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Cheese and Wine Tasting in Paris $158.17 Per Person [2 to 8 persons]
“Nobody can possibly manage to lead a country that has 365 different sorts of cheeses”, Charles de Gaulle. Today they have over 500 different wonderful cheeses called fromage!

If you want to discover France and what makes the French so different, you might just as well start by learning about the French cheese culture. In the middle of the hill of Montmartre a secret place where our favorite cheese making lady welcomes her guests. You sit around a enormous oak table, located in the back of her store and that is both her cheese preparing area and her tasting room.

A complete tasting, accompanied with wines and artisanal breads!  Many of our clients have confirmed that this experience is well worth trying and discovering these great French cheeses.  For  those of you that are a cheese connoisseur or just curious about cheeses: a friendly and authentic moment of your trip to our city.

Availability: from Tuesday to Saturday at 1 pm - Duration: 2 hours - Good to know: the cheese makers speak fluently English
Meeting Point: In Montmartre, the exact location will be noted on your voucher.
 
 
Cheese+Wine Tasting








 
Paris Chocolate and Pastry Food Tour  $134.84 Per Person
TO BE BOOKED FAR IN ADVANCE! Combine your love of chocolate and cakes with your passion for Paris! The Paris Chocolate and Pastry Food Tour combines French gourmet specialties with an afternoon walking tour so you won't need to feel too guilty. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 8 people on this small group tour, ensuring you'll receive personalized attention from your guide. Your tour is led by an expert food connoisseur, who will take you through a number of Paris neighborhoods to visit at least three pastry shops, a bakery and three chocolate shops.

Your chocolate and pastry walking tour of Paris begins at La Maison du Chocolat - where could be better? Numbers on this tour are restricted to a maximum of eight, ensuring you'll receive individual attention from your expert gastronomic guide. The number of stops you make could be expanded according to your group's preferences.

The commentary from your expert foodie guide includes an overview of French culinary habits, a description of any seasonal events taking place at the time of your tour and an introduction to selected specialties in the main shops. Your guide will discuss how these specialties are produced, how to choose the best chocolates and pastries, and how to prepare your own treats. You are encouraged to interact with your guide and ask all the questions you like as you are introduced to the fine art of chocolate making and pastry baking.

Conditions of Sale:
Once you have booked and received your travel voucher, the contact details for the travel service operator will be on this voucher under the heading Important Information. Where applicable, you are required to call the travel service operator directly to advise of additional information such as: Hotel for pick up - Weights for helicopter tours - Choice of times for tours - Special dietary requirements, meal choices etc.
 
 
Chocolat+Pastry Tour














 
Unique Chocolate Tour and Tasting $127.34 Per Person
Paris is home to some of the world's best 'chocolatiers' chocolate makers, sellers, and aficionados and each has gained notoriety for their special technique, and flavor.

During this delicious and fascinating jaunt through Paris' upscale Left Bank neighborhood, you will learn what makes the finest French artisan chocolates distinctive. You'll learn the vocabulary of chocolate, the ins and outs of cacao percentages and varietals, and the art of tasting. For more French Cuisine
English to French Pastry words click here:

Come delight and inspire your senses during this unique exploration of one of the great foods of the world.  You'll leave with a thoroughly educated and pleasured palate, along with some exclusive addresses.  The Chocolate Tour is led by an expert food connoisseur, who will take you through The Saint Germain and the Latin Quarter areas to visit at least five chocolate shops. Stopping at a variety of these sweet confectioner's shops, we will compare and contrast the flavors, products, and the techniques used.

From light original milk chocolate to rich pure dark chocolate, this walk will tantalize every one of your senses.

Availability: Wednesday to Friday on request - Duration: 3 hours - Good to know: That tour is done in English! 
Eat a light breakfast before the Tour - Meeting Point: In the heart of St-Germain-des-Prés, the exact location will be mentioned on your voucher.

 
 
Chocolat Yum Tasting












 
Enjoy a Chef at your apartment  $202.25 Per Person [Minimum 2 persons]
If you rent a flat in Paris, your aim must be to experience the Parisian way of life.  If you have a nice apartment, we offer you the occasion to really enjoy it.  And having a Chef prepare your dinner, allows you the luxury of a gastronomic restaurant with the unbeatable atmosphere of your home!  It is the perfect gift for a special celebration!

You don’t want to get involved but you would like to have a Chef prepare you a great menu at your apartment?  Together with the Chef, you will elaborate a personalized menu that suits your taste and style.  Our menu, inspired on fresh and seasonal produce, will suit any of your wishes.
The Chef will shop for the freshest ingredients, then cook and serve a unique meal prepared in your own kitchen.

Just sit back and enjoy the experience!  Of course you are welcome to participate and learn from him.  The Chef takes in charge your kitchen, works on the products and prepares your dinner.  Throughout the dinner, he/she will attend to the guests and clean up the kitchen before leaving.

Details: Minimum 2 persons and Food and wine are included - Duration: 3h30 - Remark: Our Chef speaks fluently English.
Video:  To view the video, click here!

 
 
Chef at Your Paris Apt










 
Market Tour and Foie Gras Tasting   $145.19 Per Person [Min. 4 persons]
With an expert guide, enjoy a high end tour in a very alive neighborhood : Bastille. During 3.5 hours, our guide will introduce you to the most authentic shop keepers. You will decide with your guide where you want to stop, depending on your tastes and interests : cheese, fruits, seeds, chocolate.  Each shopkeeper will spend some time sharing with you their passion and of course you will get to taste their products.

Then you will be treated to a fantastic wine and foie gras tasting!  The Foie gras is from Les Landes (a region in the South-West of France).  The Foie gras will of course be served with chutneys, fruits and a variety of breads.  The wines served will be Champagne, Muscat and white wine.  The idea is to learn how to taste Foie Gras and match it with different wines to see the differences.  This is an amazing experience for all the Foie Gras lovers.

Details: Minimum : 4 persons - Duration: 3 hours - Availability: The best time to enjoy this tour is at 9.30 am Tuesday to Friday.
Good to know: The tour is animated by an English speaking guide. Don't forget your troley !
Meeting Point: Near Bastille, the exact location will be noted on your voucher.
 
 
Market+Foie Gras







 
Paris Food Walking Tour: Gourmet French Food  $134.84 Per Person
There's no need to consider calories when you combine gourmet French food with a three-hour morning walking tour! Your small group tour is led by an expert food connoisseur, who will take you through a number of Paris neighborhoods to visit a French bakery, pastry shop, French caterer, wine shop, cheese shop, fruit and vegetable shop and market.

Your gourmet walking tour of Paris begins at a specialty cheese shop on Boulevard Saint-Germain on the Left Bank. Numbers on this gourmet walking tour are restricted to a maximum of eight, ensuring you'll receive individual attention from your expert gastronomic guide. The number of stops you make could be expanded according to the seasonal availability of produce and your group's preferences.

The commentary from your expert foodie guide includes an overview of French culinary habits, a description of any seasonal events taking place at the time of your tour and an introduction to selected specialties in the shops. Your guide will discuss how these specialties are produced, how to choose and store the produce, and how to prepare your own gourmet recipes. You are encouraged to interact with your guide and ask as many questions as you like.

Conditions of Sale:
Once you have booked and received your travel voucher, the contact details for the travel service operator will be on this voucher under the heading Important Information. Where applicable, you are required to call the travel service operator directly to advise of additional information such as:  Hotel for pick up - Weights for helicopter tours - Choice of times for tours - Special dietary requirements, meal choices etc.
You must call the travel service operator at least 48 hours prior, or upon arrival at your destination.
 
 
Food Walking Tour












 
Paris Unique Gourmet Market Tour  $127.34 Per Person [Min. 2 persons]
W
ith an expert guide, discover the secrets of one of the most typically Parisian markets, the Marché d’Aligre.  More than a visit, we invite you to a food and  shopping and a tasting expedition !

The Marché d’Aligre is the only market in Paris to bring together three different markets at the same time in one place, as in classical theater. It features a flea market, an open-air market and a covered market. The Aligre square itself is given over to clothes and bric-a-brac stalls, selling anything from old gramophone players to odd bits of crockery.

There's also a covered food market with the usual line-up of Fromageries and Charcuteries, plus more unusual stalls like the one selling numerous varieties of olive oils.  It's along the adjoining rue d'Aligre, however, where the market really comes to life, the vendors, many of Algerian origin, doing a frenetic trade in fruits and vegetables.

During 3 hours, our guide who lives right on the market, will introduce you to the most authentic shop keepers. Each of them will spend some time sharing with you their passion and of course you will get to taste their products. Here are some of the places we will bring you: the incredible seed merchant who has been there since 1895, an amazing bakery, the inescapable cheese, foie gras, chocolate shops and many more.

Minimum : 2 persons - Duration: 3 hours - Availability: The best time to enjoy this tour is at 9.30 am Tuesday to Friday.
Good to know: The tour is animated by an English speaking guide.  Don't forget your troley!
Meeting Point: Near Bastille, the exact location will be mentioned on your voucher.
 
 
Gourmet Mkt Tour














 
Spend a morning in a typical French Bakery  $127.34 [Minimum 2 persons] is an unique occasion: being initiated in the trade of the world famous French bakers!  Learn the secrets of how the crisp baguettes are being made, just right in color and texture and also get the inside dope about the “croissant” by using your own hands in preparing the dough!

Even the Parisians will envy the experience you will live: spending a morning behind the visible part of a baker, in his workshop and learn the various prep-aration steps that explain the fabulous crisp and light baguettes and croissants. You will prepare your own dough and leave at the end of the session with a baguette and a croissant you yourself have baked.

The day starts of course with a breakfast at the bakery where you will get to taste croissant and pain au chocolat.  You will then prepare your own dough, bake your baguette, discover the secrets of croissant and discuss with the bakers to know all their secrets!

You will leave at the end of the session with a baguette and a croissant you yourself have baked. Don’t forget to bring your camera along!
Details:  From 2 to 8 persons [for one person, the price would be the same as for two] please note 2 persons while booking.

Availability: From Tuesday to Friday - Duration: 3 hours, from 8am to 11am
Good to know:  It is advisable to be dressed appropriately for the occasion: tennis shoes and t-shirt!  Children under 6 should not participate.
Meeting Point: In the Marais, the exact location will be noted on your voucher. Video: To view the video, click here.
 
 
French Bakery Class











 
Pastry class in Paris   $191.00 PP [Minimum 2 persons]
You will prepare, from scratch, 6 pastries or desserts, prepared with seasonal  ingredients and fresh products only.The Chef will guide you through the recipes and will show you some of the great tips he learned along his 10 years of experience as Pastry chef in France, Italy and USA.

You might prepare some desserts like creme brulee, Molten chocolate cake or Soufflé au Grand marnier, but also some madeleine or poached pears with red wine and spices.  After the class you can eat it all or you can choose to take it home with you (except for the creme brulee) to share with the people you love.

2 persons minimum per class - Availability: On Monday and Thursday.  Duration: from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm - 3 Hours (approx)
Location: Near Montmartre - Good to know: Have a light lunch and be ready to skip dinner !
 
 
Pastry Class in Paris





 

WINE TASTING AND LEARNING TOURS Wine Classes-Tastings


French Wine Tasting in Paris Options From $44.95 Per Person
Whether you are a wine novice or a wine lover, where better to become a connoisseur of French wines than Paris? You'll learn all about French wines on the Wine Tasting in Paris, with a choice of three specially designed wine tastings.

This relaxed and fun tasting highlights the appreciation of fine French wines. Presented in English by a professional sommelier, you'll taste the award-winning wines of France in an elegant wine bar near the Louvre. From Sancerre to Champagne, from Burgundy to Bordeaux, taste a variety of wines while learning about the history of French wine. You will also have the opportunity to purchase any favourite wines at the end of your tasting.

You have three options to choose from:
One-hour three selected French wines accompanied by bread snacks - simple introduction to wine tasting techniques

1.5-hour cheese and wine lunch - a more in-depth tasting of five selected French wines, accompanied by a tray of French cheeses, charcuterie and bread, and information on food and wine pairing.

Two-hour masterclass - the ultimate wine tasting, with six selected French wines, Champagne and bread, plus information about food and wine pairings, how to read a French wine label, where to find the grapes you like in France... Great tips and plenty of fun anecdotes too.

Introduction to French Wine - 1 Hour Class Daily
French Wine Master Class - 2 Hour Class Daily
Cheese and Wine Lunch - 1.5 Hour Class Daily

Proper Wine and Foie Gras Tasting $145.19 Per Person Minimum 4 Persons
With an expert guide, enjoy a high end tour in a very alive neighborhood : Bastille.

During 3.5 hours, our guide will introduce you to the most authentic shop keepers. You will decide with your guide where you want to stop, depending on your tastes and interests : cheese, fruits, seeds, chocolate. Each shop keeper will spend some time sharing with you their passion and of course you will get to taste their products.

Then you will be treted with a fantastic wine and foie gras tasting!  The Foie gras is from Les Landes (a region in the South-West of France).  The Foie gras will of course be served with chutneys, fruits and a variety of breads.  The wines served will be Champagne, Muscat and white wine.  The idea is to learn how to taste Foie Gras and match it with different wines to see the differences.

An amazing experience for all the Foie Gras lovers.

Details: Minimum : 4 persons - Duration: 3 hours - Availability: The best time to enjoy this tour is at 9.30 am Tuesday to Friday.
Good to know: The tour is animated by an English speaking guide.  Don't forget your troley !
Meeting Point: Near Bastille, the exact location will be mentioned on your voucher.
 
Wine Tasting Classes

 
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Price Table Seasons from From Feb 7, 2011 to Mar 31, 2012 Days: smtwtfs

1HOUR One-hour three selected French wines accompanied by bread snacks - simple introduction to wine tasting techniques smtwtfs $44.56

1.5HOUR 1.5-hour cheese and wine lunch - a more in-depth tasting of five selected French wines, accompanied by a tray of French cheeses, charcuterie and bread, and information on the wines of France. $111.41 Days: smtwtfs

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Departure Date
Introduction to French Wine - Daily
French Wine Masterclass - Daily
Cheese and Wine Lunch - Daily

Departure Time
Introduction to French Wine (1 hour) at 3:00pm
French Wine Masterclass (2 hours) at 5:00pm
Cheese and Wine Lunch (1.5 hours) at 12:15pm
Departure PointWine bar located right near the Louvre Museum.Return DetailsReturns to original departure pointItineraryIntroduction to French Wine (1 hour):
Includes: 3 selected French wines and bread baskets.

Sign up for this introductory tasting and your French sommelier will introduce you to the pleasures of wine. Your French sommelier will guide you through the tasting of three delicious French wines. All you have to do is sit back, taste and enjoy.

Cheese and Wine Lunch (1.5 hours):
Includes: 5 selected French wines (including 1 Champagne), Cheese Tray, Charcuterie selection, Bread baskets.

This is not just a simple lunch. A French sommelier opens the door of the elegant wine bar for you to indulge in the beautiful wines of France. You will be welcomed by a "flute de Champagne". Then, you will be expertly guided in a wonderful tasting experience by your French sommelier. He will guide you through a journey of discovery of the French "art de vivre". This concept of a Tasting Lunch will allow you to learn while enjoying delicious wine and cheese! A day spent in Paris always takes a lot of energy, but you won't be hungry at the end of this tasting! Sante et bon appetit!

French Wine Masterclass (2 hours):
Includes: 6 selected French wines (including 1 Champagne) and varied Bread Baskets.

Join us before dinner for a beautiful and memorable wine tasting experience. In a fantastic wine bar located right by the Louvre, a French sommelier will teach you all you need to know about French wine. After this tasting, you will finally be able to read a French label, to know how to navigate a wine list, to learn how to pair food and wine, to tell your friends why Champagne is bubbly - Six delicious French wines and two hours tasting wine in Paris will turn you into a wine pro! And will most surely account for amazing memories.

Local Operator Information:  Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our Product Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.
   
   
 
 
 

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