Let’s Eat Uzès is a French cooking holiday brought to you by Let's Eat The World, is a French cooking holiday designed for food lovers of all skill levels who want to experience French cuisine, wine, and everyday culture in the south of France. This 8-day, 7-night culinary experience combines hands-on cooking, regional wine education, market visits, and shared meals, all rooted in the rhythms of southern France (Uzès, France).
Set just outside Provence, Uzès offers an ideal base for discovering Mediterranean and Provençal cooking traditions alongside classic and modern regional French recipes. Throughout the week, guests explore local flavors, learn practical techniques, and enjoy the relaxed pace that defines life in this part of France.
The program is guided by a small team of culinary and travel professionals. Culinary advisor and chef Eric Fraudeau brings decades of professional kitchen experience, while wine education is led by WSET-certified specialist Frédéric Duverger, whose background spans high-end restaurants and hospitality. The experience is designed and coordinated by Yetunde Oshodi-Fraudeau, founder of Let’s Eat The World, who oversees the flow of the program and ensures each element comes together seamlessly.
This is a deeply immersive culinary holiday focused on learning, connection, and enjoyment—without rushing or unnecessary formality.
Payment & Booking Terms
Your place on the tour is confirmed once payment is completed through WeTravel. During the booking process, you will review and electronically sign the required booking agreement.
A 30% non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking to secure your spot. The remaining balance is due no later than 45 days before the tour start date.
Payment Options
Payment may be made by credit card or bank transfer. Guests may also choose to enroll in a 0% interest payment plan during booking. This option allows the remaining balance to be divided into multiple monthly installments, which are scheduled after the deposit is received and completed before the final payment deadline.
Guests who do not select the payment plan may pay the remaining balance in a single payment before the due date.
7-night accommodations in a beautiful French country villa
7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 7 dinners, including one chef-selected restaurant meal, plus tastings throughout the week. Evening meals are optional, and guests may make their own plans.
Transportation to and from the guesthouse, all organized excursions, and private transfers to and from Avignon TGV on arrival and departure days
Hands-on French cooking experience including bread-making, soups, salads, stews, Provençal dishes, and French desserts
Private culinary and cultural excursions in and around Uzès, including market visits and regional discoveries
Private wine tours with a WSET-certified wine educator, private tastings, and exclusive guided French market tours
Gratuities are at your discretion
Flights & any other transportation not detailed in the itinerary
Any food and drinks outside those specified in the itinerary
Pick up from Avignon TGV at 3:30 PM to bring you the vacation rental
Arrival at the guest house around 4:30 PM
Welcome dinner cocktail at around 6:30 PM
To get you excited about the week ahead, we have arranged a "cocktail dinatoire" at the guesthouse around 6:30 PM. A chance to meet your chef instructor and the team who will be part of making your French cooking vacation spectacular. Meal included.
Start the day with a French continental breakfast at the guesthouse.
Out of the kitchen and into the market. Sunday is a day to explore the covered market of Nîmes to select not only what we will eat for today's lunch but also get a glimpse & taste of the foods that are an essential part of our Mediterranean diet.
Returning from our visit, we head to the Pont du Gard a UNESCO world heritage site to enjoy some of what we bought in Nîmes over a light lunch.
Evening Free! Optional dinner at the villa
The morning will start with a continental breakfast at the guesthouse. After breakfast, we will start cooking and preparing for today's lunch which we will enjoy together.
Afternoon: After lunch, we are headed into Uzès for a private guided tour of this medieval city.
Evening: Wine Tasting Experience with our favorite wine educator.
Breakfast at the house
Winery Tour - Discover the wines of our region with a 1/2 day tour at a picturesque winery selected by our wine specialist. You will be guided through an educative and tasty experience for a crash course into the wines of the Languedoc (Occitanie).
Lunch with our sommelier
Free evening. Optional light dinner at the house.
The morning will start with a French continental breakfast at the guesthouse. You will be picked up and taken to the Uzès "marché des producteurs” (producers' market), taking place on the Place aux Herbes. Take in this beautiful medieval city and shop like a local with chef Eric for seasonal produce to take back at the house and prepare together for a 4-course luncheon.
Afternoon: After our lunch break, we will resume cooking to prepare for tomorrow’s picnic.
Evening free. Light dinner at the villa is optional
Start the day with a French continental breakfast before an early morning of bread-making. Bake your French country bread and get excited for the fabulous picnic lunch that awaits you. You will be whisked off to a secluded location for a casual and delicious afternoon.
Free Evening
The morning will start with a French continental breakfast at the guesthouse. After breakfast, we'll prepare our lunch for the day. Take a break after lunch to relax.
For our final evening together, we will take you out for a wonderful dinner at one of our favorite restaurants.
A French continental breakfast will be served at the guesthouse before check out and pick up for the return to Avignon TGV at 10 am. It will take about 45 minutes to get to Avignon.
(Please note that this is a sample itinerary to give you an idea of what to expect during your week in Provence).