Whenever we go to France to visit Alex's family, our friends ask if they can come along.  And over the years, we have brought some of them with us on our travels.  It's always a unique and memorable experience, and this year, we want to share it with YOU!  We'll be taking a small group (8-10 guests) on a six-day culinary and cultural adventure to the Cotê D'Azur, where the fragrance of lavender, thyme, chanterelles and  mimosa scent the air, and the taste of local produce, fine wine and fresh seafood will awaken your palette.  You'll stay in a historic Provençal mansion located in a hillside village and you'll meet our local friends, who will share the secrets of the region and its culinary delights.

We'll also take daily excursions that vary with the season: to the market in nearby Fayence, and to the coast where you can ride a ferry from Cannes to the island castle where the "Man in the Iron Mask" was jailed.  In the famous mountain village of Grasse, you'll make your own bespoke perfume and then travel on to St. Paul de Vence to tour the Foundation Maeght and dine at the renown La Colombe d'Or.  And a few surprises: perhaps Alex's brother Antoine, a lumberjack, will take us mushroom hunting in the oak and pine forest. And of course, Alex will host a series of family-style cooking classes in which you will learn new techniques and traditional recipes that have been handed down to him from both his Parisian and Provençal families.