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Cooking at starred-chef René Berard’s « Bastide des Saveurs » is an experience meant to be enjoyed, savored, and remembered for years. The cooking school with its organic garden producing vegetables and herbs, is simply outstanding, as well as the 200-year-old three-star hotel owned by the family, which is set in a cluster. Both are located in the lovely hilltop village of La Cadiere d’Azur which overlooks the Bandol vineyards and the Provence landscape.
THE LOCATION
La Cadiere d’Azur is a charming Provencal hilltop village where you will find the love of tradition, good living, fine food and wine. Your home for five nights is the Hostellerie Berard, a delightful country inn in the heart of the village, set amid a cluster of beautifully restored old buildings, including an eleventh-century monastery with vaulted rooms, all surrounding the pool.
The Hostellerie boasts two wonderful restaurants : one an elegant gastronomic restaurant, the other a more casual but equally charming bistro. The Berard family have owned the property since it opened, and running the hotel is truly a family affair. The lovely and charming Madame Berard may the person who welcomes you to the hotel; Sandra, her daughter, will assist you with any request, and Chef Rene Berard and his son Jean-Francois will lead your cooking lessons.
THE COOKING CLASS
Born in the village of La Cadiere, Chef Rene Berard’s richly innovative cuisine is based on the traditional flavors and fragrances of Provence and the Mediterranean, and cooked using the finest local products. The “cuisine of the sun” is Chef Berard’s passion and a formidable way of sharing his love of the Provencal terroir and traditions with his guests. The chef’s cuisine reflects to perfection the seasons of Provence, and the program offers an exceptional introduction to his skill and craft. Although Chef Berard has won numerous awards and is held in the highest esteem by his peers, his true love is teaching and creating the same passion in his students. Lessons are taught a couple kilometers outside the village in the “Bastide des Saveurs,” a small house wonderfully outfitted and used exclusively for the cooking lessons, surrounded by exquisite herb and vegetable gardens.. > Day 1 (Sunday) PRICE PER PERSON (DBL) : US$ 2,200.00 (based on double occupancy) Non-cooking participant : $ 1,295.00 June & July tours supplement : $ 170.00 Single supplement : $ 450.00 Price includes : 5 nights accomodation at Hotel*** Berard (double occupancy), 4 hands-on three-hour cooking classes followed by the lunch with the drinks included, 5 breakfasts buffet, visits as mentioned in the itinerary, welcoming dinner on Sunday (without drinks), the recipes in English. Not included : airfare to/from the USA, dinners on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, transfers (about 120 euro by taxi to and from Marseille airport), personal expenses March 4-9 September 9-14 |
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