The Alain Ducasse Cooking School Experience

A Tasty travel in Paris including workshops at Paris Ducasse cooking school

From April 10th & September 10th, 2011

The following trip is available for small groups of a maximum of 12 who wish to enhance their knowledge in French gastonomy: they will meet with the best experts in Paris who will introduce them to the best products and share cooking or wine-tastings workshops with them.
A trip which is not to be missed by the gourmets!

Day 1

Morning arrival at Paris-CDG airport.
Panoramic tour of Paris which will give you the opportunity to
view the most famous monuments of this beautiful city, such as the
Eiffel Tower, the Montmartre district and Notre Dame.
Continue on to the charming Montmartre for a Photo stop. Montmartre
is a hill in the north of Paris, primarily known for the white-domed
Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit. The Sacré-Cœur is built of
travertine stone. This stone constantly exudes calcite, which ensures
that the basilica remains white despite the weather and pollution. Most
of the views of Paris seen in the movie “Amélie of Montmartre” were
filmed from this hill!
Finish at Notre Dame de Paris, often known simply as Notre Dame in
English, a Gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cité.
Notre Dame is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of
French Gothic architecture.
Do not miss tasting the delicious Berthillon ice-cream! A real treat!
Overnight at the 4**** hotel in Paris.

Day 2 – (B/L)

You will begin the morning on a walk with the gourmet food journalist
Stéphanie who will take you to her favorite typical outdoor food
markets. A great opportunity for you to meet her best suppliers and to
learn how to select the best ingredients for the next meal. This
exclusive tour will be followed by a lovely cheese and wine tasting at
her home, you will continue with Stephanie to discover the colorful
street food markets. Stop in a cheese cellar a true fromageries
(shops that age cheeses on the premises before selling them in peak
condition)
Lunch at Stephanie's home, which is located in one of the most
elegant neighbourhood of Paris. You will share the products bought at
the market (aperitif, salads and pâtés, cheeses, dessert and
wines).
After lunch and a short transfer enjoy a walking tour of the Marais, an
exciting district with a mixture of small hip bars to high end clothing
stores all of this with an area of Paris filled with wonderful museums
and history …
Overnight at the 4**** hotel in Paris.

Day 3 – (B/L/WT)

Full day hands-on cooking class at Ducasse cooking school.
This school offers to teach both the initiated and the uninitiated. No
talent is necessary to take a course and hands will be held all the way,
if necessary, as long as you have passion!
Lunch at the school during which you will taste the dishes you have
prepared and sample some different wines.
In the afternoon, enjoy Tea tasting at Mariage Frères.
Back at the hotel at the end of the day.
Overnight at the 4**** hotel in Paris.

Day 4 – (B/L)

This morning, enjoy a second hands-on cooking class with a
different chef Olivier. He will welcome you in the morning to stroll in a
local market and will show you how to choose the best ingredients to
prepare an authentic French meal. You will then follow him in a "hotel
particulier", in the heart of Paris Gourmet near “La Bourse”, and you
will learn you how to achieve, delicious recipes with the ingredients
that you had purchased at the market.
Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at the 4**** hotel in Paris.

Day 5 – (B/D)

This morning, you will follow your guide in the Louvre Museum for a
visit focused on “Drinking & Eating in Occident from the Antiquity
to the Renaissance”.
After lunch at leisure continue for a walking tour on chocolate
Find about the history of chocolate, and how Paris is the capital of dark
chocolate with a specialist who loves sharing stories about the
personalities who have shaped French history. You will visit a variety
of superb “chocolatiers” (master chocolate makers) on the enjoyable
walk which mixes history and anecdotes with chocolate tastings. The
tour will give you some ideas and introduce you to some secret
addresses.
Farewell dinner at a gourmet restaurant.
Overnight at the 4**** hotel in Paris.

Day 6 – (B)

Check-out of the hotel after breakfast.
Coach transfer to CDG airport.

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