Mountain Chefs is pleased to offer our one week Chalet Chef Short Course in beautiful Ste Foy in the Isere Valley of the French Alps.    If you are interested in combining your Chalet Chef Short Course with a stay in the mountains of the Tarantaise, then this course will be perfect for you.

The Ste Foy course is delivered by Adam Brown, Mountain Chefs Head Chef and takes place in a combination of commercial and chalet kitchens.  The course price is £595.00 and this includes the full Mountain Chefs Chalet Chef training and materials as well as luxury accommodation in Venture Sun’s chalets (www.venturesun.co.uk). 

The French Mountain Chefs Course

The Mountain Chefs French course includes a welcome drink and light dinner when you arrive in the chalets on Sunday evening, five full days of gourmet chalet cookery instruction, all training materials including our Mountain Chefs chalet cooking guide, a complete six day chalet menu plan including amendments for vegetarians, special dietary requirements and a children’s menu, a full book of recipes, assistance in finding work in the Alps, all ingredients and equipment, all food during your stay including a gourmet dinner with wine each evening, luxury accommodation for six nights based on two sharing, linen and towels and a set time pick up and drop off to and from Geneva airport as below.

You will also receive Level 2 Kitchen Health and Safety accreditation as well as a Mountain Chefs Course Certificate upon successful completion of the course.  We also provide you with the Chef’s formal assessment and reference you can then use with all of your job applications.

We would advise you to please book your own travel insurance as this is not included in our course fee.

Course Topics

Gourmet cooking basics including knife handling skills and chopping techniques

Kitchen health and safety and food hygiene

Children’s Meals planning and preparation

Canapés – hot and cold dishes that are spectacular and easy to prepare

Gourmet main dishes and sides to complete a Six Day Menu Plan

Desserts and cakes

Altitude cooking specifics

How to be a successful Chalet Host – Chalet Host guidelines and a chalet-running timetable

Working with food allergies and dietary requirements

Course Structure

Your course day will start each day at 8:00am with 4 hours of cooking where you will learn to prepare a hot breakfast and an afternoon cake and also discuss and begin the preparation for the evening three course dinner.You will then have a long afternoon break where you will be free to enjoy the mountains and the resort facilities. 

Evening dinner preparation will begin at approximately 4pm where you will learn to prepare a gourmet three-course dinner.  Focus and emphasis will be placed on food preparation techniques, flavours and seasonings, plate presentation, wine presentation and pouring.  We also closely monitor kitchen cleanliness and the following of good practice for food and personal hygiene.

You will sit down to dinner at approximately 7:30pm each evening with your fellow classmates, learning about guest service and how to create chalet ambience.

Friends and Family

If you would like family members or friends to accompany you during your week’s stay in the beautiful and tranquil mountain resort Ste Foy, the charge is £200.00 per week for bed and breakfast accommodation.  If they would like to dine on the gourmet three course dinner you prepare each day, the price is £150.00 for the week.  There are plenty of local activities to keep them busy while you are attending the course.  For a full list of local sights, amenities and activities, please visit the Venture Sun web site at: www.venturesun.co.uk .