Normandy Cooking Weekend
 

Discover the food of Normany in an old mill, stone house, with a closed garden by a small river. Located in Reviers is a small village located in Normandy 3 km from Courseulles-sur-Mer and 20 km from Caen.

The Old Mill House

There are upstairs bedrooms (double bed) and a private bathroom. Downstairs, there are 3 rooms (2 double beds and 2 single beds) and shared bathroom.

There is a spacious room with fire-place and a big dining-room, where we share the meals.

 


Your Hosts

Avi Engel

Avi started his cooking career working in the kitchens of Tel-Aviv's restaurants, while studying for a degree in economics and management degree. Afterwards , he moved to New York to study cooking at the French Culinary institute, and worked as a chef for two local restaurants. A few passed and he moved to Paris where he does what he loves most - cooking.

Genevieve is his associate and owner of this pastoral guest house situated in the Normandy region.

Genevieve's marvelous cooking skills are spread by word of mouth, and you are invited to share her secrets of the region's traditional cooking methods.

 

Nearby

What you can see in the area:
Courseulles-sur-Mer belongs to the D-Day beaches area, so from Reviers, it is easy to visit all the landing beaches and monuments within 1 day.

Caen : 20 km: Memorial for Peace - Caen Ducal Castle (William the conqueror) - Abbaye-aux-Hommes - Abbaye-aux-Dames
Bayeux : 15 km: Bayeux Tapestry and Cathedral

Mont-saint-Michel: 1 hour and half by car.
Deauville (the town of the American film festival )- Trouville - Honfleur (beautiful fishing harbour and art exhibition) : 1 hour and half by the coast

Pays d'Auge: the inside part of Normandy, famous for the horse breeding, the apple fields, from where are produced the cider and calvados, the production places of Camembert, Pont-l'Evêque and Livarot, the three famous cheese from Normandy.

 

 

 

Map

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Home Cooking in the Land of Calvados & Crepes

Duration: 3 days  
Starts: Friday

Cost: 450€

Maximum 8 people.


Schedule:

Friday
Arrival to Reviers from 15:00
Free time for organization and to tour the area
Dinner

Saturday
Continental breakfast
Cooking session #1 – dinner preparation (meat/fish/seafood - upon market supply).
Light lunch or a picnic basket – upon request.
Free afternoon
Dinner – enjoying the meal that was prepared in cooking session # 1, accompanied by wine and calvados.

Sunday
Continental breakfast
Cooking session #2 – lunch preparation.
Lunch - enjoying the meal that was prepared in cooking session # 2.
Check out – during the evening hours.

Includes: Accommodation - 2 breakfast 2 lunch and 2 dinners & 2 cooking class of about 3 hours each.

(Courses are given with a minimum of 4 people registered)

 

(Courses are given with a minimum of 4 people registered)

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By Train
From Paris to Caen, where you will rent a car.

By Car

Highly recommended to rent a car in Paris, and enjoy the scenery on the way, while passing in Honfleur and Deauville, among other beautiful landscapes.

Driving instructions will be given to participants.

 

 

 


Sample Menu

Croustillant de pommes et camembert, sauce au cidre
Apples and camembert in a crispy dough, cider sauce

Tartare de poisson du marché – Tartare of market fish

Seasonable sea-food

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Market fish in Normandy style

Blanquette de veau – Veal stew in a creamy sauce

Pintade Vallée d’Auge – Guinea-fowl in a Normandy way

Magret de canard aux pommes et au cidre
Duck breast with apples and cider

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Tarte tatin – Upside-down apple tart

Tarte au pommes au calvados – Apple tart with Calvados

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