Ouita Michel – Chef, storyteller, and champion of honest food
Join her on a culinary journey through Provence

Ouita Michel is a celebrated chef‑restaurateur and multiple James Beard Foundation nominee whose passion for fresh, regionally sourced ingredients revolutionized Kentucky’s farm‑to‑table movement. 


Trained at the Culinary Institute of America, she left New York kitchens to return home — believing that great cuisine begins with the earth and the hands that tend it. 


Through her restaurants — from cozy inns to lively taverns — she has built a reputation for soulful cooking rooted in local farms, community, and flavor. 


Now it's time to join Ouita for an immersive culinary journey: where every dish tells a story, every sip celebrates terroir, and every meal connects you to heritage, craft, and the joy of shared table.

Uniquely Curated Travel Experience for Ouita and her Friends & Followers

Join your host, Chef Ouita Michel, along with a local French Provencal food enthusiast to enjoy the tastes of France. 

Tour Details
  • HOTEL: 6-night accommodation at the Hotel Renaissance in Aix-en-Provence, superior rooms - breakfast, porterage and taxes included
  • Arrival & Departure Transfers from Marseille Airport
  • Host Chef Ouita Michel 
  • Local Culinary Expert in Provence for guided market visits and cooking classes 
  • Guided visit of the Foundation Vincent Van Gogh 7
  • Airfare, Travel Protection, and Tips NOT included
  • LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!
  • Maximum number of travelers: 17 passengers 
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Cooking & Dining
  • Cocktail-style dinner at your hotel - salty cold and hot tapas + sweet miniatures - drinks included
  • Cooking Class & Lunch with your own preparations
  • Apero style dinner with your own preparation
  • Authentic luxury French Picnic 
  • Dinner at the hotel (3-course meal with drinks included - 2 glasses of wine, ½ mineral water & coffee)
  • Lunch at the vineyard Alain Jaume
  • Farewell evening apero style cooking class
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Food & Wine Experiences
  • Market tour in Aix with your local host
  • Wine tasting at Henri Bonnaud
  • Market tour in Saint Remy de Provence with your local host and private guide
  • Cheese tasting at a local boutique
  • Olive oil & wine tasting at Chateau Virant
  • Olive Oil Domaine & Blending Experience
  • Full day in Chateauneuf du Pape with your private guide
  • Visit, tasting and lunch at the vineyard Alain Jau
  • Market tour in Arles with your host and private guide
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Travel Investment Details
A $600 per person deposit secures your place

Initial Deposit is non-refundable. 

DOUBLE Occupancy Rate (12 available): $6,395 per person

SINGLE Occupancy Rate (1 available): $7,353 per person

  • 1st Payment Installment: $1,000* per person due February 1st. 
  • Final payment of remaining balance* due June 1st.


    *if paying by credit card, 3% processing fee added to 1st payment installment and final payment. Can pay by ACH or check instead. 
Meet your Foodie Travel Advisors Behind the Itinerary

Email Ali or Kelley to get started customizing your group journey. 

Ali Raymer

Senior Travel Advisor with Picture this Travel

Specializing in Group Adventures, Ali has visited France many times and in her most recent stay toured the Southern France region, tasting her way through the wineries. She enjoys all things food experiences when she travels and customizes independent European journeys for her clients that emphasize unique guided food tours and private cooking experiences. 

Kelley Bauer

Travel Advisor and Dining Concierge with Picture This Travel

Specializing in customized independent journeys through Europe, Kelley is a foodie through and through. From restaurant recommendations, reservations, cooking classes, and food tours, she takes her clients' culinary journey seriously. Her most recent trip to France included the Christmas Markets along the Rhine, but she has also visited the culinary scenes of Provence and tasted her way through the small villages of the region.