A
typical view of Provence
Cooking
Program
According
to the season and the week theme, the following program
can slightly change:
Day One: Afternoon arrival
at the estate, dinner and overnight stay at l’Auberge
Day Two: Introduction
to your first course and preparation of your first meal
followed by lunch at l’Auberge. Afternoon tour of
the estate’s olive grove and vineyard, followed by
a private wine tasting. Dinner at l’Auberge
Day Three: Excursion to
the village of Lorgues, accompanied by Jean-Louis Vosgien
to one of Provence’s most famous markets followed
by lunch in a typical restaurant. Then, the second cooking
class in the afternoon followed by dinner at the cooking
school
Day Four: Third cooking
class followed by lunch at the school and an escorted visit
to a nearby olive oil mill, which continues the theme of
the course. Dinner at l’Auberge
Day Five: Fourth cooking
class followed by lunch at the school and afternoon at leisure.
Dinner at l’Auberge
Day Six: Departure from
the estate after breakfast to Marseille airport
Minimum and maximum number of students:
10
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Five nights accommodation at Chateau de Berne
Daily breakfast, lunches and dinners at l’Auberge.
On one day, a lunch will be arranged in a typical restaurant
in Lorgues
A private wine tasting
Four cooking classes led by French Master chef Jean-Louis
Vosgien in his typical Provencal bastide
Excursion to one of the Provence’s most famous
markets and visit to a nearby olive oil mill
Roundtrip group transfers from Marseille airport
Hotel service charges and VAT
Price for
6 days:
Based on a participation of 10
people, and subject to change due to currency exchange rate:
Low Season (01 March-09 April 2004 & 25 September-01
November 2004): $2920 per person,
double room occupancy. Single: $3460
Mid Season (10 April-09 July 2004 & 28 August-24
September 2004): $3080 per person,
double room occupancy. Single: $3710
High Season (10 July-27 August 2004): $3260
per person, double room occupancy. Single: $4090
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Taste
of Provence
6 Days / 5 nights
Discover
the Chateau de Berne and his famous cooking school, located
in the middle of the vines in a private domain of 650
hectares, between Lorgues and Flayosc in the heart of
Provence.
Experience the art of fine cuisine and good living in
the sunny south of France…join renowned chef Jean-Louis
Vosgien's, to discover the delights of herb-scented hills,
lavender-laced countryside, and ancient hilltop villages…learn
the secrets of French country cuisine during four instructive
and enjoyable cooking lessons… four days of creative
cuisine on different theme in the middle of thyme, rosemary,
vineyard and olive trees...enjoy the pleasure of cooking
differently in beautiful Provence, with olive oil, with
wines, with seafood and country fare...learn the skills
and recipes of your chosen course, and each day have dinner
on a meal that complement the theme of your study...enjoy
the excursions to lively local a market in Lorgues with
Jean-Louis Vosgien's to select the day’s ingredients
used during the animated cooking sessions, a traditional
Lorgues' restaurant for lunch, as well as a tour of Château
de Berne’s vineyard, cellar and a wine-tasting initiation.
A shaded terrace allows the guests to take the meals by
the garden, privileged moment to savor a white, red or
more pinkish wine of the Chateau de Berne.
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Chateau de Berne
 The
hotel restaurant Les Glycines, formerly a coaching inn
and a hostelry from 1862 onwards, is a picturesque house
in the heart of Périgord Noir, the most historic
region of Dordogne. Situated in LES EYZIES, the capital
of prehistory, the hotel has 23 bedrooms, with a swimming
pool and magnificent grounds planted with trees a hundred
years ago. You can expect a warm welcome,  delicious
food and personal, attentive service. Famous customers
have tasted the charms of Les Glycines: Prince Charles,
Christian Jacques, Bob Castella and Guerlain, who was
inspired by the spot to create a perfume. All the rooms
have been renovated, each with its own individual warmth
and comfort. All have telephone, modem socket, satellite
TV, bathroom, toilet and hairdryer.
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