Breakfast pastries

• Brioche

• Croissants

• Puff pastry

• Sourdough bread

• Brioche bostock

• Almond croissants

Desserts

• Dark Chocolate Ganache

• Dark Chocolate mousse

• Financier chocolate & vanilla

• Raspberry & peach spread

• Pastry cream

• Almond cream

• Sable dough

• Fresh strawberry & raspberry tarts

• Parisian Macarons

• Madeleines

• Millefeuille / Napoleon

• Tarte Tatin

• Chocolate eclairs

• French Vanilla Creme brûlée

• Poached Purple figs tart

Savory

• Tarte Flambée flatbread 

• Pate brisée

• Quiches Lorraine & vegetarian

• Savory seasonal vegetable galettes

• Tarte pissaladière

• Tarte Pichade

MORNING

Mornings begin with cafe au lait, croissants, and brioche. Then it is kitchen time, working alongside Chef Jacquy.  Each session builds from the fundamentals, guiding you through essential techniques before progressing to timeless pastry classics.

• Personalized access to Chef Jacquy in his very own home

• Limited to 8 guests for meaningful, individualized guidance

• Hands-on mastery of recipes from The Art of French Pastry

• A sneak peek at Jacquy’s new book, The Art of French Tarts

• A culturally rare immersion into French pastry tradition and regional living

• A setting that embodies authenticity, heritage, and quiet elegance

Chef Jacquy picks up guests from the airport and brings them to his farmhouse. 

Enjoy welcome drinks and lunch on the farmhouse patio with French gourmet sandwiches, salads, cheese, local beer, wine, homemade kombucha, coffee, tea, and mate. 

Presentation of the Occitanie region and introduction to the pastry workshop.

Evening Cocktail and Dinner.  Enjoy the local aperitif while preparing tarte flambee in a wood burning oven accompanied by regional wine, salads, and dessert.

• 8 am: Guests are picked up from the cottage.

• 8:30 - 9:30 am: Breakfast at the farmhouse with croissants, sourdough bread, breakfast pastries, eggs, oatmeal, assorted fruit, coffee, tea, mate, and juice.

• 9:30 am - noon: Morning Workshop

• Noon - 2 pm: Lunch on the farmhouse patio with grilled meats, fish, local vegetables, salads, cheese, and chocolate mousse for dessert.  Enjoy local beer, wine, homemade kombucha, coffee, tea, and mate.

• 2 - 5 pm: Afternoon Workshop

• 5 pm: Chef Jacquy brings guests to the City of Lavaur to explore and enjoy dinner.

• Transportation back to the cottage.
  

• 8 am: Guests are picked up from the cottage.

• 8:30 - 9:30 am: Breakfast at the farmhouse with croissants, sourdough bread, breakfast pastries, eggs, oatmeal, assorted fruit, coffee, tea, mate, and juice.

• 9:30 am - noon: Morning Workshop

• Noon - 2 pm: Lunch on the farmhouse patio with quiche, salad, cheese, and financiers for dessert.  Enjoy local beer, wine, homemade kombucha, coffee, tea, and mate.

• 2 - 5 pm: Afternoon Workshop

• 5 pm: Chef Jacquy brings guests to Saint Felix de Lauragais for a tour of the medieval village. Dinner to follow at l’Auberge du Poids Public in Saint Felix Lauragais where the Chef was crowned World Champion of Cassoulet in 2022.

• Transportation back to the cottage.

• 8 am: Guests are picked up from the cottage.

• 8:30 - 9:30 am: Breakfast at the farmhouse with homemade brioche bostock, sourdough bread, oatmeal, assorted fruit, coffee, tea, mate, and juice.

• 9:30 am - noon: Morning Workshop

• Noon - 2 pm: Lunch on the farmhouse patio with savory galettes, salads, and a fruit tart for dessert.  Enjoy local beer, wine, homemade kombucha, coffee, tea, and mate.

• 2 - 5 pm: Afternoon Workshop

• 5 pm: Travel to a nearby fig orchard to tour and pick figs.

• 7 pm: Chef Jacquy brings guests out for dinner at a nearby restaurant.

• Transportation back to the cottage.

• 8 am: Guests are picked up from the cottage.

• 8 - 9:30 am: Chef Jacquy takes guests to a local outdoor market to pick up breakfast and lunch.  Breakfast at the farmhouse.

• 9:30 am - noon: Morning Workshop

• Noon - 2 pm: Lunch on the farmhouse patio with market paella, tartiflette, salads, and mille feuille for dessert.  Enjoy local beer, wine, homemade kombucha, coffee, tea, and mate.

• 2 - 5 pm: Afternoon Workshop

• 5 pm: Chef Jacquy brings guests to Toulouse to explore and enjoy dinner at a restaurant.

• Transportation back to the cottage.

• 8 am: Guests are picked up from the cottage.

• 8:30 - 9:30 am: Breakfast at the farmhouse with croissants, sourdough bread, eggs, oatmeal, coffee, tea, mate, and juice.

• 9:30 am - noon: Morning Workshop

• Noon - 2 pm: Lunch on the farmhouse patio with pissaladiere, pichade, salads, cheese, eclairs and macarons for dessert. Enjoy local beer, wine, homemade kombucha, coffee, tea, and mate.

• 2 - 5 pm: Afternoon Workshop

• 5 pm: Chef Jacquy brings guests to a nearby fete du village (yearly village fest) for regional fare.  Enjoy dinner and entertainment.

• Transportation back to the cottage.

• 8 am: Guests are picked up from the cottage.

• 8:30 - noon: Enjoy the morning shopping at Lavaur Market for the brunch menu.  Enjoy brunch with Chef Jacquy and his team.

• Noon: Chef Jacquy brings guests to tour to the Cite of Carcassonne Castle.

• 5 pm: Enjoy dinner at a restaurant in Carcassonne.

• Transportation back to the cottage.

• Chef Jacquy picks up guests at the cottage and transports them to the Toulouse Blagnac Airport.

Photography credit: Paul Strabbing Photography