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Cooking Teambuilding in Paris
Build your Team in our Kitchens
For 600,000 years humans have gathered around fire, and we still build teams this way at Le Foodist ...
We can welcome up to 32 people in our kitchens.
Join us to create a meal your team will always remember!
Gather your Team around Our Table
In a warm and intimate space, entirely privatized.
Share your meal as a team around one of our large tables.
And enjoy UNIQUE STORYTELLING around Food and Culture.
Entertain your team with Wine Tasting!
Let wine tasting be the thread through your evening.
Through multiple wines discover the regions of France.
A professional sommelier shares all his tips on blind wine tasting.
Done with a lot of humour and professionalism.
Strangely adequate for both neophytes and connaisseurs.
More than just an animation - THIS IS ALMOST A SHOW!
Fred travelled the world and the seven seas; well, not quite, but after studying for a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech, he joined Corporate America and criss-crossed Europe, Asia and America for 15 years. Being French of course he loved food – maybe because of his grand-father who while working night shift for the French Post Of ce maintained an amazing vegetable garden all his life which sustained all his family. Or maybe because of the 3 course meals his mum prepared every lunch and dinner – and that he took for granted ... until he left home.
Living abroad for over 10 years and traveling for 10 years after that made him also love the discovery of other cultures. And one of his rst and systematic steps of that discovery in any new country was always a meal, ideally a somewhat traditional meal, like Thanksgiving when he moved to America.
But Fred was hungry for a bit more: more understanding of why people eat what they eat and do what they do; in short more cultural perspective. So over time he built a vision of helping people discover culture through food with simple narrative and culinary experiences.
And when his company relocated from Paris to Geneva he knew it was time for him to say good-bye to 15 years of corporate America and follow that dream.
After intensive cooking classes with Alain Ducasse Formation, he joined “Hautes Etudes du Goût” (the High Studies of Taste) and graduated with a bachelor in from the University of Reims in Champagne. And Le Foodist was born.
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Amanda was born and raised in Kent, England and was always eager to go and travel the world.
This is how she met Fred 20 years ago - in Atlanta actually. Trained in different elds, member of Wabi Sabi and also a talented ceramist, she also has a true talent for making places feel right and people at home.
Amanda has also been a vegetarian for over 25 years and is contemplating launching a series of vegetarian classes with Le Foodist. We are blessed she is teaching several of the pâtisserie classes as well as making Le Foodist as beautiful and special as it is.
WELCOME TO PROVENCE!
When Amanda and I first started dreaming Le Foodist up (20 years ago) our dream was to take people to the various regions of France, and help them discover the local regional cultures through local food and wines. The idea was simple. Go and cook into the various regions of France, one week at a time. Take the opportunity to discover the region from a gastronomic point of view: meet local producers, visit local markets, taste local wines, eat at great local restaurants, and even learn to cook with local Chefs. One of the reaons we so wanted to do this is because one of the most important features of French cooking and culture in general is its regional diversity of landscape, produce and traditions. The other is quite simply because we love traveling France. Of course we started following our dream by opening Le Foodist in Paris a few years ago now. But we are very excited to now also take a few people to France - this country not far from Paris ... - one week at a time to continue our journey to integrate food and culture through unique experiences. even though there are many regions to explore, starting with Provence felt alomost obvious. And we are all the more excited as we have found a great location to do so. Just below the beautiful Dentelles de Montmirail, we will be welcoming you for a memorable week at La Table Longue, in the quintessential Provence village of Sablet.
Eat Lovely Food at Every Meal
Learn to Cook French Food with a Focus on Provence
Of course at the heart of the experience, you will learn how to cook food from France and Provence every day. From Fish Soup to Tapenade, from a slow Lamb Roast to Stuffed Courgettes Flowers, there will be many recipes, techniques, tips and tricks - and flavours to be discovered. We will spend 2 to 3 hours cooking every day, and you will have plenty of time to discuss with the Chefs you will meet through this week. A lot of passion and experience will be shared and we want to think you will be a happier cook after that week with us.
Here are example of things we might cook together. Like always our focus will be on flavour, the reason behind the techniques, and how you can reapply them back home.
- Tomates Provençales, Fish Soup with Braised Fennel and Red Mullet, Profiteroles
- Moules marinières, Slow roast Lamb shoulder, Ratatouillle, Nougat Parfait
- Chicken liver pâté, Salmon confit with Tomato risotto, Clafoutis
- Stuffed Zucchini flowers with green salad, Chicken roasted in Olive oil bread crust, bugnes with Apricots on rosemary skewer
- Soupe au pistou, Celeriac remoulade with poached mackerel, Duck tournedos with roasted potatoes "Bluementhal" Sauce choron, Summer fruits and Brioche perdue
- Gaspacho provençal, Muhroom broth and goat cheese raviole, caramelized garlic tart, Peach Melba
Experience the Best Tables of the Region
Every day we will share three meals. And the one we do not cook we will share in a local restaurant. There are quite a few good tables around the area, so we will get to enjoy some, including a very unique experience in a one Michelin star restaurant in the nice village of Grignan. It is actually very nice to see what an extremely talented Chef can do with the local produce at his disposal, and we are sure you will enjoy this, along with the other restaurants we will visit.
Spend a Week in a Typical Provence Village, Sablet
Enjoy the Life of the Village
Sablet is a typical provençal village, whose heart beats on the top of a hill overlooking vineyards pretty much everywhere. All the region is dedicated to wine growing, and the life of the village - and region - is punctuated with wine festivals among others. It is also where we will get some croissants or bread in the morning for breakfast. This makes for a very enjoyable nice short walk in the vines in the morning - how do you beat that?
Enjoy Cooking and Living in a Provençal Villa
With all bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a wonderful swimming pool up to 3 meters deep, two kitchens, two lounging areas, a breakfast room, a bar and various patios, it will not be long before the Villa will feel like home. And each meal will be an opportunity to be French in a very important way: spend time enjoying food we prepared together, talk about food and wine and then discuss ... more about food and wine - and the local culture of course. Those moments are big part of the enjoyment of life in France, and we believe a big part of the enjoyment of this overall experience in Provence.
MEET A LOCAL HERO
The region has a few local and ancient heroes - romans built a city which boasts still the largest Provence market every Tuesday in Vaison la Romaine, about 15 minutes drive from where we will be staying. And the Pope of course. Well the Pape, as we call him here - and actually 7 of them. 5 who just decided to spend a fair amount of time in France when Rome was not so hospitable, and 2 that decided to hand around Avignon when papacy was re-instated back in Rome. The most important part of all this: the city of Avignon with the Palace of the Pope, and the wine from the Castle of the Popes in the epoynmous village of course. Places we will visit - and which will be an opportunity to a unique wine tasting, and a unique cooking class as well.
Visit the City of the Popes
Take a Masterclass in the City of the Popes
Enjoy a very Private and Exclusive Chateauneuf-du-Pape Wine Tasting
Visit Genuine Local Markets
Two types of food markets define Provence - true local producers markets and the very large Provençal markets. The latter are built on a tradition hundreds of years old, and are more reminiscent of the old fairs. They are very large, include all kinds of produce - and food of course. One of the largest is in the village of Vaison la Romaine, and we will pay our visits on the Tuesday it is on. We will also visit a true local market in the village of Velleron. Beautifully tasty produce, and quite a scene to view and experience. We love sharing that experience.
Meet Local Producers
If Provence conjures up the idea of olives, it is quite normal. As some of the best French olives are grown a few miles away from Sablet, around the city of Nyons. From which is derived great olive oil, and one of the great local specialties called tapenade. So we will go and visit a rare local organic olive grove and learn some of its secrets from its owner. A very intimate and unique experience.
Discover the Variety of Provence Wines
In Chateauneuf du Pape, you can find up to 13 different types of grape varieties. And there are many different "appelations" in the vast area of Provence and the Rhône Valley, from Gigondas to Tavel, from Sablet to Côte Rotie. So through different wine tastings, we will explore, discover, try to understand a bit more about the types of wines we can discover in Provence.
Explore all that goes into making great wines, meet talented and passionate wine makers
We believe nobody better than a wine maker can make you feel all that it takes to make a great wine - and what makes one wine different from another. So while we will have explored the world of appelations in other tastings to see the broad lines of what defines regional wines, tasting wine on a local property with a wine maker is a great way to deepen our appreciation of these great wines.
As we said .... Eat Lovely Food at Every Meal!
We really want every meal we share with you to be special - there will be a variety of different meals, a variety of settings, but all of them will stem from the same passion for food and wine. So we hope you can join us and enjoy.
Fred travelled the world and the seven seas; well, not quite, but after studying for a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech, he joined Corporate America and criss-crossed Europe, Asia and America for 15 years. Being French of course he loved food – maybe because of his grand-father who while working night shift for the French Post Of ce maintained an amazing vegetable garden all his life which sustained all his family. Or maybe because of the 3 course meals his mum prepared every lunch and dinner – and that he took for granted ... until he left home.
Living abroad for over 10 years and traveling for 10 years after that made him also love the discovery of other cultures. And one of his rst and systematic steps of that discovery in any new country was always a meal, ideally a somewhat traditional meal, like Thanksgiving when he moved to America.
But Fred was hungry for a bit more: more understanding of why people eat what they eat and do what they do; in short more cultural perspective. So over time he built a vision of helping people discover culture through food with simple narrative and culinary experiences.
And when his company relocated from Paris to Geneva he knew it was time for him to say good-bye to 15 years of corporate America and follow that dream. After intensive cooking classes with Alain Ducasse Formation, he joined “Hautes Etudes du Goût” (the High Studies of Taste) and graduated with a bachelor in from the University of Reims in Champagne. And Le Foodist was born.
Amanda was born and raised in Kent, England and was always eager to go and travel the world.
This is how she met Fred 20 years ago - in Atlanta actually. Trained in different elds, member of Wabi Sabi and also a talented ceramist, she also has a true talent for making places feel right and people at home.
Amanda has also been a vegetarian for over 25 years and is contemplating launching a series of vegetarian classes with Le Foodist. We are blessed she is teaching several of the pâtisserie classes as well as making Le Foodist as beautiful and special as it is.
From the age of 18, our sommelier Stéphane has focused his energy in advancing his knowledge of wines and the wines world through its multiple angles. After working as a sommelier waiter in internationally recognized gourmet restaurants in France and abroad, he enhanced his expertise in a cellar master course in Bordeaux. He managed a famous Parisian cellar for several years and also beame the animator for a wine tasting club during that time.
His curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit pushed him to open an e-commerce site focused solely on wine and champagne, for which he furhter developed his multiple relationships with producers. As an epicueran and gastronome, Stéphane likes to share his passion with men and women from around the world to explore the wonderful sensations and pleasures that wine can bring, but always in a simple and fun way.
Our Evening Cooking Class and Dinner in Paris Step by Step
STEP 1: Meet your Chef at the school in the heart of the Latin Quarter for an evening of learning, cooking and fun.
STEP 2: You will proceed to the first part of “mise en place”: weighing, chopping, dicing all come into play. And an opportunity to learn new skills in the process.
STEP 3: It is time to cook – and to learn why we cook certain things the way we do. And whatever we discuss, it is always with a focus on how the technique brings the best flavour.
STEP 4: Tasting your food as you cook it is always a good idea – as it is often too late by the time it is served.
STEP 5: Before serving dinner there will be time to plate the appetizers, and you will get the opportunity to come back to the kitchen to plate the other dishes. This is a time for creativity and efficiency.
STEP 6: It is time to enjoy your dinner with your Chef, along with stories about French Food and Culture and how they all tie together. And this is an opportunity as well for you to experience how we pair wine and food.