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 Residential chalet cookery courses in France and Scotland 
Introduction

Aimed at keen amateurs wanting to work a ski season, yet lacking the confidence to cook for larger numbers, this course provides the perfect opportunity to learn new skills, gain a more advanced range of cooking techniques and have a greater selection of menu's in your repertoire.

The course is run by John, who has over 20 years experience in the catering industry, including 6 years spent working as a chef in Switzerland and 10 ski seasons catering in chalets and hotels. As a Director of The Winter Adventure Company he has a thorough understanding of what will be expected of you during a season and can provide plenty of useful tips to manage your time effectively and maximise your ski season experience.

Course Outline

The aim of this four day course is to provide you with the skills required to cook in a ski chalet for the season. We will provide you with the information and practical knowledge to be able to produce six high quality evening meals as well as giving you the skills required to follow more complicated menu's and improvise with the dishes you have prepared using the cookery techniques learnt during your stay. The course is extremely intensive and completely 'hands on'. You will get the chance to try everything you have cooked as well as experience cooking for real guests and not just each other.

Day 1 (Sunday

We will collect you from Montpellier or Carcasonne airport and bring you back to La Vieille Forge. In the evening an informal chat over dinner (cooked by us!) and the chance for you to find out more about the course and ask any questions.

If you are attending the course at Crail in Fife, we will collect you from St Andrews train station.

Days 2, 3 and 4

08.15am          Breakfast
09.00am          Knowledge session
10.00am          Practical cookery session
01.00pm          Lunch
02.00pm          Free
04.30pm          Practical - preparing a 3 course dinner menu for 8 - 10 guests
08.00pm          Dinner         

Prices

French courses are priced at 425€ and the course in Crail at £515.00. To confirm the reservation of a course we require a deposit of 100 euros or £100 depending on where you have chosen to do the course. This amount will be taken by credit card. The balance for the course is due 4 weeks before the course start date. In the first instance please complete the course enquiry form. The course includes the following:

  • Course tuition - 4 days
  • All equipment and ingredients
  • Airport transfer (French course - Montpellier or Carcasonne)
  • Transfer from St Andrews train station for Crail course
  • Single room with own bathroom - 5 nights - French course
  • Shared room for Crail course - single if we have availability
  • All meals

Course Dates

We take a maximum of 3 students per course. Dates in red denote the course is fully booked. 

2009
(*) denotes number of places available on course


Berlou - France

14th September FULL
28th September (2)
5th October (3)
12th October (2)
19th October (1)

Crail - Scotland

26th Ocober (3)
2nd November FULL
9th November FULL
16th November (3)
23rd November (3)
30th November(3)

Travel to courses

For courses taking place in Berlou we are able to collect from Beziers, Carcasonne or Montpellier airports. All airports are within 2 hours of Berlou with Beziers being the closest (35 minutes). All airports are serviced by Ryanair. A return transfer to La Vieille Forge is included in the price of the course. For courses at Crail we can collect from St Andrews train station.

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The Winter Adventure Company Ltd
4 Rue de Burguet
Berlou
34360
France

+33 4 67 89 48 63