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Chef Eric's
French Culinary Gift

The Perfect Gift for Food Lovers

The Perfect Present for Food Lovers & Aspiring French Chefs 🇫🇷

Learn, cook, and savor the classics of France.

Give (or enjoy!) the ultimate French cooking experience this holiday season. Curated by Chef Eric, this exclusive bundle is designed to inspire home cooks and elevate festive cooking with authentic French flair.

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What You’ll Get

  • The Home Cook’s Program – Build a strong foundation in French cuisine with step-by-step lessons covering sauces, knife skills, and essential techniques.

  • The Art of French Desserts (Value $197) – Indulge in the sweetest side of France as you learn to craft Crème Brûlée, Crêpes Suzette, Flan, and Tarte au Citron Meringuée.

  • $50 Voucher – Apply toward any of our online programs or future culinary experiences—your next French cooking adventure awaits!

  • €100 Privilege Invitation – An exclusive credit toward an in-person culinary experience at The Walnut Grove Cookery School in France, with Chef Eric himself.

Why It’s the Perfect Gift ?

Give a gift that lasts long after the holidays. With lifetime program access, practical skills, and exclusive invitations, this bundle offers the joy of learning, creating, and tasting France from home—and one day, perhaps, in France itself.

Please note:

  • The voucher can be used once and must be applied in a single transaction.

  • It’s valid until 31st January 2026

  • It can’t be exchanged or redeemed for cash, and no credit will be given for unused value.

  • The voucher cannot be combined with other promotions unless specified.

  • Lost or expired vouchers cannot be replaced — please keep your code safe.

What You’ll Master with
The
Home Cook's Program

Introduction & Essentials Guides

Introduction & Video with Chef Eric:  A personal welcome from Chef Eric, setting the stage for your journey into authentic French cooking. Get inspired and know exactly what to expect.


Health, Safety & Hygiene in the Kitchen: The professional standards that keep kitchens running smoothly. Practical, no-nonsense rules every serious cook should follow.

                                  

Mastering the Art of Seasoning: The difference between good and extraordinary cooking. Learn how chefs use salt, pepper, herbs, and acids to balance and elevate flavor.


Food Allergen Awareness — Essential kitchen safety: identify risks, prevent cross-contamination, and cook inclusively.


Comprehensive Guide to Cooking Methods: From sauté to braise to roast — understand every major French cooking method and when to use it.


The Art & Precision of the Chef’s Knife: Techniques for efficiency, safety, and finesse. A chef’s knife is your most powerful tool — learn to wield it like a professional.


Strategic Pantry Stocking for the French Kitchen: Build a pantry that makes weeknight meals as inspired as a dinner party. What every French kitchen always has on hand.

Soups & Potages Recipes Collection

Soupe à l’oignon (French onion soup)

Potage Dubarry (Cauliflower cream soup)

Potage Crécy (Carrot soup)

Parmentier (leek and potato)

Mushroom cream

Garbure (Hearty cabbage and bean soup)

Potage Saint-Germain (Green pea soup)

Soupe au Pistou (Provençal Vegetable Soup with Basil)

Potage Clamart (Green pea velouté)

Velouté de volaille (Chicken velouté)

French Salad Recipes Collection

Carottes rapées

Celeri remoulade

Warm goat cheese salad

Salade Niçoise

Salade avocat et crevette

Poireaux vinaigrette (leeks)

Salade de Frisée aux lardons

Salade d’endive aux noix

Eggs Recipes Collection

Mayonnaise

Oeuf mayonnaise

French Omelette

Oeuf mimosa

Oeuf cocotte

Oeuf Benedict

Soufflé au fromage

Vegetable Prep

How to Peel tomatoes (Monder)

Artichoke

Asparagus

Leeks

Cooking vegetables

Cooking rice

Guide to pulses

Baked Savoury

Quiche Lorraine

Croissant au jambon

Pissaladière

Croque monsieur

Main Dishes

How to debonne chicken

Chicken chasseur

Chicken basquaise

Chicken sauté bercy (Escoffier)

Chicken blanquette

Coq au vin

Duck legs confit

Seared duck breast - how to

Turkey breast à la normande

Braised endive with ham

Guide to the perfect steak

Steak tartar

Boeuf Bourguignon

Pot au feu

Veal Blanquette

Veal marengo

Lamb stew à la provençale

Lamb navarin

Lamb shank

Fish & Seafood

How to fillet a fish

Gravadlax of salmon

Salmon tartar

Moules marinière

Filet de Sole Dugléré

Tuna steak à la provençale

Saumon en papillote

Seared salmon - how to

Side Dishes

Vegetable Tian

Lentilles braisées

Ratatouille

Riz pilaff

Potato gratin

Potato purée

Pomme de terre Sarladaise

Pomme vapeur

The Mother Sauces

Bechamel

Hollandaise

Velouté

Espagnole

Tomato sauce

Sauces

Mayonnaise

French dressing

Beurre blanc

Orange sauce

Sauce au poivre

White chicken stock

Brown stock

Fish fumet

Gastrique

What You’ll Master with
The Art of 
French Desserts 

French Desserts Recipes Collection

Pâte sablée

Crème pâtissière

Crème anglaise

Crème caramel

Crème caramel renversée

Flan

Crème brûlée

Madeleine

Cannelé

Clafoutis

Chocolate fondant

French apple tart

Tarte au citron

Tarte aux fraises

Chocolate mousse

Floating island (Île flottante)

Vanilla ice cream

Sorbet apple

Crêpes

Crêpes Suzette

Grand Marnier soufflé

Chef Eric using a copper bowl

Meet
CHEF ERIC

Chef Eric Duvin brings over four decades of experience in classical French cuisine. Trained in the grand tradition of French kitchens, he has worked in catering brigades and served private clients around the world, including embassies, aristocratic estates, and diplomatic residences across Europe.

Much of his career was spent in private service, where precision, elegance, and discretion were the standard.
Those years instilled in him a meticulous approach to technique, an eye for detail, and a commitment to excellence that defines everything he cooks.

In Le Gourmet French Chef, Eric shares the same
authentic methods he relied on throughout his career, giving you not just recipes, but the professional techniques and insights to create French cuisine with confidence in your own kitchen.

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