Cooking workshops
‘Do you love cooking? Create tasty and generous dishes in Christine’s company!’
La Borie Du Chevrier guest house offers culinary workshops based on Périgord gastronomy, which you’re sure to enjoy taking part in. Between themed workshops and cookery classes, you can learn or improve your skills using local produce.
For a birthday, an anniversary, or simply to treat someone.
Give the gift of a cooking class!
Psst: here’s a perfect gift idea for a retirement, a group gift… quote on request!
We followed a workshop on how to cook foie gras. Mme Dolivet gave us a warm, gourmet welcome. We came up with 3 recipes that were as simple as they were tasty, using local, seasonal produce. A great experience. I recommend it!
Theme-based cooking workshops
In a family atmosphere, La Borie Du Chevrier offers you the chance to take part in themed-based cooking workshops to best suit your needs.
You can take part in:
- A cooking demonstration on the theme of pan-fried foie gras and its accompaniment of the day!
- Foie gras workshop
- Duck workshop
- Tête à tête’ cookery class
- Gastro around duck’ cookery class
- The ‘Around the black diamond: the Périgord truffle’ cookery class
‘Flash cooking demonstration (approx. 30 min)
Cooking pan-fried foie gras and the accompaniment of the day
Using carefully selected ingredients and the day’s market produce, Christine invites you to watch her prepare a pan-fried foie gras recipe in real time!
As you prepare the dish and enjoy the ensuing tasting over a glass of ‘Rosette’, Christine will reveal the secrets of perfectly cooked foie gras!
Book before or during your stay, for individuals or up to 6 people.
Price: €18/person
‘Foie gras workshop
(15th September to 15th June)
Over the course of 3 hours, I’ll reveal everything you need to know about this kingly dish: the semi-cooked foie gras terrine.
From the history of foie gras to its cutting, denervation, seasoning and the secret to cooking it. I’ll answer all your questions while you sample a few dishes accompanied by a glass of Monbazillac.
You’ll leave with a wealth of knowledge and the foie gras terrine you’ve prepared!
Workshop content :
– The short history of foie gras
– What’s behind the label
– Goose or duck liver
– How to choose raw foie gras
– Raw or cooked: how to preserve it
– How to serve and enjoy it
– How to serve it and enjoy it
– Making a semi-cooked foie gras terrine
– Recipes from La Borie du Chevrier
Price: €275 for 1 or 2 people (1 terrine), with one night’s accommodation in a double room, breakfast included.
‘Canard gras workshop (15 September to 15 April)
Spend 2 nights in our guest house (room Les Glycines or Les Roses), and during your stay learn all the secrets of preparing a fattened duck, from whole duck to sterilised preserves.
During these two days in your company, we will guide you through the preparation of the ducks: cutting, salting, making rillettes, stuffed necks and confits.
At the end of the workshop, you’ll go home with your cooked and packaged products (including the fattened duck, jars, accessories and ingredients).
Details of the ‘Canard Gras’ workshop
(optional foie gras preparation at extra cost)
Workshop schedule :
Day 1
Arrival around 3pm: Opening of the ducks, cutting up and salting
Foie gras option (approx. 600 gr): from the processed duck, denervation, seasoning and cooking secrets: in terrine (cooked or semi-cooked) or raw (vacuum-packed).
Day 2
Morning: Preparation of confits and stuffed necks
Afternoon: Preparation of rillettes and sterilisation of jars
Day 3
Departure with your packaged products
Price: Canard Gras workshop + 2 nights’ accommodation in a double B&B (breakfast included): 510€ (1 or 2 people)
Whole foie gras option: €45
GASTRO’ cookery lessons
Anyone who loves cooking will love taking part in these courses: ‘For a birthday, anniversary or simply to give someone a treat. Give or treat yourself to a gift card: ‘Cooking lessons’. All year round, except July/August
The ‘Tête à tête’ cookery class: ‘foie gras in three ways
(2H class, 1 person +/- 1 accompanying person)
Learn how to make:
- Cream of pumpkin soup with foie gras ravioli
- An egg casserole with foie gras
- Pan-fried foie gras, French toast and fresh grapes
Then enjoy your creations, accompanied by a glass of Rosette and a glass of Pécharmant (drinks included).
A lovely moment to share!
Price: 135€/ person +/- 1 accompanying person
Cooking a menu around duck
Cook a complete ‘Gastro’ menu around duck: starter, main course and dessert.
Approximately 2 hours of lessons, with tasting of the dishes!
– Foie gras sushi with dried fruit and maple soy sauce
– Roast duck hamburger with tangy walnut sauce
– Rosette of seasonal fruit in sabayon sauce
Price: 135,00 €/1 person +- 1 accompanying person
Cooking a ‘Black Diamond’ menu
Preparing a complete ‘Gastro’ menu around truffles: starter, main course, dessert
– Foie gras and truffle ravioli
– Gratin du curé périgourdin (truffles and porcini mushrooms hidden in a puff pastry)
– Caramelised truffled apple with truffle sabayon
Price: €135.00/1 person +- 1 accompanying person
Approximately 2 hours of lessons, with tasting of the dishes made!