Cooking workshop with an exceptional chef in Avignon
Overview
Cooking demonstrations are a fun and light alternative to cooking classes. These begin at 9 a.m. with a meeting inside the market at the Cuisine Centr'Halles. We start with a market visit and tastings at some of my favorite vendors. We then return to the kitchen to prepare my tapenade recipes and some other daily preparations.
Inclusions
- Lunch - Please note that lunch and drinks are a cookery workshop offer only.
What to expect
Stop At:
• Avignon Les Halles, Place Pie, Avignon France
Sample Menu
• Duck breast
• Fillet of sea bream
• Green Tapenade/Black
• Goat cheese
• Chocolate fondant
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Do you agree to authorize the publication of photos in which you appear and participate in this tour suppliers activities in order to promote sustainable tourism on various social media?
- Please inform us if you have any dangerous allergies or a particular alimentary regime?
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Wonderful experience! Friendly and excellent chef! The food we prepared was amazing! Would highly recommend!
Wonderful experience! Friendly and excellent chef! The food we prepared was amazing! Would highly recommend!Johnathan is not only an exceptional chef, he is an excellent teacher! We are both quite proficient amateur cooks and he taught us techniques to make our cooking experience at home easier and more efficient, as well as introducing us to some new items to cook. The market visit was fun and engagin...
Johnathan is not only an exceptional chef, he is an excellent teacher! We are both quite proficient amateur cooks and he taught us techniques to make our cooking experience at home easier and more efficient, as well as introducing us to some new items to cook. The market visit was fun and engaging, and the preparation of our lunch added to the experience of eating and enjoying it. Truly a wonderful way to spend the day, thanks, Johnathan!John was absolutely superb as a chef and a teacher. I was the only person in the class that morning, so it was even more intimate. His restaurant is located in Les Halles, so the class was in the morning while he prepared his lunch menu. It only has about 6 small tables, so it’s a small space. Jo...
John was absolutely superb as a chef and a teacher. I was the only person in the class that morning, so it was even more intimate. His restaurant is located in Les Halles, so the class was in the morning while he prepared his lunch menu. It only has about 6 small tables, so it’s a small space. John is so funny and caring. He knows everyone around les halles, and he makes you feel comfortable and a part of the experience of running the kitchen. We made a bunch of things I had never made before including a risotto, duck breast, almond cake and tapenades. I’m making these a staple in my cooking rotation, and I can show off that I learned in Avignon.My partner and I agreed that John's cooking class was a highlight of our vacation. Our teacher/chef is a native of California who left the US to train in Germany and France before opening his lunch restaurant in the wonderful market at Les Halles in Avignon. John taught our course in English, but...
My partner and I agreed that John's cooking class was a highlight of our vacation. Our teacher/chef is a native of California who left the US to train in Germany and France before opening his lunch restaurant in the wonderful market at Les Halles in Avignon. John taught our course in English, but he is also fluent in French and obviously has cultivated great collegial relationships with shop owners throughout the market. Thus, we began with the freshest ingredients, all of excellent quality, and John proved to be an excellent teacher. He interspersed gems of technique with information about the ingredients and history of dishes that are most popular in the Provence region of southern France. We began with a cup of coffee, brief conversation in which the five of us students got acquainted, and a sampling of three goat cheeses. We then moved on to cooking our lunch, which consisted of roasted vegetables (carrots, a blend of mushrooms, onions), polenta, roasted pork loin (marinated in a mustard-based marinade and surrounded by a red wine and balsamic vinegar reduction), and chocolate lava cupcakes. We sipped on a rose from Provence and had a lovely Cote-du-Rhone red with lunch. The class lasted a little over three hours and was great fun. I highly recommend this cooking class for anyone with beginner to intermediate+ cooking skills. I would return for another class with John.First, John is a master chef who walked us through the creation of splendid meal that was a delight to enjoy at the end of class. We were taught so much along with way: a short course on farro, le poulet, le canard, l'aubergine et ratatouille. The class was bursting with great energy, great taste...
First, John is a master chef who walked us through the creation of splendid meal that was a delight to enjoy at the end of class. We were taught so much along with way: a short course on farro, le poulet, le canard, l'aubergine et ratatouille. The class was bursting with great energy, great tastes, gorgeous colors and a wonderful camaraderie with fellow travelers. A beautiful experience all together. Merci beaucoup, Chef John!Really enjoyable morning in the hands of Jonathan, an American cook in Avignon for 20+ years. Prepared a lovely 3-course lunch, drank coffee, enjoyed local wines and explored Les Halles market and its produce. Learned a lot from an easy-going and engaging teacher. Thoroughly recommended.
Really enjoyable morning in the hands of Jonathan, an American cook in Avignon for 20+ years. Prepared a lovely 3-course lunch, drank coffee, enjoyed local wines and explored Les Halles market and its produce. Learned a lot from an easy-going and engaging teacher. Thoroughly recommended.