Cooking and Gastronomy Courses for Groups at the Ecole des Trois Ponts

Transportation by coach organised by Ecole des Trois Ponts. Coach trip takes one and a half hours.

8.50am Departure for Marcigny (40 minutes from Roanne in southern Burgundy) market visit. Marcigny is a sixteenth century medieval village and boasts the largest market in the area.

Visit J. LeBlanc Huilerie, a workshop specialising in stone-pressed, traditionally produced oil.

The relaxed atmosphere in the kitchen puts everyone at ease for learning and having a great time. Enjoy a full hands-on experience with personal attention and high quality teaching by your chef. Complete beginners through to Gourmet cooks feel at home. We teach a wide range of easy-to-prepare, one-minute dishes through to that gourmet meal.

Chef Jean-Marc Villard has a wide experience of working in high quality, 1-3 star restaurants in France as well as working in a restaurant in St. Louis in the USA. During the last 10 years he has worked in a world-reknowned institute, where he shared his passion for teaching French cooking to people coming from all over the world.

9am visit of Pilati chocolate & pastry shop, visit of "Les halles Diderot" indoor market and Roanne City center.

12.30pm Lunch time cheese class (harmonising wine and cheese) with Laurent Mons.

"Harmonising Wine and Cheese" is a class with Master Cheese-Monger Laurent Mons. The Mons firm won the 2000-01 award for best cheese-monger in France (MOF).

2.30pm Free afternoon

7.45pm Dinner at L'Astrée restaurant, run by gastronomic & creatif Chef Simon Falcoz

Wednesday

9am Cooking Class

12.30pm Lunch at the Chateau

2pm Visit to "La Bénisson Dieu", & Charlieu medieval village

7.30pm Dinner at the Chateau

Thursday

9am Cooking class and tasting

12.30pm Lunch at the chateau

2pm Visit to Cotes Roannaises wine area and medieval villages of Saint Haon Le Chatel & St Jean St maurice.

7pm Wine class & dinner at the Chateau during the class.

Friday

9am Cooking Class and tasting

12.45am Lunch at Champlong gastronomic restaurant

Saturday

Breakfast and departure of group by coach to Lyon St. Exupery airport.

Transportation by coach, organised by Ecole des Trois Ponts. Coach trip takes 1 and a half hours. Costs 900 hours for the group for private minibus.

Cost per person based on 2 people sharing a twin room with private shower and toilet, inclusive of all wines, meals and excursions. These prices are for the months of January, February, March and April, for other period of time, please consult us.

2007 Group of 12-14 Group 15-21

Prices in twin room 2 people sharing 1450 euros per person 1350 euros per week

Single room supplement 120 per week 100 euros per week

The accompanying group leader is accommodated free of charge.