We will be in France this November through December, 2026. We will be on the southern coast, Chambery, Paris, and Lyon. In Paris we will be taking in the Christmas atmosphere so would like to spend our time In Lyon learning more than what we know now which is just taking a jar of fig jam, brie, crackers, wine and calling it a day. Thanks you all.
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I highly recommend a rest in a cheese shop. You have a lot of cheeses to choose from.
It’s called Monbleu it’s on 37 Faubourg Montmarte. The serve seasonal cheeses for example Mont d’Or.
Hopefully it will be made with raw milk. Which you would never be able to get in the US.
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OP
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Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't know that one could pop into a cheese shop and get a lesson or two. Was thinking a recommended class would take several hours thus taking a class was my first thought.
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martinez, ca, usa
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hey hey bcrowe50
o-chateau.com
click cheese tasting in paris
visit les halles covered market in chambery with local cheeses to taste
tasteatlas.com
8 best cheeses in haute savoie.
tourismattractions.com
savoie cheese dishes in chambery restaurants
we stayed in annecy and went to a private dairy farm for their special cheese lunch with fresh cheese from the cows. it was good
restaurant-a-la-ferme.fr
musee-fromage-paris.com
this will get you started and keep you busy. enjoy and have fun
aloha
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Virginia, USA
6768 posts
Paris by Mouth has a ”French Cheese Explosion”food tour.
https://parisbymouth.com/
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L'Occitanie, France
11990 posts
No, you can’t pop into a cheese shop for a lesson or two. Your first idea was correct about lessons taking time. The poster, blegac, was recommending a specific shop and the varieties offered.
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OP
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Thank you all. Asking those who have experience certainly helps in my planning. Can't wait to get there and put these recommendations to use.
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France Southwest - Occitanie
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You can't take "cheese lessons" at a cheese shop (fromagerie) because running a cheese shop is a different profession from actually making cheese. At cheese shops, you'll find affineurs (cheese ripeners) who handle the final phase of cheese production. Both professions require months of apprenticeship.
Therefore, if you take a cheese-tasting tour, you will visit one or more fromagerie-affineurs who will generally explain how a given cheese is made, what the difference is between it and another, and the processes they use to age—or not age—it.
I assume that's what you're looking for.
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OP
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Thank you. We will have more time in Chambery and Lyon so I will use your suggestions in those locations. Hopefully there will be time to pop into the cheese museum that is located in Paris.