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Tv and press often come to brodcast our spices lessons
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working hands on in the garden
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Roquefort on the Causses, one hour from Aulas
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Le Vigan, 5 minutes from Aulas
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it's here, the house is from 16th Century
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Patrick Du Cros your guest
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The kitchen of the 12 th century where you will study and use the spices
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From Marco Polo to Ali Baba : the discovery of 80 herbs and spices.
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IN FRANCE, HOME TO ROMANCE AND GOOD FOOD, WE SAY THAT SPICES ARE TO COOKING WHAT MAKE-UP IS TO WOMEN !
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Combine the discovery of Cevennes (south of France, near Montpellier), with a culinary workshop
on how to use 40 spices in your everyday light recipes.
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This unforgettable gourmet gift will change forever the way you cook... herbs and spices!
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In addition, you'll learn about French wines form the Languedoc region.
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YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED WHEN YOU SHOW THEM HOW TO USE THESE SPICES.
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There won't be much talking : you'll touch, you'll smell, you'll taste, you'll use the spices ... and then you'll eat the result !
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Most recipes take less than 15 minutes to prepare !
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- IF YOU ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA :
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the course is based on spices only, and cooking classes are held in Aulas, from 2:.. PM to 10:00 PM on Saturdays afternoons, in a beautiful 17th century family house. Classes are followed by gourmet dinner in the house gardens.
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- IF YOU AREN'T IN THE AREA :
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cooking classes start on Thursdays evenings, at 7:00 PM and end at 6:00 PM on Sundays afternoons.
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The training combines discovering yhe region (nice walks, shopping for spices in nearby Montpellier, tasting fine wines from the Languedoc region, discovering the famous bouillabaisse near Bouzigues) with learning how to use 40 spices in your every day light recipes.
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We can arrange to pick you up at the train station in Montpellier (a 3 and a half -hour TGV ride from Paris). Also, we can arrange for accommodation in beautiful guest-houses such as Chateau de Mareilles.
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SHORT HALF-DAY SESSIONS ON SATURDAYS AFTERNOONS :
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The session will be conducted in 4 stages, ending with gourmet dinner, so that you can actually savor the fruit of your labor.
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introduction to spices : how to choose them ? where to buy them ? How to store them ?
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culinary class : how to transform simple food such as salad, potatoes and rice in gourmet food by using spices ? Once you learn how to cook simple everyday food, you'll become an expert with real recipes ! And you'll actually prepare a few for dinner.
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questions & answers session : ask me how to improve 3 dishes you cook on a regular basis barbecue, soup, pasta, vegetables.
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culinary class : we prepare dinner.
Your husband (or wife) is welcome to join us at 8 pm if he or she didn't attend the session (dinner is optional).
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ACCOMMODATION IN GUEST-HOMES IN THE AULAS VICINITY.
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Short introduction session on Saturday Afternoon
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120 euros per person, including dinner and drinks
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Expert Course (3-day Magellan course) :
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480 euros per person, including meals drinks and accommodation. 220 euros for your spouse . Bouillabaisse or sea food dinner and visits are extra (70 euros per person)
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Transportation for local sight seeing : 70 euros ses previous paragraph
The Spouse Fee allows class's attendance or joining in for meals and visits.
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Upon request discovery of the wines of the Languedoc region (very good and affordable, under 10 euros a bottle).
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We can also arrange for sightseeing in the vicinity or for visits in antiques shops (auctions sometimes).
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A minimum of 6 persons is required for culinary classes to be conducted in English.
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Come with your friends, it will be more fun !
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By TGV (High Speed Train) : Montpellier is a 3 and a half-hour ride from Paris.
By Plane : Choose the Montpellier airport.
Uppon arrival in Montpellier, take either a cab or rent a car. We can alsa arrange for group pick-ups.
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By car : Aulas is close to Le Vigan, Nimes, Montpellier and Millau.
If you are driving from Paris, take the Central France Highway (Clermont-Ferrand).
If You are already in the South of France, take the Nimes West exit or come from Montpellier.
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ADDITIONAL INFO AND PRESS CUTS ON SPICES AND MIAM MIAM COOKERY COURSES
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the cevennes near Aulas
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Patrick T du Cros
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Association Miam Miam pour découvrir 80 épices en cuisine
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Un cadeau original personnalisé et gourmand
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Nos stages ont été testés et salués par les plus grands media
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Association Miam Miam
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Aulas 30 120 le Vigan
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04 67 81 75 74
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Cooking school in South of France on herbs and spices. Learn how to use 80 herbs and spices, spice by spice, and how to cook healthy and tasty light recipes with spices. A gourmet gift idea, a unique gift idea for a christmas gift or an anniversary gift.
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Miam Miam (Yum Yum) is a cooking school based in south of France near Montpellier. Every weekend we organise cooking classes dedicated to herbs and spices in French or in English.
You will learn there cooking tips about 80 herbs and spices, spice by spice, French and various cuisines (15 minutes tasty and healthy light recipes), French wines of Languedoc (below 10 euros) and discovery of the region in the Magellan course.
A spice cooking course is a unique gift idea that works in any occasion: as a holiday gift, but also a birthday gift or Christmas gift.
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