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FRENCH FOOD, WINE, TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE 
WRITTEN FOR YOU BY A FRENCHMAN LIVING IN  SYDNEY

DINNERS, COOKING CLASSES CHEZ MOI
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​CULINARY WANDERS IN PROVENCE


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About Jean-Marie

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Over the years, Jean-Marie has been lucky to be able to experience friendship with people in many different countries. More often that not, these friendships were cemented around a table, sharing local cuisine or exchanging tips about and names of places where one could find the best recipe for a ceviche of scallops or a Moroccan tajine, chase a particular wine to match or find that famous but still elusive shop that sells Iranian basmati rice.

Jean-Marie is blessed to have a mother who is an excellent cook and a father who has always spared some hard earned cash to take our family to some of the most famous restaurants in France and abroad. Dad passed away in November 2010 but Mum is still alive and well into her 90s! 
Jean-Marie's earliest memory of such a treat was lunch at Barrier in Tours, and more recently at La Feniere in Lourmarin or La Bastide de Noves. Jean-Marie has also spent an inordinate amount of time as a child watching his Mum creating her wonders.

You will find throughout this site information on, stories about and links to our favourite recipes, wines, restaurants, shops all around the World, but primarily in France, Belgium, Holland, Scotland, Switzerland and the US of A, countries that have been our playground until we relocated to Australia in 1997, and now obviously in Australia and New Zealand where we spend most of our time now.
RECIPES
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DINNERS AND COOKING CLASSES CHEZ MOI
After having organised so many trips and itineraries for friends and acquaintances, Jean-Marie is now organising trips to Provence  during which Jean-Marie will share with you the best food, wines, villages, artists and artisans of this part of France, where Jean-Marie's Mum comes from. As such, he has an invaluable amount of local knowledge, but also he will be keen to share his personal memories of time spend there from his childhood to now in the 21st century. These tours take a maximum of 6 people per trip, so it is intimate, personal and luxurious all the way, like a land cruise where the Captain knows every nooks and crannies of his vessel and the ocean around it! Find out more and book your spot by clicking the button below:
Promenades culinaires in Provence
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  • HOME | ABOUT | CONTACT
  • PEOPLE | PLACE | PREPARE | PRODUCE
    • PREPARE >
      • COOK AT HOME >
        • John Dory on a warm salad of aubergine with an Asian dressing
        • Cooking videos
      • RESTAURANT REVIEWS >
        • Restaurants in Australia >
          • Biota Dining
          • Cumulus Inc - Melbourne
          • Dragoncello - Surry Hills - Sydney
          • Guillaume at Bennelong - Sydney Opera House
          • Harbour Rocks Hotel Scarlett Restaurant
          • Jones Winery - Rutherglen - Victoria
          • Les BIstronomes - Braddon - Canberra
          • Mama's Buoi Vietnamese Restaurant
          • Philippe Restaurant Melbourne
          • Provence by Antoine
          • Sepia
          • The Promenade Café - Hotel Hyatt Canberra
          • Ventuno
          • Woodcut at Crown Sydney
        • Restaurants in France >
          • Au Petit Riche
          • Baumaniere - La Cabro d'Or
          • Bofinger
          • Fish - La Boissonnerie
          • Guy Savoy - Monnaie de Paris 11, quai de Conti
          • Josephine - Chez Dumonet
          • La Marlotte
          • La Table des Anges
          • Le Train Bleu - Paris - Gare de Lyon
          • L'Hortensia
          • Maison Kammerzell - Strasbourg
          • Osaba
    • PEOPLE >
      • Interview - Les Bistronomes
      • Interview with Pierre Issa - Pepe Saya Butter Company
      • INTERVIEW WITH BURRAWONG GAIAN
      • Interview with Linga Longa Farm
      • Interview with Near River Produce
      • Interview - James Viles - Biota Dining - Bowral
    • PRODUCE >
      • Markets
      • Wine
    • PLACE >
      • France >
        • Paris
        • Provence
        • Vendee
      • Australia & New Zealand >
        • Sydney and NSW
        • Melbourne and Victoria
  • NEWS
  • Cooking Classes | Dinners
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    • Lavender in Provence
    • Bordeaux Gastronomique
    • Terms & Conditions
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