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Cooking in
Cahors
Cooking in
Masterclass with Gilles Marre of 'Le Balandre'
Location: Cahors
The town of Cahors - a jumble of chaotic old houses piled into
a loop on the Lot river - is not only the capital of the Lot département
but also the natural market for local produce: strong red wines
(le 'vin noir' de Cahors), truffles, walnuts, geese and duck,
foie gras ...
Our programme is based on a masterclass with chef Gilles Marre who runs the renowned restaurant, 'le Balandre'. Guy has accepted to spend a whole day with our customers revealing the secrets of his french cuisine.
The Château
As the course is located in the hotel which Gilles' family has run for three generations, participants will have ample opportunity to chat informally with him and his team - even to the extent of accompanying him to the early-morning market in Cahors. The programme includes other gourmet and oenological delights: a visit to a goose and duck breeder, two vineyards and a sumptuous gourmet dinner at 'le Balandre'.
4 Days / 3 Nights in 3* Hotel with cooking
classes
Price:
Participating 675 €
Non Participating 590 €
per person - base on 2 sharing - minimum 4
Includes:
- 3 nights with breakfast in 3* hotel
- 1 gourmet dinner (dîner gastronomique)
- 2 lunches
- 1 masterclass with top chef
- visits and tasting at 2 vineyards
- visit to duck farm
- informal access to chef and his team
- rental car (VW Polo or similar)
SCHEDULE
Sunday:
Arrival in Cahors in the afternoon
- Installation in your 3* hotel
- Welcome aperitif
- Dine where you like in town
- Overnight in hotel
Monday:
- 8 o’clock breakfast
- At 9 am you will meet up with chef Gilles Marre who will describe how the culinary session will proceed
- Break at 11.30 for a glass of wine and a summary of work so far
- Around midday Gilles will explain how to present the dishes before sitting down with you to lunch
- The session continues with a course on harmonizing the dish with the right sort of wine
- Around 3.30 pm the session ends
- Evening free
- Overnight at hotel
Tuesday:
- 8.30 – 9.30 am breakfast
- 9.30 – 10.30 visit to the restaurant kitchen in action: introduction to the brigade de cuisine
- 10.30am – depart for visit to a duck-breeding farm at Lafeuille (10 minutes distant)
- 12.30 – back to the restaurant for lunch
- In the afternoon you will visit the Domaine de Pineraie, a vineyard at Puy l’Eveque and then the celebrated Château Lagrezette at Caillac
- Gourmet dinner at the restaurant
- Overnight in hotel
Wednesday:
- Early start accompanying Gilles Marre to the Cahors market
- Breakfast on your return around 9am - 10 am
- Departure
Check Availability
Course Price:
Participating 675 €Non Participating 590 €
per person - base on 2 sharing - minimum 4
Includes:
- 3 nights with breakfast in 3* hotel
- 1 gourmet dinner (dîner gastronomique)
- 2 lunches
- 1 masterclass with top chef
- visits and tasting at 2 vineyards
- visit to duck farm
- informal access to chef and his team
- rental car (VW Polo or similar)
Does not include:
- all other meals or drinks
- personal expenses
- insurance
- flights or other transport to local airport