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Our Guests Remember Provence
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Each participant in our Provence Culinary Tours leaves with a wealth of unique experiences and recollections of the culture, cuisine and hospitality of this unique region in the south of France. Below, several guests on recent tours share their personal observations about what sets Carole and Bernard's tours apart from the typical culinary tour.
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“What stands out for us as being most unique about our 2003 Provence Tour with Carole and Bernard was that it didn’t seem at all like a ‘tour.’ Instead, it truly felt as though we were spending a week visiting with friends or family in France. We did all our ‘touring’ by car, with Carole or Bernard driving. We visited shops, villages, restaurants and homes where they were both well known. We were able to visit places where ‘tourists’ don’t usually go and to be treated as ‘locals.’ Our group was small—seven of us—and cohesive, and we were able to enjoy each other’s company and personalities.
“It was truly a unique and wonderful experience. Having had the opportunity to see their fabulous home in Montfrin as it was, at that time, still undergoing extensive renovation, we are anxious to do the tour again, if only for the opportunity to stay there.”
—Hal & Barbara Kaplan
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“The Provence Tour of Carole and Bernard is an original combination of cuisine and culture—both classy and comfortable, like the Good News Cafe itself. Fascinating experiences range from everyday shopping and food preparation at their home in a tiny provincial town, to a master class in the finest hotel kitchen in Avignon. There is a similar range in wine tastings, from a small family-run organic grower to a prestigious Chateauneuf-du-Pape vineyard. Visits to great dining spots discovered by Bernard in beautiful towns from the mountains to the Mediterranean coast, along with terrific conversation and laughs, are a daily highlight.
“The best tour for the ‘epicurious’!”
—Cynthia Newby & Jan Napier
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“I don’t know of a more unique and exciting tour than the one that Carole Peck and Bernard Jarrier have been offering in Provence. What a thoughtful and meaningful trip they plan! I’ve learned a great deal from them since they are both quite knowledgeable about the region—its history, its food and its culture. Clearly, the tour is a value!
“It should be a first for everyone. I look forward to my third return this year!”
—Donald Mariano
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