FAQ

The cooking classes are held in Rosa’s cooking studio at 12 rue St-Joseph, which is in the Old Town about a five-minute walk from the Cours Saleya market. Open since September 2015, the studio has been designed especially for the cooking classes, with room for up to eight students around the granite-topped island and a table that seats ten. It’s in one of the most charming streets of the Old Town, at the foot of the Château Hill.

For one-day public classes, cancellations made within 14 days of the class are non-refundable. If you require proof of cancellation to make a travel insurance claim, we will be happy to provide this. 

For cancellations made more than 14 days before a one-day public class, we will issue a refund minus a 10 percent service fee. You will also have the option of switching to a different date with available space (at no extra charge), or requesting a voucher valid for 18 months.

For the three-day or five-day public courses, the cancellation policy is as follows:
- Up to 60 days before the class: Full refund minus a 10 percent cancellation fee
- 60 to 14 days before the class: 50 percent refund 
- Less than 14 days before the class: No refund

Private classes and tours may be refunded minus a 10 percent service fee up to 30 days before the class. Less than 30 days before the class or tour, they are non-refundable.

* If we have a waiting list and are able to fill your spot, you may be entitled to a full refund minus the 10 percent service fee. However, it is often difficult to fill spots at the last minute as people on the waiting list frequently make other plans.

For a group booking, the same cancellation rules apply if one or more members of the group cancels their booking or does not show up on the day of the class.

Please contact us if you have a reservation that you wish to cancel or reschedule.

All of our programs are held in English, so there is no need to worry about feeling lost!

If you sign up for the Cook Like a Niçoise five-day immersion or Fish Camp, Rosa will be present each day. The one-day classes may be taught by Rosa (usually two to three times a week), Viktorija or Friso. Pastry classes are taught by Elisabeth or Friso, and wine tastings are led by Viktorija. 

Our minimum and maximum numbers for each class are chosen to provide the best experience. To prevent overcrowding, we cannot go above the maximum number, but we would be happy to add you to a waiting list.

Les Petits Farcis welcomes beginning and experienced cooks. We hope you will come away with some techniques that will serve you for a lifetime, but also a newfound enthusiasm for cooking if you have not previously spent much time in the kitchen. Our main goal is to have fun together, something that is easily accomplished with good food and wine!

The easiest place to park is the Saleya parking lot underneath the Cours Saleya market. It’s a good idea to allow extra time and plan your route if you are driving into Nice.

Gluten free and dairy free dishes are common in the local cuisine, so we can easily plan a meal without these ingredients. If you have a sensitivity rather than an allergy, we can also introduce you to flours that are better tolerated by those who are gluten intolerant.

The Market tour, cooking class and lunch will include a fish or meat main course unless the entire group is vegetarian, but we are happy to provide a replacement dish for vegetarian participants.

As much as possible we try to accommodate individual tastes, but we may try to persuade you to try just a bite of anchovy with the sweet onions in the pissaladière – maybe you’ll be converted!

Because we take the tram from the Liberation market to my Old Town kitchen, I have limited this class to six participants instead of eight. It is also a slightly longer program, beginning at 9am instead of 9.30am.

Yes, please feel free to contact us if your preferred date is fully booked, and we will let you know if space opens up.

Children are welcome to participate in our cooking classes and tours at the same cost as adults. If you are a family with young children, you may wish to book a private class. Please contact us for details of how to book.

We are sorry, for hygiene reasons no animals are allowed in the kitchen.