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gathering thyme
A participant happily collecting her stash of thyme in flower.

making pasta
Many a funny moment occurs when making pasta by hand.

Our cheese plate
Our cheese plate.

Bonjour Madeleine and Erick!

Just a little note to say thank you for the most wonderful time we had! We spent so much time planning our trip, and now we're already home.... Thank you again for making it such an amazing trip. It was so much more than a cooking course - it was a sensory experience of note, with a cultural and history tour included - so much more than what I bargained for. Kind regards to you, Erick, Leo and Jonas

classic week gourmand workshop
THE CLASSIC WEEK GOURMAND

Price per person : 1430E ($2070) without accommodations; 1700E ($2465) with double room accommodations; 220E ($315) supplement for a single.

Typical Week's Schedule

This is our classic week featuring our favorite Provencal dishes paired with wines of the Rhone valley and Languedoc. We'll take you shopping at the local markets, to meet our favorite food artisans and merchants, and to walk amidst the herbs and olive groves of Provence. Together we'll prepare over 20 recipes. And culminating each day's class, we'll all sit down to enjoy the bounty of our labor. Do come with a healthy appetite, comfortable shoes and lots of enthusiasm!.

Let us introduce you to Provence through the window of its tremendous cuisine and devoted culinary artisans, wine-makers and farmers.

  • 7 evenings and 6 days
  • preparation and enjoyment of 5-6 menus featuring our favorite dishes
  • 2 visits to the local market in Arles (largest in Provence) to purchase ingredients
Depending on the season the day trips will include : Day trips will include picnics (weather permitting) packed by us with local delicacies.

Dates for 2008:
April 20 - 27

Oct. 17-24

Reserve Your Place

at Jean-Denis stand
Picking vegetable at a Farmer's stand.

Cuisine et Tradition School of Provençale Cuisine
Erick & Madeleine Vedel
Arles, France
33 (0) 4 90 49 69 20
actvedel@wanadoo.fr