- Le Festival 2020
Take advantage of a fully immersive, educational experience ‘a la française’. Enjoy one or more of the Masterclasses on offer.
Enjoy a glass of wine from an extensive range of high-quality French reds, whites and champagnes, as you would with friends in Paris.
Expand your knowledge and broaden your horizons with cultural conferences discussing a range of themes. You’ve come to the right place for a unique francophone experience!
Expand your knowledge and broaden your horizons with cultural conferences discussing a range of themes. You’ve come to the right place for a unique francophone experience!
Our French Market hosts a colourful array of exhibitors sharing what they do best. With “savoir-faire” and flair, let us whisk you away to the streets of France.
A stellar group of performers are set to light up the stage, with roving artists also roaming around to entertain you on the go!
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About Le Festival
Et voila! Here is everything you need to know about who we are, what we do and how we do it. Get ready now for our next Rendez-vous in October, 2020
At Le Festival
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About Le Festival
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Meet the Team
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Photo Gallery
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Sustainability
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About Bastille Day
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Allo, Allo !
“Le Festival, bonjour …”
Feel free to call us or email us if you have any questions or need more information.
We would love to hear from youCome and visit
LE FESTIVAL (Brisbane French Festival)
c/o Alliance Française
262 Montague Rd.
West End, QLD, 4101Call our Event Coordinator:
- 0411 812 540
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Try “La Crème de la Crème” and Pick What Suits You Best!
Join Aurelien Girard and Peter Gross for a fascinating tasting experience with some of the best Australian and French cheeses, specially selected for you. In a cheesy adventure through Australia and France, Aurelien will guide you through a comparison of taste profile, terroir influence, and manufacturing method of the different cheeses. Find your inner cheese connosieur!
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Aurelien Girard & Peter Gross
Born in the green pasture of Normandie, the home of camembert and cider, Aurelien Girard has been working with food from a very early age. He has a particular fascination with cheese. His first work was for the Lactalis Camembert factory – which produces over 400 000 250g Camemberts a day – in Domfront. Aurelien is now working with Black Pearl Epicure, Brisbane’s premier provider of specialty foods, who bring the best cheeses from around the world to Australia.
Peter Gross has been in the Australian dairy industry for 50 years – from a dairy in Gippsland Victoria, the huge American manufacturer ‘Kraft’ to Australia’s premier boutique cheese producer ‘King Island’. He started the South Cape brand in the late 80’s, which turns over in excess of $1 Million a year. Peter is now the General Manager of Black Pearl Epicure, a Brisbane food supplier icon over the last 25 years for the sourcing of the very best products from all around the world.
Class Details:
- Date – Saturday 17th October 2020
- Duration – 60 Minutes
- Location – The Cannon Room – Riverlife
Naval Stores, Kangaroo Point Cliffs Drive, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169 - Tickets – from $62
- Presented By – Aurelien Girard & Peter Gross
- Class Capacity – 34
Class Includes:
- 60-minute tasting talk
- Tasting of eight cheeses
- A glass of wine to accompany
Notes:
- 18+ only
- ID required
All sales are final – no shows will be charged the full amount without refund.
Schedule subject to change.
Attendees will be required to follow our COVID-19 safe venue procedures.