FRANCE
A LA CARTE
French cuisine courses

BANDOL - the details
La
Cadière is
30 minutes from Toulon airport, 60 minutes from Aix-Marseille
airport and 15 minutes from Toulon TGV station.
BANDOL
COOKING - prices
5
days/4 nights from €1495 per person
(base
2 sharing)
Non-participating
partner from €990
These
prices include:
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Sunday evening: welcome reception and dinner
4 overnights and 4 breakfasts
4 days of cooking lessons
4 lunches, drinks included
all the recipes
4 afternoon visits: vineyards, oil mill, cheese-maker, bee-keeper
diploma
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Dates:
May: 04/05/08 to 09/05/08 and 25/05/08 to 30/05/08
June: 08/06/08 to 13/06/08 and 22/06/08 to 27/06/08
Sept: 14/09/08 to 19/09/08
Oct: 28/09/08 to 03/10/08 et 12/10/08 to 17/10/08
Nov: 02/11/08 to 07/11/08 et 16/11/08 to 21/11/08
Dec: 30/11/08 to 05/12/08 (special truffles)
BOOKING ENQUIRIES
other cooking courses in France
Aveyron - a culinary outpost in the Aveyron Gorge
Gard - near the 'Pont du Gard'
Avignon - olive groves and another bridge
Ariège - in the mediaeval village of Mirepoix
Quercy - a chateau near the Lot AOC vineyards
Provence - set in a wine estate
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COOKING
COURSES in BANDOL, PROVENCE
4
day culinary course in Provence

LA
CADIERE D'AZUR

Niched
in the picturesque village of La Cadière d'Azur, perched above
the Bandol vineyards some 5 kilometres from the Mediterranean
coast, the Hostellerie Bérard is a serious reference in the world
of French cuisine.
The Hostellerie is a group of village houses each
with their own distinctive colouring and charm - the 'pavillon
des peintres', the 'XI century convent' and 'les Remparts' among
them. Each of the rooms present a different provençal décor and
style in keeping with the region while offering guests the comfort
of air-conditioning, hairdryers, bathrobes and wi-fi.
Head chef Réné Bérard holds the title 'Maître
Cuisinier de France' and it is he who supervises every course.
His son is also active in the business insuring the day-to-day
affairs in the Hostelleri's widely renowned restaurant.

The cooking course organised by Réné Bérard is
an introduction to provençal cuisine with its trademark ingredients:
the tomato, aubergine, rosemary and olive oil.
From
the Hostellerie's vegetable patch through the local markets and
fishing ports, participants will learn how
to select and nurture these ingredients. Visits to local vineyards
and olive oil producers will complete this knowledge.
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5
day / 5 night programme (arrival
Sunday)
Day 1:
Arrival on the Sunday evening: reception with dinner
Day 2: Monday
Visit of the vegetable garden for explication and choice
of vegetables. Participants receive a monogrammed hat
and an apron.
Day 3: Tuesday
Departure early morning for the country market of Sanary
and the arrival of the fishing boats. Return to
the bastide for the preparation of lunch: fish.
Day 4: Wednesday
Preparation of vegetables (stuffed vegetables, aubergine
caviar, tian, truccia...) followed by a 'tasting' lunch
Day 5: Thursday
Day devoted to desserts: crusty with honey, melting
with chocolate, sorbets...
Award of diplomas
Every evening is free, lunches are usually served in
the shade of the bastide, depending on the weather, or
in the beautiful dining room of the bastide.
One
of the Bérard team accompanies guests to a Bandol AOC
vineyard to meet the winemaker and taste the wine
on one afternoon while on another afternoon the group
visits an olive oil mill. |
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