Cooking Catalan and French Cuisine

There is no better way to immerse yourself in a culture and understanding its people than learning about its food.  Catalan cooking, la cuina catalana, has a history dating back to the Middle Ages. Its secrets were recorded for posterity in the 14th-century cookbook El llibre del Sent Soví, the oldest surviving culinary text written in Catalan. This is a vegetable-rich, hardy fare that features aubergine (eggplant), chunky garlic (Aoli), wine and tomato sauces, fresh pasta, honey, ginger and wild herbs, decorative bread, and liberal olive oil.
Luscious desserts are rich in fresh, creamy goat or cow's milk. And, of course, there is nouvelle French cuisine notable for  its delicate sauces and sumptuous desserts like profiteroles and creme brûlée!. 

At the end of the workshop week you will have boosted your kitchen  skills and confidence, learned fantastic and doeable Catalan and French cuisine, and have in-hand the written recipes to wow your family and friends!

Jump to Cooking Workshop Dates

Jump to Cooking Workshop Tuition

Intimate Class Size

•  4-8 participants

Cooking Workshops

•  Three, 3- hour workshops preparing an entre, plat, and dessert then we eat together! 

Accommodation Choices

• Melodia del Canigou
• La Chataigneraie

 All Meals

• Meet & Greet wine and cheese
• Daily breakfasts
• Daily group lunches. Three cooked by you includes wine. Restaurant lunches, wine extra.
• Evening Aperos
• 5 group buffet dinners

5 Excursions

• Walking tour of Vernet les Bains
• Pastry Degustation at Le Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Artisanale in Vernet
• Visit to VilleFranche de Conflent UNESCO medieval village   
• Prade Market and wine tasting
• Eus, named one of the most beautiful villages in France
• Abbaye St Martin du Canigou
• Apero at 5 star Chateau de Riell in Molitg les Bains.