Cook
in
France
A relaxed friendly hands-on cooking holiday in the Dordogne, France
Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405      Bombel, 24290, St Amand de Coly, Sarlat, Dordogne, France      GPS: N45° 01.915/E001° 15.295    Google Maps

Culinary Vacation France

A relaxed friendly hands-on residential culinary vacation in France...

Learn to cook great food in a converted stone barn with an English Masterchef in the Dordogne, France.

Using classic and contemporary recipes from around the world, employ hands-on culinary techniques guided and aided by your English host and chef, Jim Fisher.

Want to cook like a chef?

If you have ever wanted to cook and present dishes like the professionals and TV chefs you will be able to learn how on your culinary vacation in France.

If you enjoy cooking among friends and like-minded people in a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere, where you can learn to cook but won't be punished for every mistake, then Cookinfrance is for you.

So, a culinary vacation in France rather than a formal culinary school, here you will learn to cook with techniques you can later use to simplify your busy home life, and impress family and friends.

Use fresh local ingredients...

Throughout your culinary vacation, using fresh local ingredients, you will be preparing, cooking and, most importantly, eating local, Mediterranean and 'Pacific rim' cuisine. In so doing you will learn to cook:

On your culinary vacation we will introduce you to ways of cooking exciting and varied vegetarian food (and we're not talking 'nut roasts' here!), and rediscover some great childhood food favourites.

Learn to cook French food in France...

Learn to cook on a barbecue without incinerating food, family and friends. And whilst you learn to cook in France, you can stay at our comfortable self catering gite accommodation. Or, if you have your own self catering accommodation nearby, just come and cook.

Non-participants are also welcome to stay at our gite.

Book a culinary vacation in France or ask for more information on your culinary vacation in France.

Prices: 2010
How to pay 
Terms and Conditions

April/May/June
Sept/Oct

 July/August
All inclusive Five Day/Five Night residential cooking holiday (per person, based on two people sharing a room):
€895
€995

One, Two, Three & Four-Day multi-day courses
(Per person, per day.  Additional B&B accommodation available on request. Evening meal €17 per day - eat what you cook!):
€130
€140
Non-cooking friend or partner
(Five day/five night - lunch @ €12 & dinner @ €17 per person per day):
€395
€445

B&B accommodation (Multi-day courses - at venue or local B&B. Per person, per night):

€45
€50
Return rail transfers
(Per person. Agreed times only - see below. Email us prior to booking tickets):
€75
€90
Single occupancy supplement (five day/five night - for an en-suite room all to yourself):
€195
€245
Cooking & Painting holiday
(Five day/Five night residential.  Day courses from €130):
€895
€995

RETURN AIRPORT/RAIL TRANSFERS:
We pick you up in our own seven-seater vehicle each Monday afternoon and drop you off the following Saturday morning. Destinations include Limoges airport, and Brive la Gaillarde and Sarlat train stations (see details of our airport and rail transfers).

If you want a transfer at another time or on another day, please EMAIL US or Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405 in order to discuss the possibilities.

Transfers are conducted on a first come first served basis. Detailed dates and times are to be agreed with us prior to booking your travel arrangements, so please do not book tickets until you've agreed them with us.

ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is normally on-site, but, under exceptional circumstances, 1 & 2 day guests may be accommodated at a very pleasant nearby B&B 5km away.

NUMBERS:
The optimum number of participants on a course is six, but sometimes we have fewer than that and have occasionally taken up to ten.

ITINERARY:
The itinerary may be subject to change according to the seasons and local weather and is variable in order to take advantage of regional festivals and holidays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Cooking courses in France - Now in it's 7th year!

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We don't rent gites or holiday homes or do Chambre d'Hote to supplement our income

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5 Day/5 Night Cooking Courses Include:

  • Expert hands-on tuition with British chef

  • All courses conducted in English

  • All cooking ingredients, equipment and aprons

  • A continental breakfast each day

  • Lunch each day

  • Dinner
    (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)

  • Tea, coffee and wine

  • An evening meal on the day of your arrival

  • En suite centrally-heated accommodation

  • Recipe pack containing all the dishes cooked during your stay

  • Entrance fees to places visited

  • Private and secluded pool

  • Internet and Email


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    Some of the things you'll be doing on the cooking course:

    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 contemporary food presentation



    Our day courses:

    • Hands-on practical tuition with experienced friendly tutors

    • All ingredients

    • Utensils

    • Aprons

    • Breakfast

    • Lunch

    • Wine and beverages





    Your chef, Jim Fisher