COOKING WITH NICK....

We had a great night last night at the house!

Venturing forth into the world of cooking lessons we organised Nick the Chef from L'Esperance in Sezanne to come into our house and cook in front of our guests a menu especially designed for London based Australian born party of 9. They are all old school buddies and had a ball...loads of learning and laughing as they leaned on the bar with a delicious glass of French wine and watched while Nick whipped up course after course of fabulous food....

The whole night was a roaring success and we are keen to put together a package for our large groups so we can offer this option for all of our guests...dining in style where the restaurant comes to you is a great option for those who have a passion for food and fine wine...

During the night there was plenty of time for Nick to chat...detailing all of his deft manoeuvrings as he flambeed prawns, stuffed veal and caramelized apples. Our inquisitive guests made the most of the opportunity to quiz and query on all matters foodie and then, salivating at the thought, got to dine on the cleverly crafted treats as they left the kitchen...Wines to match, sampled and savored...all delighting the palate...

After dinner was complete and guests replete making the most of the balmy evening we retired to the fire in the menage where Nick got to sip a hard earned cool beer and revel in the compliments after a highly successful evening in!

Dare I mention that the 'boys' then went on to have a head to head on the table tennis table and they whiled away the wee small hours pinging and ponging....a lazy Sunday breakfast was going to be the order of the morning....

SO now that we have done a test run and it worked! we are happy to offer this same fun night in with Nick the Chef to groups of guests staying with us....be involved, help plan the menu and get the unique experience of working alongside a Chef of 20+ years who is happy to share his secrets...we can also arrange a Champagne tasting at the house as part of the aperitif where you will get to meet the person who creates the wine in their small boutique Champagne house....

Just another way to spend a few days in Champagne....