Excellent job for we gave a bit of an unusual order to Joel, as...
France
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May 29 - Jun 7, 2023
We gave a bit of an unusual order to Joel, asking him to find and plan a 4 days advanced intensive cooking class in Lyon with some ability to have a bit of English if possible from the teacher. as we are a true Canadian couple - half French and half English ! We also booked a boutique hotel in the Presqu'ile and a quick tour of the city on the first day to get oriented. .
Joel was straightforward that was not a usual request, but he has delivered on our request.
We had a fantastic week with 2 chefs (Alice and Basil) that went through Pastries, French classics, desserts and entremets. We also did a day of Lyonnaise cuisine assorted with small plates, some meatless dishes, petits fours, amuses bouches. Extremely fast paced and we went through about 50 total dishes in 4 days - it was difficult, a lot of work but exactly what we had asked and we could not be more happy with this week.
Jean-Alexandre did a good job at the lay of the land for the tour, good recommendations for restaurants and what not to do ! The hotel was well located, boutique with a good bistronomique restaurant, a good breakfast and quiet.
so all in all, it was the first time we worked with Joel and he really came through for this trip and we would not hesitate to have another trip with him and recommend to our close circle.
Well done. Merci.
Hotel Review
Excellent small boutique hotel. good service, good bistro, good breakfast, quiet and decent little bar. It is boutique, so don't expect Sofitel amenities !
Activity Reviews
Excellent class with Alice and Basil. This was advanced, intensive and private 4 day class. We did over 50 recipes over the 4 days declined in several dishes in several meal formats. It is not for beginners and some level of French understanding is a must. If you want to dig deep into French cooking, this is a very good option. Everything was well organized, on time and extremely busy (what we wanted). Thanks for the great week.
Jean Alexandre was excellent. What else there is to say ! our 3 hours tour went very well !
Bonjour François and Nicole,
Thank you so much for your kind and very positive feedback ! I'm glad that you've enjoyed this multi day cooking class. with Alice. That makes me comfortable to propose it to future travelers who could have the same expectations as yours. Also glad to hear that you've loved Hotel de l'Abbaye. Indeed we don't propose it to all our travelers, as it's a very boutique style one and some people prefer more classical and bigger hotels.
Your comments are definitely very useful for us !
Best
Joel