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 31st July 2010
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Cookery Courses In FranceFrench cooking holidays in the Dordogne. Masterchef finalist, Jim Fisher, took his cutting-edge skills and enviable cheffing experience (such as cheffing for Rick Stein) to the rural Dordogne, where, with the help of his wife, Lucy, he has established a thriving cookery holiday business amongst their beautiful stone farm buildings at Bombel. Jim and Lucy invited me to join them and their guests for a week, so that I could find out exactly how the holidays work. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, learning new skills, tasting lots of superb food, and getting to know the other guests and our hosts. Here’s what happened...
Gradually, the six other guests and Jim himself drifted up to the mezzanine kitchen. Lucy laid the dining table, and we all went down to eat the delicious pastries with freshly ground coffee and mugs of malty tea. The mixture of people was fantastic; an English girl, an Australian couple, an Irish lady who lives locally, and a mum and daughter from Texas. Everyone had such interesting stories and points of view to talk about, but the best thing about the people on the course was that everyone was pleased to learn and get along, and no-one had anything to prove.
This French holiday is an enjoyable experience for anyone with an interest in food. It must be good for you, too, because in the year since the courses have been running, 2 babies have - allegedly - been conceived there. The wine is free.    Photos, left to right: Spring vegetable and warm poached egg salad, with an orange and grain mustard dressing; Seabass with fennel and Pernod, as featured in Rick Stein's 'Seafood Odyssey'; Tartes au citron. © Gemma Driver 2005 To find out more about Cook in France, visit www.cookinfrance.com or call +33 (0)5 53 30 24 05. It is possible to book courses on a daily basis. Lucy and Jim are also collaborating with a local country club, to host cooking and golfing breaks. To read more about the lives of the Fishers, take a look at the ’Cook in France’ feature. Le Gastrozone Home Page Looking for a property in France? Use FrenchEntrée's Property Finders to help you find your property and to help you through the buying process 
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