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Offered languages
- English
- French
Walk to Francoise's local covered market in Paris to meet some of her local producers. You might stop at the fishmonger, the fromagerie, and the produce store and pick up ingredients for your cooking class. Walk the short way back to Francoise's apartment, a beautiful apartment that is tastefully filled with finds from her travels. Join her in the kitchen and over cheese nibbles or snacks, learn how to make a classic French main dish. For your main, you might make feuilleté with leeks and shrimp in a ginger sauce, steak with a classic French Béarnaise sauce or poulet à l'estragon (chicken in a tarragon sauce).
After cooking, enjoy your lunch around your host's kitchen dining table featuring the classic French main course that you cooked together. End your meal with a traditional French dessert such as strawberry tartelettes (homemade lemon crust, crème pâtissière au Grand Marnier) or île flottante (a soft meringue served on top of sweet custard) which will be served with Champagne.
Example Menu
Starter
French cheese nibbles and snacks
Main
Choice between
Shrimp and leek feuilleté, Chicken in a tarragon sauce or Steak with Béarnaise sauce
Dessert
Choice between
Strawberry tartelettes, Financier pistache or French chocolate tulips
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meet your host in front of Sainte-Marie des Batignolles, a little church that is walking distance from the Batignolles market. The address of the church is 77 Place du Dr Félix Lobligeois, 75017 Paris.
What to expect
After the market visit, walk less than 10 minutes to Françoise’s apartment for your hands-on cooking class. Enjoy light snacks as you learn to prepare a classic French dish, then sit down to share the meal you’ve created together in her home. Finish with a traditional French dessert such as strawberry tartelettes or île flottante. Guests can choose between wine or Champagne, included with the meal.
Dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice.
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- If you have a preference from the menu options in the sample menu, please include it in the notes section when submitting your booking request. Otherwise, Francoise will select one main and one dessert for you.
- Gluten-free, lactose-free, vegetarian, and vegan diets can be accommodated with advance notice
- Kosher-style requests are welcome (no pork, shellfish, meat + dairy), although the kitchen is not strictly kosher certified and ingredients may not be sourced from dedicated kosher markets.
- If you would prefer to learn to make a dessert instead of a savory main course, please note this in your booking.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Rating
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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