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Adults
€ 303
Vegetarian French Cooking Class in Paris
In our Paris Vegetarian Cooking Class, you will learn about three things: French Food, French Culture and Vegetarian Cooking. While French Food traditionally boasts an array of meat oriented dishes, the French cooking repertoire is also full of beautiful and luscious vegetarian dishes: from Ratatouille to Gratin Dauphinois, from Dubarry Velouté to Cheese Soufflé, from Aligot to Crêpes Suzettes. And yes you will notice we said vegetarian, not quite vegan – as French vegetarian still relies on dairy and eggs. But another interesting aspect of French Vegetarian cooking is to adapt some traditional recipes and make them vegetarian – and in the process learn a ton about traditional French cooking techniques. We do this for example with our Onion Soup which is traditionally prepared with Beef Broth but can be made vegetarian and … yes, even more delicious. Same for a traditional Red Wine Sauce known as sauce marchand de vin (the wine merchant sauce). So we hope you will join one of these hands-on, small group, fun and instructive French Vegetarian Cooking Classes soon.
STEP 1: As we always cook from scratch, w e will get all the ingredients for you from the market on Sunday (as markets are closed on Monday). So when you arrive, we are ready to start!
STEP 2: At first, we will divide and conquer, and start prepping all ingredients to get ready to cook. A good time for the Chef to share tips and tricks on prep.
STEP 3: Once everything is ready we will spend a bit of time talking about “where we are going” – a way to explain how we will cook the different ingredients and most importantly: why this way?
STEP 4: As time goes by, we go through more techniques and cook more – but the smells are starting to make everybody very hungry, and rightly so.
STEP 5: Some ingredients might be new; or it might worth just checking where we are in seasoning for some of the dishes. Tasting is a critical part of ensuring a successful meal, always.
STEP 6: Everybody takes photos of their food nowadays. I guess it is everybody’s recognition that food plating can contribute significantly to the enjoyment of the dish. So we indulge.
STEP 7: OK, we think it looks good; but does it taste good?
STEP 8: And no meal in France would be a real meal without sharing drinks and stories. So your Chef will share your three course meal, white and red wine – and a few stories which illustrate various aspects of French food culture. Bon appétit!
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Hands-on cooking class with expert chefs
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Preparation of classic French vegetarian dishes
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Adaptations of traditional recipes into vegetarian versions
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Small group format for personalized learning
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Full 3-course meal with wine pairing
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Recipes to take home
Transportation
- Not included
Meeting point
- After booking we will send all the details of the farm, location (meeting point) and contact.
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Reviews
We took a 3-course lunch cooking class with Frédéric and it was an incredible experience. We made a tasty meal and learned so much about the science of cooking. Frédéric was super engaging and gave helpful instruction while helping to socialize the room of attendees. Definitely a highlight of Paris, and would do it again in a heartbeat
This was one of our favorite things we did in Paris. You need to do the 6 hours day that includes going to the farmer's market. So amazing. We learned so much about food and cheese! The Chef, Luc, was so amazing. Really an amazing chef and so patient when we were cooking in the kitchen. And when you messed up, he would make a joke and make you feel really good. I will do another class when I return to Paris. Plus, we got the recipes we cooked. Let's see if I can replicate! lol
We've taken two evening market and cooking classes with Frederic, both were incredible. Not only did we prepare and eat delicious food, but Frederic also shared the history and chemistry of French food culture. The staff were all kind and very responsive (thank you Larissa) during the planning process. We enjoyed an evening with new friends in a lovely space. I cannot recommend it enough. Thank you Fred for assembling a wonderful team. Frederic is a gem, we will be back. À bientôt !