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| Chalet Cookery Courses at La Vieille Forge, SW France |
IntroductionAimed at keen amateurs wanting to work a ski season, yet lacking the confidence to cook for larger numbers, this course provides the perfect opportunity to learn new skills, gain a more advanced range of cooking techniques and have a greater selection of menu's in your repertoire. The course is run by John, who has over 20 years experience in the catering industry, including 6 years spent working as a chef in Switzerland and over 10 ski seasons catering in chalets and hotels. As the Director of Mountain Relish he has a thorough understanding of what will be expected of you during a season and can provide plenty of useful tips to manage your time effectively and maximise your ski season experience. Course Outline
The aim of this four day course quite simply is to equip you with the skills required to cook in a ski chalet for the season. We will provide you with the information and practical knowledge to be able to produce six high quality evening meals as well as giving you the skills required to follow more complicated menu's and improvise with the dishes you have prepared using the cookery techniques learnt during your stay. The course is extremely intensive and completely 'hands on'. You will get the chance to try everything you have cooked as well as experience cooking for real guests and not just each other.
Day 1
We will collect you from the airport or station and bring you back to La Vieille Forge. In the evening an informal chat over dinner (cooked by us!) and the chance for you to find out more about the course and ask any questions.
Days 2, 3 and 4
08.15am Breakfast
09.00am Knowledge session
10.00am Practical cookery session
01.00pm Lunch
02.00pm Free
04.30pm Practical - preparing a 3 course dinner menu for 8 - 10 guests
08.00pm Dinner
Prices
The course is priced at 545€ or for couples making a booking 415€ each. To confirm the reservation of a course we require a deposit of 100€. This amount will be taken by credit card. The balance for the course is due 4 weeks before the course start date. In the first instance, please call John on +33 673 010198 for an informal chat.
- Course tuition - 4 days
- All equipment and ingredients
- Airport transfer (Montpellier,Carcasonne, Beziers, Perpignan)
- Single room with own bathroom - 5 nights
- All meals
Course Dates 2011
We take a maximum of 3 students per course. Dates in red denote the course is fully booked.
(*) denotes number of places available on course
June
30th June (3)
July
14th July (3)
21st July (3)
August
25th August (3)
September
1st September (3)
7th September (3)
October
1st October (3)
7th October (3)
13th October (3)
19th October (3)
25th October (3)
November
1st November (3)
7th November (3)
Travel to courses
We are able to collect from Beziers, Carcasonne, Montpellier and Perpignan airports. All airports are within 2 hours of Berlou with Beziers being the closest (35 minutes). All airports are serviced by Ryanair. A return transfer to La Vieille Forge is included in the price of the course. We can also collect from Beziers train station which has a TGV link to Paris.
Call John on 0033 673 010198 or send an email for further information
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