- What a wonderful beginning to the New Year- Camont and my floating home, the Julia Hoyt, being featured in a 12-page photographic spread in Maisons Sud Ouest- jan/feb/mar issue. The French text makes the point that Camont is the place to call dreams to reality, and the peaceful setting of casual garden and park (filmed in October of 2007) is unique along the Canal de Garonne. For those who have stayed at Camont and would like a copy of the article to read, I'd be happy to email the scanned article to you.
- New cooking classes programs--Weekend Retreats: Taste Gascony! and Camp Cassoulet- join the usual 6-day intensive French kitchen Arts programs and are also available for guests staying at Camont for a long weekend as B&B or a full week's holiday. Special prices are available for one-day cooking classes as well.
- Potager Carre- Camont's Organic Kitchen Garden, offers our guests a pick and cook possibility; enjoy fresh picked haricots verts, leeks just pulled from the ground, ripe tomatoes plucked from the fertile vine. Not sure how to cook a leek? Just ask Kate! And the Orchard has a dozen new heirloom trees bought from our neighbors at the Conservatoire des Fruits at Montesquieu; there are now about 36 fruit trees to tempt you on a stroll past the hammock and the boules court bar.
- Bacon de Barici- our resident 'Chapolard de Gascogne' hound is learning the ropes as guide dog for a walk along the canal or over to the frog pond. At 100 pounds, he has exceeded our expectations but remains sweet natured if still a bit boisterous at just 14 months. He does indeed send his 'best whishkes' for the new year!
The Relais de Camont welcomes special requests for long stays, weddings and other celebrations. We work with a number of local caterers and entertainers to create special events for a memorable stay in Southwest France and of course, Kate and her team of expert French cooks will be happy to create an authentic Southwest fête for your 2008 holidays!
