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France is world-renowned for its cuisine, making Paris the ideal location for a Food Technology trip. There is a wide variety of visits on offer from a demonstration at a local Boulangerie, a visit to the huge Rungis Wholesale Market, to a cookery demonstration at a Paris catering school amongst the most popular.
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£185 pp
4 days/3 nights
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Includes:
- Return executive coach travel (TV/Video/WC/Seatbelts)
- Free staff place ratio 1:8
- 3 nights Half Board accommodation
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Return Ferry/Eurotunnel crossings
- Detailed information pack
- Free itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes
- VAT
Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example Accommodation
Feedback (1)Nature de Pain
During your visit to this modern French bakery, your group will be taught all about the different products, have a visit of the bakery and pasty lab and have the chance to taste 4 different kinds of bread. Each student will be given a croissant or pain au chocolate to conclude the visit. *Visits only given in French*
Grand Marnier Distillery Lapostolle
The guided tour of the Grand Marnier distillery begins with a film describing the production stages: peeling the fruit, pickling, distillation and ageing, followed by a tour of the production area where the liqueur is distilled in fifteen large copper vats. The factory has its own English speaking guide who will be available to answer any questions.
This is a great visit for GCSE Design and Techno...
Areas Covered
Manufacturing/large scale production
Understanding the functional properties of food
Rungis Market
This is a perfect visit for Food Technology students visiting Paris. Rungis Market is the largest wholesale market in the world for fresh products! Students will be shown an audio-visual presentation and given a tour of the food halls. The market sells meat, fruit, vegetables, milk products, plants and flowers. English speaking guides accompany the group. Sturdy footwear is a must!
Areas Covered
Labelling and packaging
Understanding the need for different types of equipment and temperatures for the storage of food
Chocolaterie and Patisserie Gerard Mulot
Gérard Mulot has been running a famous pastry shop in St-Germain-des-Près district for more than 25 years. Your Food Technology students will meet two pastry chefs, Patrick Leclercq and Benjamin Bassano and a chocolate chef, Antoine Hesloin, who will explain the secrets of their delicious recipes. A food tasting is offerd at the end of the tour.
Areas Covered
Working as part of a team
Manufacturing/large scale production
Boulangerie Patisserie Au Grand Richelieu
This is an ideal visit for Food Technology students as it offers hands on practice and the chance to sample some of the products. M. Esnault is assisted by his wife, his daughter, another baker, and a pastry cook; Staff work both upstairs (where bread is mixed, risen, and baked) and down in the basement (where croissants and other pastries are made, and which is reached via a steep ship's ladder)....
Areas Covered
Making skills
Understanding the functional properties of food
Esprit Cuisine Cookery School
Nathaly Nicolas-Ianniello is an ex-journalist who has decided to dedicate herself full time to her cookery school.She has written food articles for more than 10 years and is launching this year, her third Cookery book. Esprit Cuisine was created in 2004 and is known by the fresh products used on the creations. Your group will feel at home at her 50m2 apartment where you will share tastes, knowledg...
Areas Covered
Using a range of tools and equipment safely and hygienically to produce quality products
Working as part of a team
General making skills
Food Walking Tour
This very "delicious walk" in the most residential neighbourhood of the Latin Quarter will allow you to discover a farmers' market and the lively gourmet shops of the rue Mouffetard, but also some of the best bakers, cheese shops and regional specialty boutiques of the capital. During this tour, your guide will be sharing all her secrets and knowledge on how to choose the best products.2h30 Tour i...
Areas Covered
Understanding nutrition
Selecting and combining foods/ingredients
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Pick-up from school Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing |
Arrive in Calais | Arrive in Paris (Driver's 9 hour rest break) |
| Day 2 | Group to visit a famous brasserie where your group will find out about the success of the brasserie and learn how such a busy kitchen works | Group to visit a Boulangerie to learn the secrets of traditional baking | Group to have an evening visit to the Eiffel Tower |
| Day 3 |
Group to have an early morning visit to Rungis Wholesale Market - the largest wholesale market in the world for fresh produce! |
Group to visit the Chocolate museum followed by the Creation of Garnishes Workshop | Free time at accommodation |
| Day 4 | Depart Paris | Ferry/Euotunnel crossing | Arrive back at school |
Hotel Sovereign Saint-Ouen
Sovereign Hotel has all the comfort and amenities of a modern hotel. It’s a popular choice with our school groups as it is within easy reach of both Disneyland and central Paris. The students will mainly be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms, all of which are en suite and meals will be taken in the hotel restaurant. There is also a bar area and terrace overlooking the Seine.
Misterbed City, Bagnolet
Misterbed City Bagnolet is a modern hotel offering clean and comfortable accommodation.
The hotel boasts 163 guestrooms with en-suite facilities, TV, telephone and air-conditioning. Students will generally be accommodated in triple rooms and staff in twins.
A continental buffet breakfast is served every morning.
The hotel boasts 163 guestrooms with en-suite facilities, TV, telephone and air-conditioning. Students will generally be accommodated in triple rooms and staff in twins.
A continental buffet breakfast is served every morning.
Premiere Classe Bussy St Georges
Hotel Premiere Classe Bussy St George was newly opened in 2003 and has a fantastic location for both Paris and Disneyland. Students will mainly be accommodated in triple and quadruple rooms, all of which are fully en-suite. Most rooms have a bunk bed and 2 single beds with TV, Telephone and Air Conditioning. Group Leaders will normally be accommodated in twin bedded rooms. A buffet breakfast is served daily in the Hotel and evening meal is offered at the Campanile hotel on the same campus. Seminar rooms are available on request. (Please ask for details.)
the trip was excellent and the pick up points enable us to see paris's best monuments and areas
1 day(s) in 2009 Catherine Edmonton County School
