Tours
This is going to be a delicious week tasting the best of France. From extraordinary chocolate shops, to magnificent cheeses and bustling bistros, this one-week adventure will be unforgettable!
- Visit the best candy shops and taste the most extraordinary chocolates, meet the masters, and watch them dipping and swirling
- Take a market tour and hands-on cooking class from Paule Caillat in her chic home and professionally-equipped kitchen
- Sip wine during a multi-course tasting in a wine cave with sommelier Olivier Magny
- Spend an evening dining at Hidden Kitchen the hottest underground restaurant in Paris
- Dinner with Alec Lobrano from Gourmet magazine, who will give you a personally-autographed copy of his delicious book, Hungry for Paris
- Spend a special day in the culinary capital of Lyon, and visit (and taste) the best this city has to offer including an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Bernachon, which is famous for their stunning cakes and chocolates, and we’ll see how they make their bean-to-bar chocolate as well.
Please Note: This is a very action-packed week and we’ll be doing a lot of activities which require multiple trips on public transportation and a good deal of walking on city sidewalks and through busy transit stations. If you would like to go on this adventure, please make sure that you’re up for a trip of this type.
You’ll be spending six nights in a 4-star Paris hotel with all breakfasts, five lunches, four dinners, first-class train travel, plus guides and transit included. The price of this trip is €3450 based on double occupancy and there the maximum number of guests is 9. To sign up, or if you have additional inquiries, please contact Jeanette Hermann.
UPDATE: This trip is currently FULL. If you’d like to be put on the waiting list in case of a cancellation, send a message to the contact above.
(Please note that due to the schedules of the artisans, the itinerary may be subject to change.)
Come to Paris and taste some of the world’s finest chocolates with David Lebovitz, author of The Great Book of Chocolate and The Sweet Life in Paris.
Included will be:
- Visits to the laboratories and shops of master Parisian chocolatiers including the elusive Jacques Genin, and sampling their specialties.
- A private guided tasting at La Maison du Chocolat with their expert.
- Fabulous evening soirée aboard the house boat of chocolate expert Mort Rosenblum, docked in the Seine, across from the Musee d’Orsay.
- Lunch and/or cooking class in a private teaching kitchen. (TBA)
- Visits to David’s favorite markets and landmark food meccas including Le Grande Épicerie, Poilane bakery, and the stunning chocolate boutiques of the Left Bank.
- Outdoor market tour and lunch under the historic and grand arches of Place des Vosges, the most beautiful square in Europe.
- And lots more!
Included is 6 nights at gracious 4-star left bank hotel, double occupancy, most meals with wine included and all breakfasts. Space limited to 9 guests.
Exact dates and final itinerary TBA. To be put on the waiting list, please contact Jeanette Hermann.
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“David is plugged in! If you love Paris, you must experience it with David. He celebrates Paris every day and when you are with him… so will you! The best street markets, most fragrant fromageries, and divine chocolates—I loved it all!” - a ‘foodie’ from Berkeley, California
