Grand Velas Resort to Host Paris' Le Cordon Bleu Gastronomic Festival

  • April 30, 2010
Grand Velas Resort to Host Paris' Le Cordon Bleu Gastronomic Festival
Grand Velas Executive Chef Regis Lacombe will kick off the Le Cordon Bleu Gastronomic Festival June 15–25 and will welcome Parisian Chef and Le Cordon Bleu's Vice-President of Culinary Educ ation Patrick Martin as well as Pastry Chef Cedric Careme. The celebrated Chefs will guest star at the resort's French gourmet restaurant Piaf where they will serve delicacies such as sautéed foie gras with poached pear, artichoke tartar and sweet pepper confit, red wine-braised stuffed duck with tarragon cream, and much more.

The Gastronomic Festival will also feature three-hour long cooking classes, to be led by the guest Chefs along with Executive Chef Lacombe on Thursday June 17 and Friday June 18. Students of the cooking classes will receive an apron, chef's hat, a recipe from the class and a diploma, as well as a chance to experience the best part: a tasting of all the food with wine pairings at the end of the class. The classes are offered to resort guests and locals for $60 USD.

The all-inclusive Grand Velas Resort Riviera Nayarit offers rates starting at $300 per person per night over the June 15–25 period. The rate includes twenty-four hour in-suite food and beverage service; gourmet dining; unlimited premium international and national beverage brands throughout the hotel; work-out programs; a state of the art fitness facility; and all taxes and gratuities. For more information or to check availability, please visit www.grandvelas.com or call the resort toll-free at 1-877-261-8436.

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