8 Bedroom Farmhouse Carcassonne - THE FRENCH HOUSE PARTY COOKING COURSES Reviews

I visited the French House Party for the 6 day cooking course and despite being a little anxious about traveling alone it was the best experience and holiday I've had! The food we made was incredible and the two chefs were very good at improvising if there was an ingredient we weren't too keen on. I don't usually like pork for example and although I could have said I wanted to change it I gave it a try and then ended up being so impressed I asked for seconds!!! I'm usually also very discerning about the accommodation at places ect but I cannot fault anything, which is rare! The breakfast spreads were also superb better than some 5* hotels I've stayed in, in terms of variety & quality - it's not a cooked breakfast but you couldn't manage it after 3 other courses for lunch + dinner and wine & canapés . The two chefs taught us a lot of really interesting skills from advanced presentation of a dish to preparing a whole fish/quail! It was great to see the difference between both chefs as we learnt more this way. We also shopped for fresh ingredients from the best French market I've ever been too with live birds and some of the more typical artisan produce.

Moira and her team were fantastic too and were always offering us a coffee/tea or later on in the day canapés & champagne, we truly were spoiled. The bedrooms and facilities were great too and I loved the extra touches like having fluffy dressing gowns, wine in the room, slippers and tooth paste the later which I had forgotten to pack.

As well as cooking meals ourselves we also went to two great restaurants, a chocolate making course and a vineyard.

Essentially If you like good food and you want a holiday with a difference then I can't recommend this enough. For me this was more than I would spend on a holiday but my goodness I'm glad I did! I felt like I was knackered at the end of the week but I also felt that i'd actually learnt a great deal, had an amazing time (with no two days the same) and met such an amazing bunch of people!

I can't wait to attempt some of these lovely recipes at home and I hope to come back again soon!