Chocolate Tours

Three-Day French Chocolate Indulgence

November 16-19 2008

Join me and cookbook author Susan Loomis at her home, On Rue Tatin, for a Three-Day Chocolate Indulgence. Located just one hour from Paris, in picturesque Normandy, we’ll spend our days in Susan’s professionally-equipped kitchen cooking and baking away, with a special emphasis on everyone’s favorite ingredient—chocolate!

You’ll participate in daily hands-on cooking classes, learning techniques and the secrets of great French country cooking and baking. Aside from whipping up classic and modern French chocolate desserts, we’ll also have a guided chocolate tasting to learn how to evaluate chocolate, plus a wine tasting with Hervé Lestage.

There will be focused tastings to increase your appreciation of the spectacular bounty of France, including olive oils, salts, and Calvados, as well as during a visit to a splendid country market that dates back to medieval times.

Our class begins on Sunday, November 16-19, 2008, with dinner by the fire in Susan’s beautifully-restored country home. Then we’ll spend our time cooking, baking, and dining. This culinary adventure will last three days, perfect for combining with a trip to Paris.

To register, or for more information, visit: On Rue Tatin.

Paris Chocolate Adventure with Mort Rosenblum and David Lebovitz

May 2009

Come to Paris and taste some of the world’s finest chocolates with experts Mort Rosenblum, author of Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light, and David Lebovitz, author of The Great Book of Chocolate and The Perfect Scoop.

Included will be:

Visits to the hidden laboratories of master Parisian chocolatiers, including chocolate sculptor Jean-Charles Rochoux and the elusive Jacques Genin, meeting them and sampling their specialties.
A private guided tasting at La Maison du Chocolat with their expert.
Fabulous evening soirée aboard Mort’s house boat docked in the Seine, across from the Musee d’Orsay.
Lunch in Normandy with cookbook author Susan Hermmann Loomis, at her famous country home On Rue Tatin.
Visits to David’s favorite markets and landmark food meccas including Le Grande Épicerie, Poilane bakery, and the stunning chocolate boutiques of the Left Bank.
Absinthe tasting (if you dare!) at one of the world’s only absinthe boutiques.
Outdoor market tour and lunch under the historic and grand arches of Place des Vosges, the most beautiful square in Europe.
And lots more!

Included is 6 nights at gracious 4-star left bank hotel, double occupancy, most meals with wine included and all breakfasts. Space limited to 9 guests. Exact dates TBA shortly.

For pricing and further information, or to reserve your space, contact Jeannette Hermann at JTRoseParis@aol.com.

“David is plugged in! If you love Paris, you must experience it with David. He celebrates Paris every day and when you are with him… so will you! The best street markets, most fragrant fromageries, and divine chocolates—I loved it all!” - a ‘foodie’ from Berkeley, California

David Lebovitz accepts no responsibility for your own personal safety or that of your belongings, nor can he be held responsible or liable for any injury, loss, damage, or delay arising out of or in connection with any act, omission, neglect, accident, error or default. David Lebovitz cannot be held responsible for costs or other liabilities associated with any act of terrorism, war, accident, weather or any act of God. By engaging David Lebovitz, the client accepts these terms and the noted terms of the program cancellation penalties.