Provençal Markets

Aromatic strawberries are perfectly stacked. Cheeses are at their peak of ripeness. The fish are just hours off the boat. Each purveyor takes enormous pride in presenting his or her local and seasonal products.

Each day you are cooking at the Université du Vin, you visit an open-air market in a different town with your French Chef Instructor. The Chef designs a Provençal menu on the spot, inspired by what's fresh, and what captures his imagination. You return to Université du Vin with your fellow students and work together, cook the meal and dine.

Once you roam the abundant markets of Provence with the Chefs, you develop a lasting mindset to seek the finest and freshest ingredients.

Below are a few of the many open-air markets you may visit during your culinary experience:

Carpentras
Carpentras is a huge market, open year-round. It is renowned for its succulent strawberries in the spring and summertime and its famous fromagerie "Le Comtat". The Carpentras market takes over the entire town every Friday morning, drawing people from all over Provence.

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Orange
Orange is an ancient and beautiful town, with an old Roman amphitheatre, and many ruins dating back to the 2nd century BC. This market has superior fresh fish and seafood selections.

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Cavaillon's
Cavaillon's market is charming and bustling with vendors. It is especially known for its small, sweet melons.

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Avignon - Les Halles
Les Halles is located in the center of Avignon. It boasts a multitude of fresh fruit and vegetable stands, as well as some of the finest breads and pastry in the town. Everyone greets CSR students with a smile, and Chef Andy Floyd is treated like a local.

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Isle Sur la Sorgue
Isle Sur la Sorgue is by far one of the most beautiful markets in Provence. The vendors park their food and wares alongside the babbling river, the Sorgue, and there is a certain cacophony throughout the morning among the sellers.

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Useful Links

www.aixenprovencetourism.com
provence.angloinfo.com
www.parlo.com

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