French Home Cooking: cuisine “chez vous”

Who says you can't make authentic French cuisine at home?

Start with a generous helping of delicious Loire Valley recipes, add the savoir-faire of Coeur de France teachers and simmer in a rich sauce of pure French language. Voilà – you’ve got our French Home Cooking Class!

Discover Sancerre's delicious regional cuisine by preparing it yourself. Learn new skills and recipes that you can do back home while improving your spoken French.

In this weekly hands-on class, students are introduced to Loire Valley gastronomy, its preparation, presentation and "dégustation" while simultaneously improving their verbal French skills. The class is open to all ages and levels of students. To insure a quality learning experience the class is conducted at Coeur de France by Coeur de France teachers themselves and class size is limited.

 This is very much a "hands on" class. Slice and dice, simmer and stir ... roll up your sleeves and get to work!

Every class is different. Here are just some of the appetizers, main courses and desserts that students will cook (and eat): Boeuf Sancerreois, Crêpes Suzette, Pâté aux pommes de terre, Salade de crottin chaud, Omelette à l'oseille, Tarte Tatin, Quiche lorraine, Coq au vin, Lapin aux pruneaux, Pintade rôtie, Saumon en papillote, Moelleux au chocolat, Tarte aux pommes...

Details

Cost: Adults are 20 euros per 2 - 3 hour lesson; children under 10 years-old are 10 euros. Cost includes the meal and wine!

This optional program is limited to a maximum of 7 students per lesson.

You may sign up for the lesson(s) when you arrive at Coeur de France.

FAQ

Q: "Can my children participate?" A: Yes, children 10 and over are welcome to participate in the class.

Q: "My wife is coming with me to Coeur de France but will not be taking French lessons. Can she attend the cooking class?" A: While the class is intended for students, family members are warmly welcomed provided that they respect the French - only language rule in class. If there is a minimum of 3 non-students interested in a cooking class conducted in English, it may be arranged separately.