Find
a cooking or cookery school in France:
Come
to Gastronomicom
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. . the new French culinary school in the South of France
The
Gastronomicom Culinary School is located just outside
Vias sur Mer, near Beziers Airport and on the Mediterranean
coast between Montpellier and Perpignan.
Gastronomicom is fast becoming well known as the cooking
school and the French wine school of the Montpellier
area.
They
will introduce you to French cooking techniques, as
well as the French fine beverage and the French way
of learning the art of Fine dining in the world of Food
and Beverage .
Not
only is Gastronomicom a French culinary institute, but
it is also a place where you can learn the French language
and something about French wines.
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NEAR
THE WELL KNOWN CITY OF MONTPELLIER
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The
school is located on the coast in a beautiful
resort of 23 hectares called “La Dragonniere”
in Vias sur Mer, and about 120km from the
spanish border.
The
climate is extremely pleasant and very sunny
throughout the year. It is set in a wonderful
landscape, with beautiful beaches, palm-trees,
excellent Mediterranean food and the most
important vineyard in Europe.
The
schools ultimate goal is that students improve
both, their skills and knowledge of the
French language and of food and beverage
and gastronomy, but will also enjoy visiting
the well-known region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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French
Cooking
Learn
with and from your teachers at Gastronomicom how to
prepare and create artistic and mouth watering typical
French dishes.
French
Wines
- Surrounded
by some of the biggest vineyards in Europe, Gastronomicom
will give you the opportunity to discover and taste
many different types of wines.
- The
highly professional and motivated teachers will
show you how to recognise, buy, store and serve
a good wine.
French
Fine Dining
The
opportunity to learn everything about:
- French
cuisine
- French
wines
- Top
quality service
Let
the teachers at Gastronomicom show you.
French
Pastry
You
want to become a professional in the new French pastry?
You
want to learn about sugar decoration?
. . . then you should enrol to study with the excellent
teachers of Gastronomicom.
French
Language Lessons
For
beginner or advanced, this represents a great opportunity
to learn or to improve your professional vocabulary.
Together
with the French lessons you will study French cooking
or French wines or French fine dining. In the coursess
50% of the lessons are in French
All
the school's teachers are graduates and highly qualified,
with vast experience in the field they teach.
Who
may be interested in the school's programs?
The
school strongly suggest an English Level of about 550
points TOEFL (international English test Level)
- You
are a student in Hospitality Management and want to
improve your knowledge of gastronomy and to learn
French.
- You
are working in Hospitality Management and want to
improve your knowledge of gastronomy and to learn
French.
- You
are an independent Food and Beverage Manager or working
in the hospitality business and you want to develop
your wine and / or cuisine skills as well as to learn
French.
- You
are an individual, you want to learn French, more
about French cooking or French wines and at the same
time to enjoy visiting the South of France.
Gourmet
Program
There
are three different one month programs:
- French
cooking with intensive French language lessons
- French
pastry with intensive French language lessons
- French
wines with intensive French language lessons
Length
of the program :
Four
weeks with twenty-five hours of lessons per week,
including cookery demonstrations or wine tasting and
visits to wine cellars.
All
the week-ends are free.
Gastronomic
Program
There
are seven different three months programs:
- French
cooking with intensive French language lessons
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French and European wines with intensive French
language lessons
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Fine dining food and beverage with intensive French
language lessons
- French
cooking with intensive French language lessons plus
a four month training period in a luxury Hotel restaurant
in France
- French
pastry with intensive French language lessons plus
a four month training period in a luxury Hotel restaurant
in France
- French
and European wines with intensive French language
lessons plus a four month training period in a luxury
Hotel restaurant in France
- Fine
dining food and beverage with intensive French language
lessons plus a four month training period in a luxury
Hotel restaurant in France
Length
of the program :
Twelve
weeks with thirty hours of lessons per week, including
cookery demonstrations or wine tasting, visits to
wine cellars and thre organised professional and tourist
excursions (two in France and one in Spain).
All
the week-ends are free and there is a one week holiday
giving studenst a chance to see some of France.
DURING
EACH PROGRAM THE SCHOL WILL INVITE WELL KNOWN PERSONALITIES
FROM THE FRENCH FINE DINING AND WINE WORLD TO SHARE
THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH YOU
For
the students holding a student visa, the school will
provide an internship in a luxury hotel restaurant or
restaurant in France .
During
the internship, the student will receive an indemnity
of approximately €300 per month plus full board
and accommodation.
We
collaborate essentially with 3 or 4 star Hotels and
below are some examples of such leading Hotels:
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Hotel
La Mirande, Avignon
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Hotel
du Palais, Biarritz
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Hotel
de la Cite, Carcassonne
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Les
Airelles, Courchevel
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Evian
Royal Resort, Evian
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Hotel
Palais Maeterlinck, Nice
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Hotel
de Crillon, Paris
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Alain
Raybaud :
- graduate
from Nice University (France)
- Chef
in several fine dining restaurants in Paris and Cote
d’Azur
- Chef
in several fine dining restaurants in USA
- Teacher
and Jury member at Cordon Bleu school in New York
- Culinary
journalist for several Magazines
- Kitchen
Chef on the French TV for daily cooking demonstrations
- Writer
of books about French products
Eva
Kuhnle :
- graduate
from Lyon University (France)
- graduate
from Heidelberg University (Germany)
- graduate
from Oxford University (England)
- French
and German teacher in an International school for
tourism and hospitality management, courses conducted
in French, English and German.
- French,
German and English teacher in vocational training
actions in tourism and hospitality industry.
- Language
teacher in a national school for tourism.
Martine
Lessault :
- Graduate
from Lausanne School (Switzerland)
- Food
& Beverage Manager Hotel Beau Rivage 5 Star
- Geneva
(Switzerland), Leading Hotel of the world
- Hotel
Manager Maison Morizet 4 Star München
(Germany)
- Hotel
Manager Hotel Guy Louis Duboucheron 4 Star
luxe
- Paris
General Manager Hotel Da Lapa 5 Star luxe Lisbon
(Portugal)
- Leading
Hotel of the world
- Hotel
Manager Hotel d’Europe 4 Star Avignon (France)
- Hotel
Manager Hotel Vatel 4 Star, training Hotel for Vatel
Institute, Teacher of Food & Beverage and Training
Co-ordinator in Vatel Institute, Nimes (France)
Christophe
Leclerc :
- Graduate
from Lycée Oemichen, Chalon en Champagne
- Wine
waiter, Relais Châteaux Chewton Glen Hotel,
Hampshire, England
- Barman,
Hostellerie de la Breiqueterie 1 star Michelin
in Epernay (Champagne region)
- Sommelier,
Restaurant Oyster’s Hampshire, England
- Sommelier,
Relais Châteaux The Inn at Manitou, Canada
With
the school being located in the beautiful La Dragonniere
club, students are accommodated at the club in apartments
for four persons, with three rooms, kitchen, bathroom,
separate toilet and a terrace to sit or eat outside.
(For single or two person accommodation, please contact
the School before your arrival, as changes are not possible
when you arrive).
There
is no phone in the cottage but the students can do their
telephone calls from the Club Front-office and use the
Internet plugs for their laptops.
Leisure
activities:
The
club, where the accommodation is located, has a heated
swimming-pool (1st April to 30th September),
a fitness-room, tennis courts, table tennis and volleyball.
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