This program is great for the families and friends of chefs in the Professional Training Program, ‘foodies’, adventure travelers and anyone interested in experiencing China. In addition to learning true Chinese cuisine you will also be immersed in the culture and history of China. While an expert culinary guide will take you on a journey to eateries only locals know about.

 Here’s a glimpse of the Gourmet Adventure Program with a choice of a 10-day or 14-day tour.

Gourmet Adventure Program: Itinerary

--Classes are offered each week--

1. TRAVEL

     Day 1 - Flight from US to CHINA 

     Day 2 - You’ll arrive in Hong Kong in the evening and will be transported by private car (about an hour ride) across the border to the modern city of Shenzhen. You’ll settle into comfortable accommodations, within walking distance from CAC.

2. DEMONSTRATION CLASSES: *

     3 days of expert instruction from our distinguished culinary staff and guest chef instructors, totaling 6 hours, in CAC’s state-of-the-art facility. **

   Day 3 – (B,L) Breakfast; Orientation at CAC; visit a lively market to view unusual meats, seafood, produce, fruits, spices and other exotic ingredients; Dim Sum Welcoming Lunch; become acquainted with Chinese cooking tools and learn to identify and use special Asian ingredients; Demonstration on recipe one and two then taste.

Evening: Free time, followed by dinner with live music.

   Day 4 – (B,L,D) Breakfast; Spend the full day on your choice of Spa, golf or tour of the city. We recommend you experiencing the Spa or golf. Lunch at location.

Evening: Then enjoy dinner and a cultural show together with the professional training students.

   Day 5 – (B,L,D) Breakfast; Take a ferry to Macau and spend a full day on the island; Morning tour around the city; Mecanese lunch in Macau; Then free time to enjoy the casinos, shopping or the beautiful sites. Dinner; Ferry back to Shenzhen.
   Day 6 – (B,L,D) Breakfast; Demonstration on recipe three and four then taste; lunch; visit “Splendid China” and Da fen Painting Village; Then join the chefs from the professional training to enjoy a Shanghainese dinner.

   Day 7 – (B,L,D) Rejuvenate your body with a fresh-air Tai Chi class; Dim Sum breakfast; Demonstration on recipe five and six then taste; enjoy lunch together with the chef students for a lecture on The Art of Tea; Free time last minute shopping for your final day in Shenzhen.

Evening: Farewell dinner at CAC’s SensAsian Restaurant.

3. THE CULINARY TOUR:

     Your choice of a 2 or 6-day culinary and cultural tour, guided by a culinary expert.

     Day 8 – (B,L,D) Breakfast; Travel to Hong Kong, the exciting East-meets-West epicenter of the culinary world. Enjoy a Chinese vegetarian lunch; Tour Hong Kong Island including the Peak and Southside of the island, then shop at Stanley Market; Seafood Dinner on Lama Island with a sunset cruise.

     Day 9 – (B,L) Breakfast; Tour of famous Hong Kong restaurant grounds - Hsin Kwong Group; Your chance to explore Hong Kong island and Kowloon by using the city’s very efficient transportation, MTR, to see places like Central, Soho, Wanchai, Causeway Bay, Flower Market and Bird Market; No host dinner but we suggest experiencing the Hong Kong style diner.

    Day 10 – (B,L,D) Depart for USA from HK or

Breakfast; Discover legendary Xian, China’s ancient capitol (via flight to Beijing, layover and continuing flight to Xian). Lunch at the airport. Enjoy dinner and an electrifying theatre performance; tour intriguing Moslem street.

   Day 11 – (B,L,D) Breakfast; Visit The Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Tour Big Wild Goose Pagoda; lunch; walk along an Ancient City Wall … the only one in China with an intact Moat; see chefs prepare an amazing dumpling banquet, learn to make dumplings yourself and enjoy a Dumpling Banquet Dinner in this city famous for its “table delicacies.”

   Day 12 – (B,L,D) Breakfast; Morning flight to Beijing, China’s capitol and cultural and culinary center. Visit Tiananmen; lunch; Forbidden City. Enjoy a Peking duck dinner and a performance by Beijing’s stunning, world famous acrobats.

   Day 13 – (B,L) Breakfast; Tour Beijing’s traditional district, the Hu Tong. Visit markets and experience a home-cooked lunch. Visit China’s famous Great Wall and get a sneak peek of the 2008 Olympic site.

   Day 14 - Depart for USA from HK

Note: Activities are subject to changes without notice.