COOKING ADVENTURE IN LYON

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• You plan to visit France in the near future, but you already know Paris and prefer to explore another region. Lyon is the perfect destination for a week-end break, located only two hours by TGV to Paris.
• You are a food & wine lover, and you want to combine the exploration of the Lyon & Beaujolais cultue and cuisine through classes, tastings and visits.
Lifestyle Vacations “Cooking Adventure in Lyon” program is definitely yours! This 5-day / 4-night program includes two hands-on cooking classes followed by tasting lunch and dinner, Les Halles market visit with the chef, walking tour of Lyon totally off-the-beaten paths, a full-day excursion to the Beaujolais and the Golden Stones region, welcome dinner on arrival.

LYON AND ITS REGION AT A GLANCE

There’s many reasons to choose Lyon as your upcoming getaway destination. If the second French city is the number-one gourmet spot with numerous Michelin-starred restaurants and great “bouchon” bistrots, Lyon is also a beautiful city, built at the confluence of the graceful Rhône and Saône rivers, with an outstanding old district ‘Vieux Lyon’ dating back to the Roman ages and to the Renaissance which contributed to list the city at the Unesco world heritage. Besides its unique cultural attraction, Lyon remains a lively city with its thriving arts scene, numerous restaurants and bars, open-air markets, antiques, fashion designers boutiques, boardering the narrow cobbled streets that should be.

ABOUT THE LYON’S CUISINE

Described by many as the gastronomic capital of the world, Lyon's cuisine owes its virtuosity to the quality of local produce. The farms of the Bresse and Charolais regions, the wild game of the Dombes, the fish from the Savoy lakes, the fruits and vegetables of the Rhone Valley and the Forez region are all within easy reach and supply the essential ingredients for Lyon's famed cuisine. Regional specialities include : cervelle de canuts (soft cheese with herbs), petit salé (ham with lentils), quenelles (puréed fish, veal or chicken mixed with whipped white eggs and cream, before being poached and then cooked with some cheese). The best place to taste these typical recipes is to experience a lunch or a dinner at a typical « bouchon » bistrot, and much more better: at a cooking school through a hands-on class.

YOUR LOCATION

In DownTown Lyon: Charming 4-key Design B&B Inns.
The B&B Inns we have selected are located in the heart of the elegant district of La Presqu’île, minutes to the Perrache TGV station and place Bellecour, and museums, shopping, restaurants and entertainment options are within blocks. Designed to appeal to a fashion conscious audience, the Lyon B&Bs offer nice sized air-conditioned rooms with private en-suite bathrooms. Each boasts a contemporary decor in subtle orange, anise-green or earth-tones, offering a significant update on high-end French hospitality. The rooms are furnished with queen size beds or twin beds, design armchairs and a desk, and adorned with the latest in technological delights which include a plasma TV, and high-speed internet access. Home-made breakfasts are served to the guests.

In the North of Lyon, nearby the Paul Bocuse Culinary Institute: The luxury 5-key ‘Inn at the Park’ B&B.
Conveniently located in the northern part of Lyon, the luxury Inn at the Park B&B is set in a quaint area of residential properties, and nestled in a beautiful park with century oaks and maples. It was a farm with its barn, hen house and kennel seventy years ago… After a complete renovation, guests can now delight in the elegance and modern luxury at the Inn at the Park B&B, unmatched by typical hotel lodging. It offers five rooms and suites elegantly appointed with antique furnishings and high quality fabrics, and with en-suite private bathrooms. In the morning, Inn at the Park awaken to the aroma of freshly baked breakfast breads and brioches. The Inn at the Park, recently featured in French home magazines, is the perfect place to stay for a romantic and gourmet getaway escape, either with your one and only, friends or when travelling alone to relax, rejuvenate and revive your spirit.

ABOUT THE COOKING SCHOOL

Enjoying the Lyon’s cuisine at finest restaurants is fantastic, but exploring it through hands-on classes with executive chef Jean-Marc V. is a unique experience you canno’t miss. Jean-Marc run his own cooking school set in his childhood house in Champagne, conveniently located 10 mn to Lyon. Here in his professional teaching kitchen, he operates cooking and pastry classes to amateurs as well as intensive trainings to professionals. Jean-Marc’s long list of accomplishments includes a twenty-years experience at Michelin-starred restaurants Alexandrin and Oasis, and at the Paul Bocuse Culinary Institute. Classes are scheduled in the morning with the option of the food market visit prior to the course, or in the evening after a busy schedule of visits and shopping. After wearing your apron and washing hands, you learn to cook a gastronomic three-course meal under the chef’s direction, in using the freshest seasonal produces from the market. Each class lasts three hours. Tasting lunch or dinner follows the class… an enjoyable moment (on the outside terrace if the weather permits) to enjoy the fruits of your labor while continuing the conversation with the chef.

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Detailled Itinerary

> DAY 1 (Friday) : Arrival to Lyon
Arrival by your own. Check-in at the B&B Inn. You will have time to relax before meeting us at 7:30pm, and share a welcome dinner at the restaurant or at the property depending on the accommodation chosen. Overnight at the B&B Inn.

> DAY 2 (Saturday) : Les Halles Market Visit, Morning Cooking Class 1
Afternoon Shopping in Lyon
After the breakfast, private transfer at 8:00am to Les Halles to indulge in the food market with the chef. You learn how to choose the best seasonal produces to be cooked afterwards. Market visit includes tastings. Back to the school at 10:30am, you tie your apron, wash hands and start your first hands-on class which lasts 3 hours. Tasting lunch (wine included) follows by the class. Private transfer to downtown Lyon or to the Inn at the Park. Afternoon free shopping in Lyon or relax. Dinner by your own. Overnight at the B&B Inn.

> DAY 3 (Sunday) : Full-day Excursion to the Beaujolais and to Les Pierres Dorées region
DAY 3 (Sunday) : Full-day Excursion to the Beaujolais and to Les Pierres Dorées region
After your breakfast, you meet us at 9:30am for a full-day private excursion to the Beaujolais and especially to Clochemerle. Escorted by our wine expert, you will visit vineyards by walking, then attend to a lecture in the cellar to have a better understanding of the tasting technique, grape varieties, growing grapes how the wine is made. Tastings follow the visits. Lunch in a wine village.
On the way back, we will stop to the beautiful region of Les Pierres Dorées (Golden Stones) to visit the village of Bois d’Oingt famous for its painters and potters and also to visit a goat cheese farm in Charnay. Cheese tasting follows the visit. Back to the property at 6:00pm. Dinner by your own. Overnight at the B&B Inn.

> DAY 4 (Monday) : Lyon sightseeing, Evening Cooking Class 2
After your breakfast, at 9:30am transfer to downtown Lyon place Bellecour where you will meet your tour-guide for a 3-hour private walking tour of Lyon starting at 10:00am. Lunch at a typical bouchon bistrot located in La Presqu’île.
Private transfer at 4:00pm to reach the cooking school and experience your second and last cooking course. Class is scheduled from 4:30pm to 7:30pm and its followed by a tasting “farewell” dinner. Private transfer to the property at 9:00pm. Overnight at the B&B Inn.

> DAY 5 (Tuesday) : Breakfast and morning check-out
Transfer to the station or the airport can be arranged upon request

OUR PRICES PER PERSON (double occupancy)

At the charming B&B in central Lyon
US$ 1,515.00 (single supplement US$ 270.00)

At the luxury “Inn at the Park” (north of Lyon)
US$ 1,650.00 (single supplement US$ 405.00)

Please note that prices are subject to change based on exchange rates. Call for updated rates.

THESE PRICES INCLUDE:
• 4 nights accomodation (double occupancy), home-made breakfasts included
• Two hands-on cooking classes followed by tasting lunch or dinner, wine included
• Welcome aperitif and dinner (wine is not included) on arrival
• The lunch at a typical bouchon on Monday
• The private guided tour of Lyon on Monday.
• The Lyon food market visit with the chef on Saturday.
• Full-day excursion to the Beaujolais and Les Pierres Dorées on Sunday
• The lunch (wine is not included) in a wine village on Sunday
• Visit to a wine property in the Beaujolais including fine wines tasting
• Visit to a local goat cheese farm in Charnay (Golden Stones area) followed by cheese tasting on Sunday
• Visit to the picturesque Golden Stones villages on Sunday
• Round-trip private transportation to the cooking school

THE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE :
airfare to/from France, airport or train station transfers, drinks at the restaurants, dinners on Saturday and Sunday, personal expenses and personal insurance.

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2010 TOUR DATES

March 5-9
April 23-27
July 16-20
August 6-10
September 24-28
November 19-23

Program available for a minimum of 2 persons,
and limited to 6 participants.
Please contact us for other dates.

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