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French and Cookery programmes in France

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French and Cookery programmes in France are offered in Aix-en-Provence and Rouen.
Improve and practise your French language skills with a cookery course, in France. Elementary plus French required. All levels of cookery ability accepted.

If you’re looking to improve your French and explore the wonderful world of French food and culinary culture, the French & Cookery courses in Montpellier and Rouen offer the perfect solution. Both are beautiful French locations – allowing you to create, taste and consume some wonderful food and develop your French skills at the same time!

French & Cookery in Montpellier

Dates offered
All year round
  • Open to 16 yrs + age group
  • 1-4 weeks language course
  • Open to all levels (inc beginners)
  • 20 French group lessons (as Standard Course)
  • Max. 10 people per French class
  • plus 2 afternoon workshops/week

Students follow the morning Standard Programme and in the afternoon enjoy two cookery workshops with a professional chef (and can join the regular French course activities offered by the language school). Tasting, producing and learning about French cuisine in a relaxed small group atmosphere is great fun, a super way to absorb more French and the perfect way to practise your French!

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Montpellier: Sampling local food specialities

In the cookery school, a short walk from the French school in Montpellier, a gourmet chef will supervise the cookery workshop. He will explain in full, the French cookery specific vocabulary, the food and ingredients needed to prepare the recipe and the different cookery utensils used. He also offers his help and shares a few trade tips. This is a great way to practise your French outside the classroom during your French language course experience, in Montpellier.

Of course, the cookery classes are given in the French language which helps students to reinvest the language skills acquired at the French language school, to practice the language and improve it even further through full immersion.

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In the cooking workshop, located close to the French language school in Montpellier, you will have the opportunity to discover French gastronomic culture by preparing a starter, a main course, and a dessert, which will then be enjoyed with a glass of wine. Each session is designed to provide both technical knowledge and new taste experiences. For example, you will learn how to make macarons, peel citrus fruits and remove the segments, cut like a chef, use a piping bag, glaze meat, roast fruits and vegetables, make a syrup, caramel, or hazelnut butter…

These cooking classes are open to anyone who wants to learn or improve their cooking skills. The proposed recipes are mostly inspired by French cuisine, featuring its classic dishes. Fresh ingredients are sourced locally, mainly from the Arceaux market, a well-known market for local producers.
Students are welcomed in groups of around 12 and cook in teams of 2 or 3 at a workstation, allowing them to practice as much as possible.

These workshops offer a friendly and fun way to immerse yourself in French culture while improving your French, with a pedagogical chef, passionate and keen to share. 

French & Cookery in Rouen

2026 Dates
02 Feb, 04 May, 03 Aug, 02 Nov
  • Open to 16 yrs+ age group on set start dates
  • 1 week language course duration
  • 15 French group lessons per week
  • Max. 10 people per group class
  • plus PM cookery workshop sessions on Tuesday to Thursday
  • NB: No beginners accepted on these programmes
  • Min. 4 participants required for the full programme format
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Rouen: Cookery class

Learn how the French make their delicious macarons, eclairs and choux pastry, fraisier (strawberry gateau) and the speciality of the region, Normandy apple tart 15 lessons of French each weekday morning, combined with 3 afternoons of French cooking lessons.

Course timetable:
French lessons from 09.30 to 13.00 hrs, an orientation course on Monday PM and cookery classes Tuesday to Thursday from 14.30 to 17.30 hrs
Improve your overall French ability, immerse yourself in the language and broaden your knowledge. Classes are based on communicative French and structural progression through the language levels, from beginner to proficiency.