How would you like to visit the most important French bakery in Paris that ships its loaves all over the world including to Hollywood celebrities? How would you like to discover the behind-the-scenes activities at Fauchon and Hédiard, the most famous gourmet emporiums in Paris? How would you like to visit the most exclusive wine cellars in Paris, such as at the Tour d'Argent or Taillevent? How would you like to visit the kitchens of top French restaurants, and even cook with one of their chefs? Now all of these things are possible through our exclusive Parisian culinary program that gives access to the leading professionals in the field.

Note: This program is ideal for professionals, couples and select groups.

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If you are willing to rise at 4 am, we will take you on a tour of Rungis, the largest covered market in the world, with 1.5 million tons of fruits, vegetables, flowers, dairy products, meat and fish, catering to over 18 million people, including 11 million in the immediate Paris region. With revenues of over 9 billion euros a year, Rungis is the place to go for shopkeepers and market stall owners, as well as restaurateurs. Now with French Links Tours, you can have the insider experience of visiting this extraordinary wholesale market, and meet the food professionals who work there daily to feed the world.

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For those of you who yearn to follow in the footsteps of Julia Child—if only for a day—we can set you up with a variety of cooking classes in Paris as well as in the French countryside. You can learn how to cook something as basic as chocolate mousse, as well as gourmet dishes prepared by Michelin-starred chefs. Our classes are very flexible: we can arrange for one of our chefs to prepare a meal at your flat in Paris or we can organize a luncheon or dinner program at a cooking school. You can even cook and have lunch or dinner in a private French home. If you have a sweet tooth, you can learn how to make French pastries, chocolates and macarons with a trained pastry chef. Our cooking classes are available throughout France, including in the Loire Valley, Provence, and the French Riviera.

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If you happen to be a chocoholic, you will take special pleasure in our private behind-the-scenes tour of chocolate makers in Paris, that allows to sample as well as to watch these chocolate fantasies come to life. Our chocolate tour includes a visit to one of the top artisans in the Paris region, who lets you inside his "chocolate factory" to see how molded chocolates and ganache are made. Best of all, you can take home freshly molded "Eiffel Towers" and other Parisian monuments in the finest dark and milk chocolate. If you are keen to discover the history of chocolate, we will round out your program with a visit to the new Chocolate Museum, which covers every aspect of chocolate from its origins to the present. You will also have a chance to attend a chocolate demonstration and go home with samples.

Note: this program is ideal for both families and small select groups.

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Whether you are a novice or an expert, French Links Tours can arrange a private, customized wine tasting according to your needs and tastes. We can fulfill any request, ranging from an informal wine and cheese tasting at the most authentic wine bar in Paris to a blind tasting for a private event. In addition, we can arrange a private dinner pairing the finest food and wines in a private chateau with one of the world's greatest wine experts. For those of you who want something more festive, we are delighted to arrange a private champagne tasting of select vintages in the most elegant champagne bar in Paris. Note: These events are ideal for both couples and small parties.

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Want to celebrate your wedding anniversary or drink some wonderful bubbly on your honeymoon? Why not take a daytrip to Champagne, the only region to give its name to the divine sparking wine, discovered in the 18th century by the blind monk Dom Perignon. To slake your thirst you will get a chance to taste the champagnes of Taittinger, Pommery, Mumm, Moet & Chandon, Dom Pérignon and Veuve Cliquot — and take home a bottle or two. You may also want to lunch at the celebrated Les Crayères or another fine local table. By the end of the day, you will understand why they say "Happy as a King in France."

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We can arrange day-trips to some of the most famous wine regions in France, that include pickup and private transportation from your hotel, high-speed train tickets, a local expert guide who speaks fluent English or other languages, and access to unique cellars and châteaux, often closed to the general public. Your wine discovery tour can feature visiting the estates producing the greatest vintages: Mouton-Rothschild, Palmer, Chateau-Lafite, Haut Brion, Petrus, Puligny-Montrachet, and even Romanée-Conti.

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Using Bordeaux as your base, we can arrange a four-day program that includes a private customized tour of Bordeaux (a UNESCO World Heritage site), visits and tastings at the producers Château Petrus and a Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion. You will also visit the Medieval town of Saint Emilion and its subterranean monuments. You will then discover the splendour of the Médoc, following the Route of the Grands Crus (Margaux, Latour, Mouton-Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild). French Links Tours can arrange for you to visit several of these houses along the way. On your final day, you will visit the outstanding Graves region, specifically the "Pessac-Léognan" appellation which includes about 60 châteaux, all part of greater metropolitan Bordeaux. (This Cru classé includes Haut-Brion, Pape Clément, Smith Haut Lafitte). For a taste of the ocean, your travel program will also cover the Bay of Arcachon, where you will taste outstanding seafood, discover the charming Cap Ferret peninsula of picturesque fishing villages, and the Dune of Pyla, the tallest in Europe.

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Have you ever wanted to have the best of both worlds? Well now you can, with French Links Wine and Golf Tours in both Bordeaux and Burgundy. Imagine waking up in a private château in the finest vineyards in France, playing a round of golf on the most stunning courses in the region in the cool of the day, and then enjoying a tour of vineyards and tastings in the afternoon, followed by a superb dinner with outstanding vintages in the evening. We can also arrange for you to round out your holiday with ballooning over the vineyards of Bordeaux or Burgundy, cooking classes, private and exclusive visits to unique châteaux, as well as local prestige events normally only available to the trade. Best of all, if you have a wine producer in mind that you absolutely wish to discover, French Links Tours is in a position to open doors that normally would be closed.

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