Tastes of Provence

24/04/2024

Our 2024 tour season got off to a super start this week with our team of guides (all but one) present in the Aix en Provence market. The farmers’ stands were overflowing with the freshest Spring produce. We couldn’t take our eyes off the piles of green and white asparagus. And our guests all described the glossy red strawberries as the “juiciest and sweetest” they’d ever tasted “in their lives”. That’s Provence for you. Come join us! 🇫🇷

20/04/2023

Spring is full swing now on the market : green and white asparagus, peas and fava been and of course juicy strawberries 🍓
Cheese tasting in a typical French Cheese shop. Come and join us !

29/03/2023

Strawberries galore in the Aix en Provence market this morning. So delighted to lead our first Tastes of Provence gourmet walking tour of the 2023 season!! Especially fun when you find a strawberry as big as your hand!

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26/07/2022

A fromage tasting for our group of students, in the streets of Aix - why not?! We teach local culture via our tastebuds.

Here, you can see 3 types of cheese and you can identify them simply by their color. Yellow, off white and bright white. One of them is being served with local fig jam. Which one is this? And what type of milk is it made from? Hint: this animal’s favorite diet is “Herbes de Provence”, which grow on our hillsides and give a great flavor to the milk.

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25/07/2022

For those who have heard the story of our city’s emblematic and most historic candy, the Calisson, here’s how they are made. Come visit us to taste them again (or for the first time!).

11/05/2022

It’s rosé wine season! We are having a great time sharing delicious, emblematic wine made by our friends AIX Rosé during our gourmet walking tours.
Did you know the region of Provence is the worlds biggest producer of rosé wines? And it’s a drink with history, going back 2000 years ago to the Romans, who also drank rosé.
Since we believe “what grows together, goes together”, we like to pair it with foods from the region including goats cheese, olives, Ratatouille or a fresh salad. “Santé”, as they say here when clinking glasses.

08/05/2022

From coffee to fromage, and asparagus in between…

We experienced a relaxed Sunday morning in Aix en Provence like locals do, starting with a café and people watching. This was in a historic venue, the haunt of writers and artists a century ago. Afterwards, a few steps down little alleys and along to the 700 year old market square, we arrived to a happy scene of shoppers and farmers, amid piles of Spring produce. One of our guests commented on the “Great Wall” of asparagus! At the end, we went to our cooking school to enjoy the treats collected along the way, all paired with a rosé wine tasting. Of course no gourmet walking tour would be complete without “fromage”; and we chose 4 different cheeses made with cows, sheeps and goats milk. A special surprise was truffle infused honey to taste with the cheeses. Delicious!

It is well known that in France there are more cheeses than days of the year. Our guests will just have to come back to try them all. “A bientôt “.

05/05/2022

We’re so happy welcoming travelers again!

We’ve had a couple of honeymooners and others excited to come to France again, from across the Atlantic.

With Mathilde, they worked together to create a delicious Springtime lunch, using ingredients from the farmers market:

Starter of salmon tartar with avocado sorbet, followed by Mediterranean sea bream, garnished with homemade pasta, sauce “vierge” (olive oil, capers and fresh herbs) and asparagus harvested the day before.

Our apprentice chefs were thrilled and had lots of fun cooking together.

12/04/2022

29/03/2022

These are just a few of the “smiling faces” we’ve hosted over the years. Food is fun!! Please share with your friends to tell all: we are open and ready to welcome you in Aix en Provence. Explore our 700 year old farmers market square, taste olives, fresh cheese, charcuterie, and delicious fruits, enjoy exquisite pastries from a family owned bakery, smell the coffee roasting down little lanes, sip refreshing rosé wine, meet locals and…SMILE. Bon voyage from Tastes of Provence!

02/03/2022

Spring is on our doorstep and the farmers markets are all coming to life with...
STRAWBERRIES!
ASPARAGUS!
MIMOSA FLOWERS!
and last, but not least, VISITORS!

**Will this be you in 2022?!**

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!
Our gourmet walking tours and cooking classes are starting to fill up now. Contact us enjoy a bucket list foodie experience in Aix en Provence! A très bientôt!

02/03/2022

10/09/2021

So happy to share again the ambiance on the farmers market, meet local producers and taste wonderful specialties of the region

18/07/2021

We welcomed back our first North American visitors today on a Tastes of Provence gourmet walking tour!!! The morning flew by, as we chatted about the history of ancient Aix en Provence (dating back 2000 years and formerly the capital city of the Kingdom of Provence). Wow! We also sampled traditional French pastries, drank coffees in a classic café, and grazed the farmers market, all topped off with a rosé wine tasting paired with young goats cheeses. What a treat for all!!!

27/04/2021

Another fun (& free) virtual travel experience happening this week, hosted by one of our team members, Jennifer. Click on the link below to attend or to receive the recorded video to watch later. 🍷🍷🍷 Vive la France!

14/04/2021

Get out your virtual passport and join Mathilde live for a tour of the Aix en Provence markets, followed by a cooking demo of in-season Asparagus. 😋

13/04/2021

Join Mathilde on a virtual food tour of Aix en Provence and a cooking demonstration of asparagus. THIS THURSDAY! Register for free in the link below.