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Classes are with a minimum of 2 students to 10 per class. English & French speaking. Rates are different depending on classes type, please email us. DIETETIC COOKING CLASSES IN PARIS: Frédérique Lauwerier's Diet Café teaches students how to prepare light, healthy French specialties. A registered nutritionist and a trained chef, Ms. Lauwerier's dishes usually have a Provençal accent. A sample spring menu might be asparagus with truffle sauce, veal with fennel and Earl Grey sorbet. Frederique's approach is all about staying Zen. She explains most of what you need to know about her theory while sauteing some onions, "To cook, you only need olive oil or peanut oil." Butter, it seems, doesn't get any shelf space in her fridge. A dietician and pharmacist by training, Frederique has the aura of a person whose real age would surprise you. She's far from fat, and just as importantly, far from too thin and has a healthy glow not seen on most Parisian faces. Whatever her age, she comes across as very comfortable with herself and very good with people. The food made at Diet Cafe tastes healthy without leaving the feeling that you're missing out or that you'll be hungry at the end of the meal. Frederique guides her students through a vanilla-scented sea bass tartare surrounded by finely diced beets in hazelnut oil. Whether it's with this or a pumpkin soup with sauteed scallops, the beauty of the preparation, the freshness of the ingredients and the flavours they create when combined make you think of a haute cuisine restaurant much sooner than a health-oriented cooking course. Occasionally, a "diet" tinge does come through, as in a fructose-sweetened tarragon-scented ice cream served with sauteed, honeyed pineapple, yet in a similar jasmine tea-scented version with pears, it tastes just fine.
"I come to Frederique's courses because I feel less guilty about what I eat, but it also gives me more confidence when I go to the market," explains Parisian FC. "I'm less afraid when I shop at the market and more inspired to try new things". GASTRONOMIC COOKING CLASSES: with Alain Ducasse / the prefect day!
ART de VIVRE CLASSES UPON REQUEST
LECTURES: Table setting today, china, Glassware and Flatware interpreting French Style, Presentation of a contemporary table SLIDE LECTURE: Evolution of French Gastronomy - Table manners, Invitations, Guests seating, Role of the Hostess and Host, Responsabilities of the Guest. GASTRONOMY AND FRENCH TABLE SETTINGS Visit to a Parisian outdoor market with coffee and croissants Candlelight Dinner A WEEK OF INSTRUCTION IN COOKING & ART DE VIVRE: Monday - Friday 10h30 AM - 4:30 PM 5 cooking classes History of Dining in the French Manner, How to entertain at home, Interpreting the French Style. Beverages for all occasions. Presentation of 3 tables settings for entertaining, and Floral arrangements. PRIVATE WINE TASTING CLASSES
We believe that coming to France and not enjoying the gastronomic pleasures of our country is just too bad. That's why we've come up with a new idea: offering wine tasting experiences to Paris visitors. Wine Tasting Experiences are certainly the best way to learn quickly about wine while at the same time enjoying the great pleasure of tasting high quality wines. Wine is not a product like any other. It is to be shared. With friends, or with people you meet for that special occasion. Wine brings people together. It is to be discovered in a confortable and friendly environment. These private wine tasting are "à la carte" , under request, any day of the week, minimum of 2 persons. The wine tasting are offered in different wonderful parisian restaurants depending on dates. Each class is conducted by a professional oenologist. French breads & cheeses with the classes. each class lasts 2H and are offered usually in the afternoon or late afternoon. Wine tasting can be organized upon request, any day, please email us for prices. YOU CAN BUY THIS CLASS SEPARATELY OR WE CAN INCLUDE IT IN YOUR PARIS PACKAGE Choose among the following list the tasting you would like to share with us. Our wine tasting experiences are both fun and instructive: discover outstanding French wines and develop your knowledge of the French vineyard. We offer you several packages to choose from: FRENCH WINE DISCOVERY: The "French Wine Discovery" wine tasting experience is a great introduction to French wines. Theme: Discover the fine art of Tasting Wine. Learn about the technique and practice your skills by tasting five remarkable French wines. Tasting content: Five various French wines
Theme: Discover every region and the very characteristics of their “terroirs”. Learn about the great diversity of the French vineyard. Tasting content: Taste seven remarkable French wines and learn out to express what you taste. BBC Theme: With their famous BBC tastings, we will offer you a selection of the most prestigious three wine regions in France: Bordeaux, Bourgogne (aka Burgundy) and Champagne. Tasting content: Taste six remarkable French wines and learn out to express what you taste
Theme: Learn how to mix the finest cheese with the appropriate wine. Enjoy the pleasure of French gastronomy through two of our country’s specialities. Tasting content: Taste five great wines in accordance with five different kind of outstanding cheese.
Theme: Champagne is the most famous and most prestigious drink on Earth. How is it made? What makes a Champagne good? How to evaluate the quality of a Champagne? You’ll be provided with many insights about this high-class wine. Tasting content: Taste five outstanding Champagne and find out their differences and respective attributes.
Please email us if you would like more information.
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Each student will have an apron and a dishcloth.
Plaisirs du Vin (pleasures of wine)
Cheese and Wine
Champagne!!