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Roll up your sleeves and prepare your tastebuds to dive into our eclectic mix of foodie holidays that are as diverse as the people who go on them. You’ll meet people of all ages and nationalities, travelling solo, as part of a couple or with friends. All that’s required is a passion for food & local delicacies, a love of learning and a refusal to be boxed in. Come and join them.
8 days
Italy
Promising to be not only a cooking experience but also a cultural one, this family-run 7 night Italian cooking and wine ..
8 Days
Morocco
Enjoy the outstanding photo opportunities in the coastal village of Essaouira, whilst exploring the delicious cuisine of..
4 Days
France
Whip up delicious French classics on this unique 3 night cooking break set in a charming farmhouse in the heart of Norma..
8 Days
Spain
Combine hands-on cooking lessons with guided visits on this 7 night cooking and culture holiday to discover the culture,..
4 Nights / 5 Days
Italy
This fantastic 4 night Tuscan cookery and culture holiday near Arezzo is all about delicious locally produced food, grea..
4 days
Italy
Stay in a beautiful house overlooking Lake Garda near the town of Torri del Benaco for 3 nights and learn to cook delici..
8 days
Italy
Promising to be not only a cooking experience but also a cultural one, this family-run 7 night Italian cooking and wine ..
8 Days
Morocco
Enjoy the outstanding photo opportunities in the coastal village of Essaouira, whilst exploring the delicious cuisine of..
4 Days
France
Whip up delicious French classics on this unique 3 night cooking break set in a charming farmhouse in the heart of Norma..
8 Days
Spain
Combine hands-on cooking lessons with guided visits on this 7 night cooking and culture holiday to discover the culture,..
4 Nights / 5 Days
Italy
This fantastic 4 night Tuscan cookery and culture holiday near Arezzo is all about delicious locally produced food, grea..
4 days
Italy
Stay in a beautiful house overlooking Lake Garda near the town of Torri del Benaco for 3 nights and learn to cook delici..
One of the most enjoyable ways to experience a new destination is through its cuisine. From tasting tours to foraging, you’ll learn more about the local fare and how gastronomy plays an important of local culture.
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Whether you're a passionate foodie or new to cooking, everyone is welcome in the kitchens of our cookery holiday hosts. Find your ideal cooking break in France, Spain, Greece, Italy & more.
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Our wine holidays provide local wine tasting experiences with expert wine producers and sommeliers. All carefully selected to suit any holiday itinerary or budget. Now that's something we can raise a glass to.
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Find your perfect culinary adventure
These hands-on foodie experiences and cooking holidays drop you right in the action with fun things to learn and do on your holiday. Professional chefs teach you to prepare 5-course meals. Fourth generation cooks share their secret family recipes and traditional local dishes and local guides take you to the best markets to find the very best local ingredients and visit bars that only a local would know.
Learn to knead pizza and pasta dough in Italy, explore the gin distilleries of London in a mini Cooper. Sip regional wine ina French vineyard or incorporate more exotic flavour combinations in far flung places such as Thailand or Argentina.
Sharpen your knife skills, refine your patisserie baking or take part in the olive harvest. Learn the art of cheese making in Puglia and wine ageing in Bordeaux or simply simply add to your repetoire of recipes, be they vegetarian, gluten-free, shell-fish or meat-loving.
Whether you are looking to cook or taste, you don’t fit into a mould and your holiday shouldn’t either. Never settle for ordinary.
Who are our Foodie holiday guests?
Self proclaimed foodies, beginners who struggle to boil and egg, budding sommeliers – everyone is welcome on one of our foodie experiences.
Is this you? It looks like you. Talk to us and find out more.
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