Expand your French horizons and discover the culture, lifestyle, and culinary specialties of France in the New World. Enjoy the Mediterranean lifestyle without having to travel 3,000 miles: join Philippe and Linda Ducrot for a culinary getaway to the Eastern Townships of French-speaking Quebec.

Just four-and-a-half-hours from Boston, Lake Brome is an easy drive. We will stay at a 160-year old farmhouse just steps away the lake - Lake Brome, Quebec. Select from an a la carte menu of culinary events: do as little or as much as you like; cooking classes in the farm house kitchen, visits to our favorite French specialty food shops.

Relax! And enjoy this epicenter of French culinary and cultural experience. The area offers a unique microclimate where grapes and other French culinary staples grow well. Visit La Route Des Vins: the wine route of over 40 wineries. Taste the locally produced eis wein Visit the outdoor marchés, orchards, the duck farm (foie gras!), and L’Abbaye Benoit du Lac, a Benedictine abbey where the monks press cider from their own orchards and a fromagerie that makes fresh cheeses & other culinary delights.

Great for singles, couples and families.

The Lodging

This beautiful 1847 farmhouse offers the following:

• Grounds with apples trees, perennial gardens, and enough space to roam that allow privacy and that country feel.
• farmhouse kitchen and dining room that seats 15
• living room with great stone hearth and library of books
• a 25 x15 ft. screened sun porch overlooking perennial gardens and apple trees. This pastel-painted porch has couches, stuffed chairs, plants, and the relaxing ambiance of a bygone era. Perfect for lazy afternoon reading or naps
• the house sleeps eighteen and offers diverse room accommodations including: two- bedroom suites connected by a bath; one suite has with it's own second-floor private sun porch with views of the perennial gardens; two one-bedroom suites; a huge third floor loft with in-suite bath
• spacious laundry room for last-minute needs
• the house is steps away from the charming Knowlton Marina, with boating rentals, swimming and dockside bistro

The Culinary Getaway and Cooking Classes

For interested adults, we will offer:

• cooking classes in the farmhouse kitchen, using only the freshest, locally grown ingredients.
• visits to our favorite culinary specialty shops in Montreal
• visits to the famous Grand Marché Jean Talon in Montreal, an open –air market that is a "chef's dream" of locally- grown organic and specialty produce, meats and cheeses, offering the best specialty foods imported directly from France, as well as those of local artisans in the French tradition. Interested guests may shop with Philippe and help prepare meals.
• visits to our favorite French restaurants
• the wine tour of our pick of forty wineries
• you may join us by car or bicycle, as the wine route offers a full bike route. (We can arrange for you to ride any portion of the route and be picked up at any point to be returned to the farm)
• visit to the local duck farm where we will select ingredients for one of our class menus

The Outdoor Delights

• swimming, boating, kayaking
• hiking
• biking
• miles of bike paths, one of which runs just by the edge of the farm property

Enjoy a séjour à la carte: select from the following.

• join us for all or part of a week
• bed and sumptuous breakfast or dinners too
• elect the classes or events of your choice

Packages range from: $500 to $2,500

Dates: Saturday, July 11 through Saturday, July 18.

Join us for part or all of the week

Call for reservations and information

508-747-4148

All dates and times are subject to change.

Every Friday & Saturday Evening: Bistro Ducrot (Reservations beginning at 6PM)
From Paris to the provinces, the neighborhood bistro is the place where friends gather for convivial atmosphere, great food and good wine at a reasonable price. It is casual and unpretentious – a great place to relax at the end of the busy week. Join us and enjoy the Chef's specialties & authentic family recipes. $42 per person.

Stay tuned for Chef's Table and Special Events continuing throughout the year.

Complete your visit to Chez Ducrot with a weekend stay.
Click here for information on the sights and great places to stay on your tour of Plymouth and the beaches.