Join Shelley Wiseman in the Loire Valley for an 8-day exploration of food and wine. The Loire Valley  is a Unesco World Heritage site, also known as the Valley of the Kings and the Garden of France. It is listed as a the biggest concentration in the world of Renaissance and Medieval Castles, and the gastronomical traditions and know-how here date back to the middle ages and were fit for the illustrious Kings of France and England. The Loire valley has also hosted great artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Calder, and Max Ernst. The luxuriant and abundant gardens and wild preserved landscapes are set in a Natural Parc (Loire Anjou Touraine) which is protected.

Our hosts in the Loire are mother and daughter team, Lesley and Coral Miles who own the beautiful La Couture manor house where we will be staying.

Lesley Miles, artist and Chef extraordinaire, her motto is 'you are what you eat'. She cooks everything from scratch, handpicking the best organic ingredients. She will share her techniques, specialties and experience as an artist and a chef.

Coral Miles is a landscape architect, garden and food historian, botanist and chef. Coral, who studied at Oxford University in England, is an expert on wild and medicinal plants, she loves foraging and cooking with flowers and herbs gathered in the surrounding meadows and woods. Coral 's green fingers and plant obsession have led her to settle in the Loire Valley and to create an award winning garden featuring a stunning potager and herb collection, which all serve as the starting point for the dishes cooked on site in the family restaurant. Her in-depth knowledge of the history of the Loire Valley, and of all the gastronomical know-how and dishes dating from the Middle Ages to nowadays, make her an indispensable guide and host for this unique trip!

The trip will include 5 cooking classes and a variety of visits including a cave lunch on a truffle plantation and goat cheese making on a farm. Please send us an inquiry if you are interested in joining us on this trip! Shelleystable@gmail.com. You can also send the deposit of $1250 to reserve your place here.

What is this

This is the initial deposit for The Loire Valley 2023 September Cooking Excursion

When

September 6-14

How Do I Sign Up

You can sign up either by paying via the button below or by Calling Shelley at (649) 236-0605 or emailing Shelleystable@gmail.com to discuss other payment methods (I.E.: Checks)

What Are The Other Payments

September trip: Due July 6 $2,625, Due August 6: $2,625

Itinerary

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