"My idea of heaven is eating pâtés de foie gras to the sound of trumpets" Sydney Smith (1771 - 1845)
The highlight of every festive meal in France, foie gras requires the greatest care to attain its best quality and taste.
Take part in a day session in a friendly atmosphere and learn everything about foie gras: its history, how to choose it, prepare it and taste it, the best recipes…
You cook and taste a gastronomical lunch including foie gras.
Option 1: cooking class + gourmet lunch
Option 2: cooking class + gourmet lunch + 2 jars – a total of 0,8 pound - of plain duck foie gras prepared by yourself

Born in a famous family of foie gras producers, Martine transmits her savoir-faire and passion for the cuisine of the South-West of France with much enthusiasm. The product used is exclusively duck foie gras from French origin. The class is taught in a typical Parisian bistrot entirely reserved for us.
Programme of the day, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm:
10:30 am – 11:45 am: welcome coffee and preparation of jar and terrine foie gras
Welcome coffee
Preparation of raw foie gras: nerve removing, seasoning, marinade
How to recognize the quality and how to buy foie gras
Filling up and cooking of jars
11:45 am - 1 pm: lunch preparationPreparation of the salad and the cheeses
Foie gras yesterday and today
How to taste foie gras: bread (baguette, spice bread, fig bread,…), wine (Porto, Champagne, red Bordeaux, Sauternes,…)
Preparation of pan-fried foie gras
1 pm - 3:30 pm: lunch tasting
Menu “the perfumes of South-West of France”
Local aperitive
Pan-fried foie with caramelized apples
Salad from Quercy (mâche, foie gras, dried duck magret, apples, wallnuts, truffle-flavoured vinaigrette)
Cheeses
Clafoutis with fruits from the season
Coffee
Wines: White soft Bergerac, Cahors
A bunch of fine recipes

will be commented.
End of the session:
- Option 1: 3:30 pm
- Option 2: 4:30 pm
Conditions:
Every Sunday and Monday up to 20 people
Every Thursday and Saturday up to 4 people
Languages: French, English, or Spanish
Price per person:
Option 1: € 118
Option 2: € 169
Consult us for groups and other dates or languages