Fish, shellfish & delicious desserts.
Create the great fish dishes of France; King Prawn Soufflé, Sole Meniere, Bouillabaisse & Mariniere plus beautiful desserts; Vacherin, St Honoré & Crepe Suzette
From market to plate. Discover how to create stunning dinner party dishes using fresh, seasonal, and local produce sourced directly from vibrant French markets.
If you love fish & shellfish, then this is the cookery weekend for you.. Plus fresh new season white asparagus and Gariguette strawberries. It’s time to hit the market and see what treasures we can discover!
Itinerary
DAY 1 Friday: Get ready to unleash your inner chef. We shall meet you at Bergerac Airport and embark on the picturesque 30-minute journey to our beautiful home, “Les Caulins.” After a brief tour, kick off your shoes, grab a cool drink, and relax. We will meet at 7 pm, for our first evening meal, starting with a local aperitif, delectable canapés, and a four-course dinner paired with exceptional local wines.
Example menu
Canapés & local pink fizz
Charred scallops, grilled gem, warm basil & garlic verde
Sole meniere, ratte potatoes, green beans & pinenuts
Local cheese
Crème brulée
Of course local wine
DAY 2 Saturday Help yourself to; continental breakfast, croissants, toasted mais bread, house Jam, tea, coffee Juice, eggs if you wish etc….
A visit to Ste Foy la Grande street market to get some wonderful fresh ingredients and take a stroll around and a coffee in one of the cafés. Back to the house for lunch and ready for some cooking in the afternoon.
The first of our cookery and preparation sessions, Crucial knife skills to check you’re not going to injure yourselves. Chopped onions, tomato concassé, bouillabaisse, fondant, choux pastry, crepes, oranges & meniere.
Cocktails & canapés
Pan-fried seabass fillet, caviar cream, crispy onions
Moules mariniere, frits, aioli
Local cheese and fig marmalade
St Honoré
DAY 3 Sunday Help yourself to tea, coffee Juice, & if you would like Emma’s beautiful scrambled eggs and truffle….
French Sundays are a rest day, a family day & celebration of food & friendship. They are always of a leisurely pace, involving many courses of fresh local & seasonal food, often involving a celebratory main course and/or dessert.
A day of food prep and cooking; Tian, asparagus mimosa, soufflé, shortcrust, vacherin
Cocktails & canapés
White asparagus mimosa
Bouillabaisse
Cheese and quince
Crepes Suzette
Local wine
DAY 4 Monday Help yourself to; continental breakfast/ warm croissants, toasted mais bread, house Jam, tea, coffee Juice, etc….
A visit to Maison Guingets chocolate shop/factory and a visit to Duras and our local market. A coffee at our local café Sylvy’s.
Back at the house a lunch of award winning Goats Cheese that has been made just 2km from the house by the wonderful shepherdess Stephanie.
After a lunch preparation of mussels, coq au vin, finishing profiterols and orange diplomat.
Cocktails & canapés
Twice-baked king prawn soufflé
Cod Bordelaise
Local cheese and fig marmalade
Strawberry vacherin
DAY 5 Help yourself to; Continental breakfast/ Croissants, house Jam, Tea, Coffee Juice, etc…depart for the airport.
What’s included?
accommodation in a room with a super king-size bed, Egyptian cotton bed linen, flat screen TV, English channels, en-suite bathroom with walk-in showers;
All meals: breakfast, nibbles, lunch & dinner.
All aperitifs & wine with meals. Coffee, tea, biscuits and cakes.
All ingredients for the cookery course.
Bergerac airport pick up.
Transportation throughout the weekend.
What’s not included?
Please note that flights are not included in the package. If you would like to hire a car, it’s not necessary as we will provide transportation throughout the weekend. Our location is conveniently situated 35 minutes from Bergerac Airport and 80 to 100 minutes from Bordeaux.
Travelling from Bordeaux to our location is quite straightforward. The new tram system, which is located just outside the airport terminal, offers a direct route to Bordeaux’s central train station. From there, you can catch a direct train on the Bergerac-Sarlat-la-Canéda line, alighting at Ste Foy la Grande. We would be pleased to pick you up from the station, which is just a 15-minute drive north of our location.
The price per room based on 2 people sharing is £2150.00, £1075.000 per person
Single occupancy of a room £1375.00
3-6 persons on each course
Booking
Interested in this weekend? Then please complete the form below: name, how many people? and it is always good to know where you are coming from.
Extend your weekend
If you’re planning to extend your travel break, consider arriving in Bordeaux. This city offers a blend of rich history, stunning architecture, and a vibrant cultural scene, making it an excellent choice to start a long weekend getaway. For your stay, we recommend choosing a hotel near the opera house, as it provides easy access to the city’s lively atmosphere and elegant entertainment options. We often direct our guests to the Hand Picked Hotels site, where you can find over 20 excellent hotels in the centre of Bordeaux.
If you are flying into Bergerac, you’ll find the charming town just 6 km from Bergerac airport, making it ideal for a day or two of exploration before you join us. We highly recommend the Hotel de Bordeaux and Hotel de France, both excellent business hotels situated on the same street. These hotels offer clean accommodations, inviting pools, and a prime location near Old Town Bergerac’s restaurants, bars, and the beautiful River Dordogne.
