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Gastro Academy at the French House Party, Carcassonne:
Are you a professional chef or a proficient cook who would like to improve your French culinary skills? The Gastro Academy at The French House Party provides an Advanced Gourmet Explorer cooking course in the Carcassonne area of South West France. With cooking classes taught in English and French, this 7-day, all-inclusive, residential culinary vacation offers a unique opportunity to cook with two of France’s finest chefs, exploring regional delicacies, fine wines and delicious produce from the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

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The beautiful and historic city of Carcassonne is only 50 miles from Toulouse which has an international airport. Ryanair also fly directly to Carcassonne from the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Paris Beauvais international airport.

Advanced Gourmet Explorer Residential Cooking Course:
Unique 7-day break offered in Autumn that incorporates 26 hours of tuition

This advanced cooking course is aimed at chefs seeking a higher degree of French culinary skill, or proficient/ professional cooks.

It comprises intensive instruction and hands-on-sessions with our chefs, plus an additional afternoon spent under a chef’s supervision, when clients will be able to take their own “free-style” French House Chefs’ Challenge.

You will be taught everything from presentation techniques and knife skills to some of the methods and secret tips used by our top modern French chefs in their creation of a haute cuisine which is revered worldwide.

Demonstration and hands-on periods will be divided into sessions devoted to particular culinary skills.

Cuisine in Brief:
2 night/3 day course that incorporates 10/11 hours of tuition

Taught on selected dates in Summer and Autumn, this Friday to Sunday or Monday to Wednesday course has an intensive and action-packed hands-on programme, cooking with an inspirational French master chef.

The maximum class size is 10, ensuring that you get the individual attention you need.

This is a mini-option - perfect for corporate reward or incentive breaks!

Note: Our residential cooking courses can accommodate non-participating partners who would like to have a golf programme arranged for them.