FABULOUS VEGETARIAN - April 25-28 2008

    WHAT THE WEEKEND IS ABOUT
     
    Forget vegetarian meatloaves and veggie burgers. This is vegetarian food at its best - fresh in its ideas, modern in its looks and simple in its execution. Delicious dishes that everyone will love.
     
    And, to keep within its boundaries, we'll have a tutored winetasting of some great organic wines and visit a passionate organic bee keeper who gathers his honey from the wild flowers in the Languedoc countryside.
     
    WHAT THE WEEKEND INCLUDES

    • 3 nights accommodation in simple but tasteful surroundings
    • cookery demonstrations and excursions
    • all meals including all wine - both at home and in restaurants
    • all transport to and from the airport and on all excursions
    • tutored winetastings

     
    HOW MUCH THE WEEKEND COSTS - 650 euros
     

    ITINERARY
     
    day 1 friday - pick-up from Carcassonne at 12.40; a one-hour drive to our base in Cruzy for a late lunch; a visit to an olive oil press or an organic honey gatherer (or both) with tastings of their produce; home for a cookery demonstration on flavour combinations, followed by dinner.
     
    day 2 saturday - after breakfast (outdoors of course), a visit to an organic wine maker; home for lunch followed by a tutored winetasting so you'll know how best to choose a wine for each occasion; time for some relaxation in the sun or a wander around the village, followed by another cookery demonstration on cooking fabulous dishes from your cupboard, then dinner.
     
    day 3 sunday - breakfast is followed by a visit to the pretty village of St Chinian and its openair foodie market, then after an aperitif on its 'cosmopolitan' square we'll either head home for lunch or into the Gorges of the Orb river for a picnic and a gentle hike afterwards; in the afternoon a cookery demonstration with the fresh produce we bought in the market, then our final dinner at home.

    day 4 monday - a lazy breakfast after which we'll leave for the airport...
     
    Guests will go home with a guide of the week's ideas and recipes containing all the dishes demonstrated during the week as well as wine guidelines... and hopefully with happy memories and a firm resolution to return the following year, either for another course or for a carefree B&B holiday!
     
    The school also offers a variety of art weeks, to include creative writing, painting, photography and printmaking. (see creative courses)
     
    For more information, please contact info@petracarter.com