Included in Your Program:

• Your room for 5 nights with 5 daily buffet breakfast,
• 4 lunches with drinks,
• 4 days of cooking classes,
• 4 afternoon excursions
  (vineyard, honeybee farm, olive grove, cheese farm)
• Very special Welcome Dinner on Sunday evening prepared by Chef!
• Graduation ceremony

  This three-star Hostellerie is set in a totally renovated 11th century Monastery-just fabulous!! Pricing and dates below....
  

  

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Paris Plus students!!

Optional Features:

• Car Rental in every category- Pick-up and drop off free from Nice (1.5 hrs), Avignon, Aix en Provence, Marseille (45 Minutes); unlimited miles
• Rail travel tickets/passes  from Paris to Avignon, Aix en Provence, Marseille roundtrip or special France Pass
• Trip Interruption and Cancellation Insurance (mandatory)

Typical Week Program

Sunday: Arrival  and Welcome Dinner prepared by your instructor chefs and proprietors. Guests are accommodated throughout their stay in the charming, air-conditioned rooms of this fabulous 11th century monastery...now forming part of the hotel.

Monday: With the open-aired markets being closed today, this cookery lesson is based on meat dishes and all the fragrant Provence herbs used to make them really delicious. Today will include an outing into the beautifully scented hills allowing you to pick just the right fresh herbs for your recipes.

Tuesday: Early morning visit to Sanary Harbor to watch the fishing boats come in and get the best pick of today's catch!. Today's lesson will be using your latest catch in a fish-based dish., such as 'bouillabaisse'. Afternoon visit to a vineyard to taste some of the excellent Bandol region appellation wines and learn how to accompany your culinary creations with 'le vin parfait'!

Wednesday: This morning, a local farmer delivers the seasonal vegetables to be cooked up into an authentic Provencal vegetable stew...'ratatouille'. This afternoon, you will visit a charming olive grove and learn how to prepare the local specialty 'tapenade', made with ground black olives.

Thursday: Today's program concentrates on breads and ...ah yes...desserts...one of Chef's specialties...the pastries! Free time after lunch ...you may want to go and explore the picturesque village of Le Castellet, with its many arts and crafts boutiques, just across the valley...or perhaps a visit to Cassis.

Friday: The Cooking School ends after breakfast this morning.

Ask us about 2008 Dates and Rates
by email to sales@parisplus.com
(Hint: most programs are the same format from one year to another..
.Arrive Sunday...depart Friday after Breakfast)

"...as for the cooking school experience, I had no expectations. I gained so much more than I ever expected. The group of people was probably the best experience. Everyone was wonderful. The Chef and his family were wonderful people and very gracious hosts. They were so very willing to share their knowledge with us. I would (and have) recommended this trip to everyone...Again, I had the time of my life." ...A.H., Brownsburg, IN.

"The cooking school, accommodations, locale & welcome were wonderful. The entire experience was a dream come true!" ...S.S. ,Baltimore, MD

"Thoroughly enjoyed the [Paris Plus] Cooking program, fabulous location, excellent accommodations, warm hospitality" ...D. M., Baltimore, MD

"The countryside was spectacular, even in February...charming area...We all fell in love with him Chef!" ...J.C., Newport News, VA

"Rene, our Masterchef was great, he worked well with all from the very beginner to most advanced French students" ...D. K., Austin, TX

"The  Cooking School was a tremendous experience. Hands on under the guidance of an exceptional Chef. Superb food, plenty of wine, great classmates- and we learned something too!" ...R. A., Beaver Creek, OH

2007 Pricing Matrix:

Cooking School per person	Sharing Room but not taking Cooking Class
Single-$2518       (except June & July)	N/A
Single -$2668      (June & July)
Single-$3407       (Truffles Class)
Double-$2064    (except June & July)	Double-$1236
Double-$2225      (June & July)	Double-$1263
Double- December Truffles Class-$3084	Double-$1649