You don't need a reality show to become a master in the kitchen.

Budding Master Chefs can indulge their gastronomic ambitions among the villages of Provence with the mouth-watering cooking classes on offer from French Travel Connection.

French Master Chef Rene Berard operates three and four-day classes from his elegant country house La Bastide des Saveurs just outside the ancient hill-top village of La Cadiere d'Axur in the south of France.

As the chef of a Michelin-star restaurant at his elegant spa retreat Hostellerie Berard, Rene gives visitors the chance to learn the secrets of fine Provencal cuisine while enjoying the sights and flavours of the neighbouring countryside.

Hands-on classes take place in his country house each day, while local excursions give a chance to gather produce in the village markets, taste the latest vintage at nearby wineries or pick herbs in the surounding hills.

Guests stay at the Hostellerie Berard, a cluster of rustic buildings including an artists' pavillion and a former convent, nestled among fertile vineyards and orchards close to the sparkling Mediterranean coast. Its indulgent AromaSpa was inspired by the Roman baths of Provence and offers an extensive menu of therapies, massages and beauty treatments.

A four-day cooking class package with Rene Berard costs from $2937 per person twin share, including four days of tuition in English, lunches prepared during lessons, daily breakfasts, a welcome dinner, local excursions and activities and five nights' accommodation at Hostellerie Berard.

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