Circle of Misse

Cooking & Wine Tasting

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Cooking Session
Cooking Session: Preparing Porchetta for twelve

Cooking

If you are planning a Loire or Poitou-Charentes holiday, come join us at a local farmer’s market, then cook and eat your way through a day or two at the Circle of Missé kitchen.

Many of our visitors are looking for an authentic taste of France. We can help put together a great menu based upon your interests and what's in season. We also have some Sample Menus to tickle your taste buds and to offer some inspiration.

Our classes are designed around you, whatever your experience, and will feature a mixture of demonstrations and hands-on cooking.

All of this, accompanied by some of the best wines of the region, make for a memorable experience.

Courses and all printed materials provided will be in English. Courses in French are available on request (les cours en français sont disponibles sur demande).

One-day courses start at the morning market, then the focus is on preparing a long lunch together. Each dish we prepare will be paired with excellent local wines.

Two-day courses run along similar lines but the extra day allows us to prepare even more dishes and some that benefit from the extra time. We also include a trip to a vineyard or local food producer.

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One-day courses cost £95 per participant, two-day courses cost £185. All ingredients and wine are included in the price. To secure places a deposit of £50, per participant, is due at the time of booking; the balance is due 45 days before the course starts.

Bed & breakfast can be arranged either at the house or in nearby hotels for £60 per room (up two people sharing).

Other Dates

We host many courses during the year. If the dates above do not work and you are looking to book a class for at least two people, let us know the date\s that you are interested in, whether you'd like to do a one or two-day course and we'll be happy to put something together.

Practical Details

For your enjoyment and to ensure enough one-to-one time and attention we limit our cooking courses to a maximum of eight participants. The Circle of Misse kitchen will provide everything that you might need and that includes someone who washes up.

One-Day courses run from 09:00-17:30, with the focus on a late lunch (with excellent local wines).

Two-Day courses start at 10:00 on Day One, with the focus on a light lunch and then dinner. On Day Two we start at 09:00 and focus on lunch and a visit to a winery (or two). We finish circa 17:00.

Download our cooking brochure here: JPEG format (440KB) PDF format (5.8MB)

Tailor Made

Specific dates in mind? Like to arrange something special or simply arrange accommodation? Just contact us and if we are able, we'll be happy to help.

Private courses, half day courses and courses in your own home or holiday rental can sometimes be arranged, just give us a ring.

What You Say:

For our honeymoon, we arranged Circle of Misse's cooking course by chance and we had a great time. First, you explore the farmers market end get your ingredients. (You shouldn't forget to buy some goat cheese, it goes well with red wine :)) Then you arrive Aaron and Wayne's beautiful, lovely house. Your cooking and eating adventure starts at this moment. We cooked delicious appetizers, meals and desssert. The great thing is; you eat all these foods with very friendly people accompanied with the great wines of Loire Valley. Me and my husband spent very quality and good time at Misse. I am looking forward to go back and try other recipes :)

MerveBaris (TripAdvisor)

September 2011 (Turkey)

Thanks for such a memorable day in your beautiful house. The food was fantastic and we greatly appreciated your attention to detail. Visiting the local market together really allowed us to get the most out of it and we particularly enjoyed discovering local specialities.
Hope to see you soon.
CIAO!

Maurizio

August 2011 (Torino)

More than enjoyable. Your cookery course on 19 August 2011 was sensational and I can't wait to try the recipes on my West Australian friends. Thank you Aaron!! See you in 2012 for another Missé experience. Thanks to Wayne, and Liz Silver for invaluable guidance and help with my writing.

Margaret Patrikeos

August 2011 (Perth, Australia)

What a beautiful way to spend a day in France! Beautful day, wonderful food & friendly hosts, oh and don't forget the "evil butter."

Therese Busch

May 2011 (Los Angeles, USA)

Thank you so much for your wonderful hospitality. The setting is gorgeous, the food fantastic and the company delightful. I'll take my new cooking skills and maybe return the favour some time.

Ian Moore

May 2011 (France)

We had a really relaxing time - learning, eating and drinking :) - the stuff of holidays. You have an excellent concept and we both wish you well as it unfolds. We will be back if only for another sampling of your hospitality.

Norma & Darryn

April 2011 (Johannesburg, SA)

Thank you Aaron and Wayne for this wonderful weekend. We learned a lot of new stuff and your company was very inspiring.

Eva-Lotta Roovete