I visited , villa Cirta with my mother in May this year. It was a precious time for us. Every mornig, we waked up with chipping little birds, and had a french breakfast="Petit dejeuner". Tessa served us some homemade jam like Abricots and Framboises with bucket and croissant ,yogurt, freash juice and cafe. In the evening we had cooking lesson... more

Have visited Tessa 3 times, always excellent.I took friends last time and they also loved it.Very homely and lots of chatter about cooking and life in general. hope to return soon. The markets were the best I'd ever seen and I learned such a lot from Tessa . Ruth Milward more

if you would like to learn the essence of French provencal cooking head straight to Bouc bel Air and villa Cirta where you will be greeted and instructed by one of the finest cooks in France - la belle Tessa. She will mesmerize you with the finest home grown fruits and vegetables from her garden and orchard...She will guide you... more

We have spent a wonderful cooking class day and 2 nights in Tessa´s house last spring. Tessa picked us up at the TGV train station in the evening. She gave us right away a very warm wellcome. In the evening we had a dinner and we felt like home already. Next morning we had a city tour including market shopping... more

We were fortunate to spend a week with Tessa in early Spring, it was a fantastic way to combine our three loves - food, wine and travel. Tessa and Larbi seamlessly integrated us into their daily routine and ensured we had a fantastic gourmet week of experiences. The cooking experience was 'hands on' which provided a great learning environment. Every... more

After traveling through France and northern Italy for about 10 days, we spent an idyllic 2 days in Tessa's home--cooking, visiting the market and the lovely town of Aix, meeting her friends, wandering her garden and generally having the time of our lives. The learning--about local and fresh ingredients--was matched by the living--wonderful food (that we helped make), great conversation... more

A convergence of ecologically sound cooking, using organically grown vegetables and farmers' market - purchased on the day of use fresh vegetables and fruits, a trip to the fromagerie, the boucherie, the winery and of course, the village baker, and you will feel like you are in gourmet foodies' heaven! Tasty, good, and well - balanced meals. Except, you have... more

This was an amazing cooking experience. I loved wathcing Tess shop for fproduce at the market and cheese, bread and meat at the specialty stores. we spent an idyllic day at Tessa's exquisite home in the country side. Cooking, picking fresh vegetables and herbs from her garden, drinking a kir at a tree-shaded table, and svaoring the food we cooked.... more

Date : December 2008 Reviewer: Australian couple in early 50's We had a marvelous day with Tessa. After a market trip to buy fresh ingredience it was back to her provincal farm house kitchen and an aperitif whilst we prepared lunch and a 4 course dinner. The dinner was lively with Tessa's husband Larbi and Dominic a local friend, enjoying... more