September 9th-13th -The Loire Valley Kitchen Garden Extravaganza with Mark Reinfeld and the Gentle Gourmet
The
ultimate tour for those who love Kitchen Gardens, great vegan cuisine
and are looking for an intimate journey into French culture and
history - we are happy to announce this September's first 2-part Loire
Valley Kitchen Garden Extravaganza tour with the Gentle Gourmet and
celebrated vegan fusion cookbook author and chef Mark Reinfeld !
A very special 2-part week with the very special chef, teacher and cookbook author Mark Reinfeld who
will accompany us and teach daily classes in kitchens of the great
chateaux whose vegetable gardens and orchards we will visit and study.
This magical week is the trip of a lifetime for anyone passionate about
kitchen gardening,vegan cooking and France!
During 5 days of
chateau-hopping, hot-air balooning, kitchen-garden visiting and gourmet
cooking and dining, you will discover how the French turned the simple
growing of fruits and vegetables into a high form of Art.
To
make the tour available to all who would like to fit it into the visit
to Paris, we have divided the tours into 2 parts that can be taken as a
whole or separately.
Sept 9th - Leave
Paris by train to Tours then heading off to the magical Chateau de
Valmer where we will visit the beautiful, organic kitchen garden ,
taste their wines and cook up a lovely meal ; then off we go by hot air
baloon to get an overall look at the chateau-dotted "Valley of Kings"
and then we settle in to the fairytale domaine of the Chateau Rivau.
Sept 10th
- After breakfast we will do an in-depth tour of this enchanting garden
and then off we are to the now celebrated Tomato Festival at the
Chateau de la Bourdaisiere, and then back to the professional kitchen
for a late afternoon of cooking and dining
Sept 11th
After breakfast we can enjoy on spot the Chateau Rivau's yearly pumpkin
festival and then later a class and dinner with Mark . We will be met
here by those joining us for part two of the tour who will have visited
with other members of the Gentle Gourmet team the Chateau de la
Bourdaisiere festival before meeting up with us.
Sept.12th
- Breakfast, class and lunch at the Chateau Rivau and then off to the
Queen of all kitchen gardens - Villandry where we will visit , marvel
and dine!
Sept.13th - Morning cooking class and lunch
and last look around the garden before departure from our home away
from home at the Chateau Rivau. Off to the Chateau de la Chatonniere
and the Chateau de Chenonceau after which we will take the train beack
to Paris.
Rates which include all
transportation from Paris to the Loire Valley and back and during the
tour, accomodation, all meals, all classes, garden visits, activities,
embroidered apron and travel log/recipe book.
A. Full 5-day tour 2500 euros
B. 3dy/2 night - leaving after the Rivau festival on the 11th. 1350 euros
C. 3-day/2 night - arriving for the Bourdaisiere festival on the 11th to the 13th. 1150 euros
Contact Deborah at gentlegourmetbandb@gmail.com for all information and reservations.
