|
|
 |
| Cultural session on the Riviera: Wine and cooking from Provence |
Enjoy
more of the French Riviera's culture!!!
You
can combine two workshops or choose
a Provencal package of 3 cultural sessions.
|
|
|
| |
| This workshop gives you the opportunity to
meet local producers who are
pleased to show you their products. In addition
to the workshop, cooking lessons will
be provided in order to learn how to create 'Provencal
specialities' ... |
 Morning
French courses |
Mornings will be dedicated to your French
lessons:
• 20 lessons x 45 min per week
from 8.45 to 12 noon
• A maximum of 12 students per class.
• Varied tools will be used, such as: comic strips, newspaper articles,
video... |
Afternoon
and evening activities: |
You will enjoy communicating in French
during afternoon and evenings activities.
The workshop will have a weekly total of
just over 17 hours. |
|
 |
Your schedule for 2 weeks |
|
| WEEK
1 |
| DAY |
AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS |
| Monday: |
Assessment test |
| Tuesday: |
Honey
tasting at an apiary
(Bee Farm)
Visit an apiary. Discover the secret
behind this ancestral farming activity.
A couple of beekeepers will reveal
their secrets. Some of them go
back to the time when men used
to live off fruit gathering, others
come from 'le savoir-faire' that
have made local farmers especially
proud. |
| Wednesday: |
Cooking
workshop: Jeannine's
delicious Provincial Fruit Jams
On Saturday morning, after going
to the market with Jeannine, you
will develop a typical French menu
(starter + main course + cheese
+ dessert). Afterwards, you will
then sit down at the table to enjoy
the meal with the wine of your
choice. It will take about 6 hours
to understand how the French prepare
and enjoy their cooking (how they
select the products from the market,
how they make and balance their
menus according to the seasons,
how they choose their wine, cheese
and Provencal dishes). This course
is closely related to the cooking
workshops 'Jeannine's delicious
jams' & 'Jeannine's delicious
pies' which take place on Wednesdays.
For 4 hours, Jeannine will introduce
you to several jams, their preparation
with local fruit, and then teach
you how to bake tartes Tatin, charlottes
and clafoutis |
| Thursday: |
FREE DAY |
| Friday: |
Wine-appreciation
workshop
• learn how to identify and understand wine
• learn how to set up and manage your own wine cellar
Seven wines will be studied. This course on wine appreciation is directly related
to a wine tasting workshop in a famous vineyard of our region |
| Saturday: |
8.30
am / 2.30 pm the
art of cooking and entertaining,
Jeannine's recipes 'From the market
to the plate': Cooking lessons +
tasting of some 'French specialities' |
| Sunday: |
FREE DAY |
|
| WEEK 2 |
| DAY |
AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS |
| Monday: |
Olive
and olive oil tasting in
a Provencal oil crusher
A whole afternoon is devoted to
our French olives, the symbol of
our region. The French people from
the south of France are proud of
their olive that is regulated by
AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée)
olive. Olive oil tasting is an
ancestral custom in the olive producing
regions. |
| Tuesday: |
Botanical
workshop The art of
table top flower arranging with
Anne and Genevieve
3 hours to get 'le savoir-faire'
from two artists and to make your
own flower and table arrangements
using natural resources (plants,
leaves, flowers, stones...). At
the end, you will have a new perception
of nature, its colours, fragrances
and materials. Just open your eyes
! |
| Wednesday: |
Cooking
workshop: Jeannine's
delicious pies, 'Tartes Tatin',
'Charlottes' and 'Clafoutis' |
| Thursday: |
FREE DAY |
| Friday: |
Wine
tasting in a prestigious
French château |
| Saturday: |
Departure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
