Cooking for Cognition

Test Kitchen

Duration

4 days

Activities

Cooking, Culture

Level

All levels

Group

6 people

If you love experimenting with new, healthy recipes, we invite you to join a truly unique culinary experience.

 

We’re partnering with Chef Sandra of Cooking4Cognition to host an immersive Test Kitchen cooking experience at Château de Gère.

This is more than a traditional cooking class. Through hands-on workshops led by Chef Sandra, you’ll help co-create and test recipes that are not only delicious, but also designed to support both body and mind. Together, we’ll source fresh ingredients from the weekly farmers’ market, meet local producers, and explore healthy eating practices grounded in scientific research.

 

And there’s more.

The recipes developed during the retreat will be featured in Chef Sandra’s upcoming cookbook. As a participant, you’ll receive a signed copy and have your name credited as a contributor.

 

Spaces are limited for this exclusive experience—sign up today and tell a friend !

 

Highlights

  • Accommodation in a 14th century château

  • Hands-on recipe creation

  • Test kitchen meal development

  • Local market & producers visits

  • Delicious and healthy home-cooked meals

  • Your name listed as a contributor in an upcoming cookbook

 

Price

  • €890 per person (double occupancy)

 

Dates

  • 23 - 26 April 2026

 

A minimum of 4 people are required for the program to run.

What's included

  • 3 nights accommodation

  • Cooking classes & recipe worshops

  • Visits with local producers

  • All meals

  • All transfers

  • Group transfer from/to Pau airport/train station

 

What's not included

  • Travel (flights, trains, car)

  • Transportation outside of group transfer

  • Optional activities

  • Alcohol, food outside of planned meals

  • Miscellaneous expenses

  • Travel insurance

Meet Chef Sandra

Sandra van Tongerloo is a Dutch expat who traded Amsterdam’s canals for the charm of the French countryside, bringing with her an MA in Literature and a culinary passion.

Her journey has been a flavorful one: a restaurateur in Amsterdam, an artisan ice cream maker in Bordeaux, and a gourmet chef in Dordogne.

Sandra is the founder of Cooking for Cognition - a fusion of brain-boosting recipes and French gourmet flair. Because brain-healthy eating should never be boring.

Sandra's focus today is to help others avoid the devastating effects of cognitive decline that her mom and so many women of her generation had to face without the resources available today.

Click here for more information about Sandra and Cooking4Cognition

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