Culinary workshop | Learn French Through Cooking & Culture
Cook, taste, and speak French around the table.
Available as an add-on to your immersion stay in Montpellier, this hands-on workshop blends language coaching with the flavors of Southern France.
Cook, speak, and enjoy French life
This friendly, small-group experience is led by your coach at home or in the market. You speak French while you chop fresh herbs, taste local olive oil, and share a relaxed meal. Expect real conversation, clear guidance, and a warm table—just a tram ride from Place de la Comédie and minutes from the Mediterranean breeze.
What’s included in the French culinary workshop
Each workshop combines practical cooking with targeted language practice and a shared meal.
Learn French through cooking
Cooking creates natural moments to listen, speak, and react in French. Your coach guides you toward clear pronunciation and useful structures without interrupting the flow.
Here is how a typical session supports your progress:
At the market
Practice questions, quantities, and polite forms as you choose ingredients among colorful stalls and the scent of thyme.
In the kitchen
Follow and give instructions (verbs of action, sequence words, measurements).
Tasting
Describe flavors, compare textures, and express preferences with confidence.
Conversation around the table
Tell short stories, react, and ask follow-up questions—real small talk the French way.
SOUTH OF FRANCE FLAVORS
Discover the flavors of the South of France
Montpellier offers lively markets, limestone streets, and easy access to vineyards and the sea. The workshop highlights regional tastes so you connect language with place.
French and local classics
Ratatouille, brandade, seasonal salads, and market cheeses.
From the garrigue
Olive oil, tapenade, thyme, rosemary—aromatic vocabulary you will actually use.
Vineyards
Pic Saint-Loup, Picpoul de Pinet, Costières de Nîmes—simple tips to speak about aromas and balance.
Sea & lagoon
Oysters from the Étang de Thau, tielles sétoises, and fresh fish.
What you practice during the workshop
This table shows how each activity develops specific language skills.
| Activity | Language focus |
|---|---|
| Market visit or ingredient briefing | Polite questions, quantities, numbers, useful nouns |
| Recipe preparation | Action verbs, sequence (first/then), imperatives |
| Tasting & pairing | Describing flavors, comparisons, opinions |
| Meal conversation | Spontaneous speaking, listening strategies, follow-up questions |
Live and learn French in Montpellier, a bright Mediterranean city known for its limestone streets, café terraces, and easy access to the beach. One-to-one coaching with Anne-Elisabeth —host, teacher, and coach with 20+ years’ experience.
Good to know
This workshop is flexible and adapts to your stay, your diet, and your level.
- Format: Add-on to your French immersion homestay; available year-round on request.
- Level: Suitable from lower-intermediate to advanced; pacing and language are tailored to you.
- Dietary needs: We can design vegetarian or other options with advance notice.
- Setting: Home kitchen or local market, depending on the season and weather.
Around the table
From washing basil to the first bite, every step is a chance to connect.
You hear the sizzle of olive oil, smell warm garlic, and find the right words with gentle coaching.
Because the best conversations often start with a shared dish.
Testimonials
Ready to cook, taste, and speak French?
Add the French culinary workshop to your immersion stay in Montpellier and turn each recipe into real conversation.