Cooking Holiday France

A cooking holiday in France where you will have a great time cooking, relaxing and seeing the sights...

Do you fancy a fun, friendly, hands-on cooking holiday where you can soak up the French life and learn to cook the way you've always dreamed?

Sitting at work wondering what you'll be doing on holiday this year? Or, maybe, you're at home dreaming about cooking and eating under azure skies...

A few days with us could be just the thing...

Well, if you'd love to cook and present dishes like the professionals, enhance your culinary repertoire and have a great time, come and join us for a wonderful cooking holiday in the Dordogne, France.

Hands-on, no boring demos and no washing up..!

It's totally hands-on, which means you get to prepare and cook the market-fresh ingredients with the chef and your fellow participants. And, with only one or two demos by the English chef, you'll feel completely satisfied with what you've achieved.

There'll also be the odd food-related visit such as to the market Wednesday morning, as well as a chance to have a nose around the region.

Oh, and there's no washing up, either!

Five Day/Six Night residential cooking holidays...

At £695 our great value week-long residential cooking holidays are fully inclusive and cater for your every requirement.

During your five days with us you'll pick up a huge range of skills and recipes in a structured, though informal and fun atmosphere.

Most days you'll prepare and cook a three course meal using professional techniques honed in restaurant kitchens adapted to the way you cook at home. And, as the climax to a great week (and as a bit of fun to boot) take part in our Friday farewell meal.

Cook, eat, drink, relax by the pool and sight-see during a relaxed feature-packed week. And when it's time to go home you'll not only take away all the recipes (not to mention a few extra pounds!), but also fond memories of a fun time spent with like-minded people (see what's included).

One, Two, Three and Four-day courses...

If you're short on holiday time, our varied infinitely tailorable selection of day courses offer you the chance to have a great time and learn stacks of new skills.

Starting at £120, either join us for a day or stay for a few: our day courses are great if you are holidaying nearby or just want to hop on a cheap flight to fulfil a personal fantasy! (see what's included)

We cater for all skill levels...

You see, according to our English chef, it's all about building confidence by bringing out what's already within you, so skills you never knew you had will suddenly spring to life!

Our great value cooking holidays and courses (see prices) are designed to cater for all skill levels, from keen amateur to budding professional, so you'll never feel out of place. 

We'll have a chat about what you want to cook...

When you email us, or phone (Tel: 0033 [0]553 302405), we'll have a chat about what you want to cook.  We'll then tailor the itinerary to suit you and the other guests by gathering together like-minded foodies on the same course.  Simple!

Set in our magnificent converted barn in the Dordogne - the gastronomic heart of France - you'll be cooking some great dishes on your cooking holiday, from France and around the world.  Check out a sample menu/itinerary.

No Fanny Craddock-type on this cooking holiday in France...

If you're looking for a cooking holiday in France you've come to the right place: you'll learn by using tried and tested hands-on techniques honed in busy restaurant kitchens, but adapted to the way you cook at home. 

And you won't be punished for every mistake by some starched Fanny Craddock type either - just patient guidance and jovial encouragement by an experienced friendly chef.

So, if you enjoy cooking among friendly like-minded people in a warm relaxed fun atmosphere, come and learn to cook with us because you'll quickly feel very much at home.

English-speaking and easy to get to...

We are English-speaking and our prices include everything you'll need on a residential cooking holiday - all you have to do is get here.

And because of the proliferation of cheap flights and tumbling ferry prices your cooking holiday in France represents great value for money.

We'll even pick you up and drop you off at our nearest airport (Limoges), or the train stations at Brive and Souillac all of which have Hertz and Avis car rental outlets on their doorstep.

Coming to cook as a couple?
Then take advantage of our reduced air/rail transfers
(see 'Prices' panel above).

Ever wanted to cook French, Mediterranean or even world cuisine?

Here at Bombel you'll be preparing, cooking and, of course, eating dishes from France, the Mediterranean 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, including our Serrano and Iberico hams

• Cook classic French and Italian sauces

• Construct modern dressings

• Master the art of stylish modern food presentation

• Cook like a chef

Do you love cooking with the best ingredients?

During your cooking holiday in France, using the the best market-fresh local ingredients, you'll be introduced to ways of cooking:

• Exciting and imaginative vegetarian dishes

• Barbecues and char grills

• Ice creams and sorbets

In fact, you'll be cooking the best food in the world in the perfect place for it - France.

Take home fantastic new skills, recipes and memories...

Patiently guided and encouraged by your chef, you'll quickly become highly adept in the kitchen. Pre-prep, mise en place, knife skills, ingredient selection, flavour-matching and menu-planning will seem like second nature to you. 

You'll learn everything you could possibly need to cook with flair and imagination back home, and 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

Not quite sure?  Then read our great testimonials

Don't worry, it's not all food and cooking...

You'll have a great time here, which is why we describe Cookinfrance as a cooking holiday. When not 'slaving' away in the kitchen you'll be visiting some of our beautiful tourist sites, doing some shopping, going out for great value meals or just lounging around by the pool soaking up the sun.

There'll be organised visits to bustling open-air markets, a walnut oil mill and, of course, the ancient honey-coloured towns and villages of this perfect region.

And while you learn to cook, you'll be staying in our superb centrally-heated en-suite accommodation. Or, if you are staying in a holiday cottage nearby, just come and learn to cook on our one, two, three or four-day cooking courses. 

Hey, cook all week if you want to!

Want to bring a friend or partner?

Do you have a non-cooking friend or partner who would like to come along?  No problem - non-cooking guests are very welcome and, what's more, the price is about half that of the cook's rate and they'll get to taste all the lovely food!

Booking...

Booking is easy, and only an email or phone call away, so why wait?  Strike while the iron's hot - book a cooking holiday in France now and share an experience you'll never forget!