Jaunted

Cook the (Really) French Way

1/09/2008 at 9:18 AM
Tags: Learning Holidays, Culture, France Travel, Food Travel (all tags)

Last week it was the New York Times suggesting we head to Italy to make tortellini in Bologna. And this week it's the UK Times pointing us in the direction of southwest France to brush up both our cooking and our language skills in the town of Brantôme.

Just like we've said, learning holidays seem like the big thing for 2008. And these cooking and language "escapes", as they call them, at La Borderie de la Cole, kill two birds with one stone. Three, maybe. Learn to cook, brush up your French skills and eat decadent French meals cooked by the chef who's trying to teach you how to make Hollandaise.

This is one of those cooking classes where the students follow the chef to the markets: In the Times story, the chef picks an eggplant half eaten by a slug, because he says that proves it is sweet and chemical-free. Ingredients in hand, you'll then all don aprons and hats to chop veges, peel apples and roll pastry. All the while looking out for eggplant-eating slugs, of course.

Related Stories:
· A Tasty Cookery Holiday in France [UK Times]
· Bologna's Make-Your-Own-Dinner Vacation [Jaunted]
· La Borderie de la Cole [Official Site]

[Photo of southwest France: PhillipC]