New range of cookery holidays launched for Le Manoir de L’Aufragere, Normandy

April 15, 2007 - PRLog -- If you’re forecasting a summer of weekend garden parties and moonlit soirees, why not polish up your culinary flair with one of the special “Sizzling Summer” courses at Le Manoir de L’Aufragere, Normandy’s ultimate gastronomic experience?

This brand new programme of three-night courses, designed specifically to offer inspiration for outdoor entertaining, will run for the first time ever from June of this year.  Visitors to the 18th century manor house will:

- Be introduced to a range of alternative salad and dressing ideas to impress guests with;
- Discover new ideas to add a refreshing twist to the traditional barbecue;
- Create tasty, impressive marinades;
- Pick up tips for perfect picnicking and camping cooking;
- Make a range of ‘Divine Dips’;
- Learn how to make cooling cocktails and refreshing summer drinks;
- Prepare home ‘hot smoked’ fish and meat;
- Perfect various ice-creams and sorbets;
- Learn lots of summer garden party ‘buffet-style’ ideas;

L’Aufragere is ideal for English-speaking visitors – hostess Nicky is English and her husband, Regis, is a fluent English-speaking Frenchman.  Nicky, who is completely consumed by gastronomy and simply loves anything and everything to do with food, spoils guests with her foodie knowledge and expertise in a very relaxed atmosphere, making cooking a real, unpretentious, joy.  Their lovingly-restored 18th century home, set in eight acres of lush French countryside, will really help get budding hosts and hostesses in the mood for summer!

These special Sizzling Summer courses cost just 600 Euros per person and include accommodation, meals and drinks.  They are available to book now and will run every Thurs-Sun and Sun-Wed during June, July and August 2007.  Visits with Regis to various local food heavens – the local market in Pont-Audemer, the fromagerie and distillery – are also included in the price.  Nicky adds a brand new recipe to every single course, ensuring that each holiday is truly unique.  There are wine tastings to enjoy, cheese-making sessions to try and a laid-back, welcoming atmosphere to soak up.

Gift vouchers are also available in various denominations to make giving the gift of food even easier!  For more information and to book your holiday or buy vouchers, visit www.laufragere.com or call (00 33) 2 32 56 91 92.

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Notes to Editors:
Le Manoir de L’Aufragere runs three-night cookery holidays throughout the year, from Sunday to Wednesday or Thursday to Sunday which are hosted by cordon bleu chef, Nicky Dussartre, and her husband, former goat’s cheese producer, Regis – two fluent English-speakers with a depth of culinary knowledge to share.  Trips to the local market, fromagerie and Calvados distillery are included as well as cheese and wine tastings.

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