable cooking skills
Bucket-loads of kitchen confidence
Bags of fond memories of a fun relaxed cooking holiday
Want to be sure? Then read our great testimonials
Want to be sure? Then read our great testimonials
