Christmas time & shopping in Paris

Originals travels, Michelin stars restaurants

7 days /6 nights, Paris to Paris

We invite you to a sensory journey.
Our desire is to take you where you will not go pushing the doors of best restaurants. The culinary adventure that you are about to live you will discover France from Paris to Mont Saint Michel.
Your taste buds will be disrupted by one of the oldest French recipes Mother Poulard omelette where her well by molecular cuisine Starred Chef Thierry Marx.
A place of history and spirituality
A thousand years of history, of faith and human talent have shaped the Wonder of the West, a masterpiece of cultural and natural heritage of humanity.

Travel program :
- December 1th to December 7th 2016
- December 8th to December 14 th 2016
Date on request possible for groups

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Paris

  • Welcome guests at PARIS Airport. Transfer to your hotel.
  • First typical French dinner in a Restaurant de qualité.
  • Overnight at your hotel

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PARIS

  • French breakfast (pastries, fresh bread, butter and jam, coffee or tea, fruit juice).
  • Departing for the “French Croissant’’ workshop where you will cook the home-made butter croissants! Learn the secrets of this well known and loved flaky delicacy. During the three-hour class, you will work and learn from beginning to end how to prepare some croissants along with two other famous morning pastries: the “Pain au Chocolat’’ and the “Croissant aux Amandes’’ (croissant filled with almond cream). Once cooked , we will enjoy together your warm creations out of the oven! Each participant will be given a box to take away their creations (what is left of them!)
  • Typical lunch in a French bistro.
  • Departure for the hill where Montmartre village stands is the highest point of Paris (130 meters) ; you can get the top with the funicular or climb the 222 steps stair. It is one of the most visited place by tourists in Paris.
  • Free time to have a drink and just enjoy this amazing place.
  • Typical dinner in a Quality Restaurant .
  • Departing for a romantic “Paris by night’’ tour in a 2CV!!! You will discover the secret places of Paris, hear unexpected and endearing anecdotes and stories
  • MYFRENCHCOOKINGTOUR’SURPRISE
  • Overnight at your hotel.

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PARIS

  • French breakfast (pastries, fresh bread, butter and jam, coffee or tea, fruit juice).
  • Visit of la Manufacture d’Alain DUCASSE. Alain DUCASSE’s Manufacture de Chocolat was born of the desire to go back to the roots, the true essence of what makes chocolate: the work of a craftsman, both meticulous and creative, a craft using bespoke machinery, processes that are time consuming… In a world that spins ever faster, this place is a return to the notion of patience, the love of a job well done.
  • In this fully-open space, Alain Ducasse and Nicolas Berger want the physical, sensorial and sensual magic of the universe of chocolate to be rediscovered. Transparent, noisy, full of life, the space offers up all the secrets and the inner workings of the complex and fascinating process that is the preparation of chocolate.
  • Your personal food shopper will bring you in an amazing secret’ address to an incredible moment.
  • Typical lunch in a Restaurant de Qualité.
  • Alain Ducasse’s school: After a welcoming coffee, you will visit the local market within walking distance from the school. You will then begin a 2-hour cooking class.
  • Dinner with beverage included.
  • Overnight at your hotel.
Paris

    • French breakfast.
    • MACAROON COOKING CLASS
    • What can be more fulfilling than making macaroons in Paris? The secret of one of the famous icons of the city brought straight to your fingertips (and lips!).
    • Our two-hour French macaroon classes in English focus on the creation from beginning to end of these elegant and colourful pastries. The students are divided into groups and work through each step from dry ingredients, to creating the batter, to piping, cooking, and they end up with a box of beautiful macaroons to take home.
    • Typical lunch in a quality restaurant.
    • Private wine testing with an oenologist: discover everything about the wine’art.
    • Typical dinner in a quality restaurant.

Overnight at your hotel.

PARIS

  • French breakfast (pastries, fresh bread, butter and jam, coffee or tea, fruit juice).
  • Free time for shopping.
  • Typical lunch in a Restaurant de qualité.
  • Alain Ducasse’s school: After a welcoming coffee, you will visit the local market within walking distance from the school. You will then begin a 2-hour cooking class.
  • Dinner with beverage included.
  • Overnight at your hotel.
PARIS VERSAILLE

  • French breakfast (pastries, fresh bread, butter and jam, coffee or tea, fruit juice).
  • Departure for the Palace of Versailles to dive in France’s history.
  • Visit of the Palace : state apartments, garden, the Trianons, hall of mirrors.
  • Typical lunch in Versailles.
  • Visit The garden of Louis XIV provide Versailles, your guide will explain you all the Versailles’food secrets.
  • Diner at the incredible restaurant Le Jules Vernes, Eiffel Tower.
  • Alain DUCASSE whishes that the Jules VERNE “ the most beautiful place in Paris to enjoy the pleasure of a contemporary and accessible French kitchen”.
  • Overnight at your hotel.
PARIS- AIRPORT

  • French breakfast (pastries, fresh bread, butter and jam, coffee or tea, fruit juice)
  • Transfer at Paris’s airport. END OF OUR SERVICES.

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Included in the trip

  • Taste and learn how to cook the real French croissant
  • Visit of Montmartre
  • Visit of the Chocolate’s temple : la Manufacture d’Alain Ducasse
  • Paris’trip in 2CV old car
  • Food shopping in Paris’s best places
  • Famous macaroon cooking class
  • Sip and learn everything about French wines
  • Michelin’s stars Alain Ducasse’s cooking school
  • Visit one of the French jewels : Versailles Palace
  • Dinner at the incredible restaurant Le Jules Vernes, Eiffel Tower.

Services: Transport, Accommodation , Meals

TRANSPORTS:

  • Private car for airport’s transfers,
  • Private bus.

ACCOMMODATION:

  • 4 star’s hotels (6 nights)

MEALS:

  • Full pension
  • A selection of drinks included

HOTELS

MONTALEMBERT Paris

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Hotel Montalembert is the first 5 star Boutique hotel on the Left Bank, located in the glamorous Saint Germain des Prés, Paris. Hotel Montalembert is an essential feature within the Carré Rive Gauche and few steps away from Orsay and Louvre Museums.

Les chefs

Yannick Alleno

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He joined the exclusive circle of the world’s greatest chefs since he was awarded three Michelin stars for his work at Hotel Le Meurice in Paris in 2007. Elected Chef of the year by his peers in 2008, his talent lies in reinventing dishes from traditional cuisine, using the finest ingredients and local products with a combination of classic and modern inspiration.

Since then, Yannick Alléno continues to demonstrate he is a challenger, always looking for unique creations. Perfectionist and passionate about food, Yannick Alléno presents a gastronomy which is considered a true art form. Gifted with a strong and creative culinary identity, Yannick Alléno is now one of the greatest chefs in the world, on which gastronomic history will have to lean on.

Gérald Ducasse

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Although he might not like the title, Alain DUCASSE could easily be characterized as a mogul in the restaurant industry. With – decades in the business, several restaurants under his belt, and an eponymous restaurant group with its hand in everything from actual restaurant operations to consultancy to cooking schools and beyond, Ducasse is a verifiable culinary force. And his reach isn’t just global. By way of his French cooking school and its partnership with European Space Agency, Ducasse is actually sending food into space. “I’m a happy chef!” says Ducasse on his website. With success like his, we’re inclined to believe him.