Visit a charming Provence market for an in-depth foodie experience. Enjoy learning about the history and folklore around the food, meet the vendors, taste their goods, learn about local recipes, and how products are made the old fashioned way. This is a casual and fun way to explore a Provencal market with a local.  Afterward enjoy an aperitif in a market cafe with your host.

 

After living in Provence for over 15 years what never ceases to impress me is the abundance and fine quality of artisanal food products found here in the markets.  The French commitment to quality is unwavering. There are scrumptious handmade goodies in nearly every town and small village: beautiful cheeses and breads, cured meats, fruits, olives, olive oil, and black truffles, not to mention the wine! The local markets are a food lover’s paradise. This is where I find the best products in Provence.

 

The market vendors keep it small and insist on top quality. They rely on the freshest products, from small producers. It is often the farmer himself selling his wares. A real joy is in meeting passionate local characters, who love what they do and are thrilled to share their experiences with interested visitors.

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Join me on an extravagant foodie excursion where you will explore a beautiful Provencal market, specialty shops, visit a farm, and be introduced to local food producers and purveyors.  I am passionate about Provencal cuisine and will guide you on an excursion full of the stuff every foodie will devour. An introduction to the terroir, the elements, and people that make the food so special in Provence.

 

'Jane will have you swooning with delight at tasting them all! Her foodie excursions are a foray into the dynamic world of local Provencal specialty foods.  Taste and learn how things are produced and meet the people who are working hard to keep these traditions alive.'  Barbara Clemens, Houston, TX.

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Half-Day Gastronomic Market Tour - Begin the day in one of my favorite local markets.  Meet the purveyors, tastings of artisanal products - olives and spreads, cheeses, cured meats, olive oils, chocolate, candied fruits, and confections.  Learn about how products are made, food lore, and Provencal recipes.  Finish our tour in a lively local cafe with a beverage toasting to the bounty of Provence.  

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Cost: 55 Euros per person, minimum of 2 guests.  Included - a 2-hour market visit on foot,  food tastings, and a beverage.

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Full-Day Foodie Adventure - This is a wonderful way to spend a day in Provence, an in-depth look at how food is produced, including the above-market tour in the morning, a picnic lunch, visit a goat cheese farm, and wine domains for tasting some of the areas best wines.    

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Cost:  125 Euros per person, minimum of 2 guests.  This tour includes a morning market tour, farm visit, picnic, and wine tastings. Transportation to and from the farm and wineries. 

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For Provencal cooking classes, gastronomic chef classes and french pastry classes see:  La Cuisine Provencal 

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For Wine Tasting Excursions see: Wines of the Southern Rhone

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