Greg, The 2 days we were with you and your team in Biarritz were the best ones for us.We felt safe with your compagny and your friend Paul really teached us some secrets of delicious french cuisine. Now we cook almost as good as a french chef !!! The markettour we had with Emily was also very great. She explained... More

Biarritz by Locals is a very professional organisation. We would have liked to have done more than one of the activities that were organised but time seemed to run away with us and the one I really wanted to do was the cookery class. When we arrived Greg was waiting for us and he introduced us to Paul the chef.... More

We spent a very enjoyable morning with Paul cooking "hands on" some delicious basque dishes. Facilities were superb and spotless. The small class was excellent as we could ask any questions we wanted. Would highly recommend to all to give it a go. More

We went to the market tasting tour and met Emily, living in Biarritz since childhood but fluently speaking both English and French. Guiding us to the stalls where we could taste different specialities which we would not have found by ourselves and also got the opportunity to taste wine in a wine shop close to the market. When we got... More

My wife and I went on the market tour led by knowledgable guide Emily. Now my wife is a very fussy eater, but was tempted to taste most of the delights on offer. Myself, meanwhile, sampled everything that was going. We were treated to cheese, wine, oysters, mussels and foie gras, all of which were excellent. We were so impressed... More

I picked up an ad for Biarritz by Locals (BYL) in the hotel reception. The receptionist made an inquiry for me and within 10 minutes 3 of us had signed up for a cookery course. We were met by Greg from BBL who introduced us to the Chef, Paul. The cookery course was held in a brand new purpose built... More

Going into another Market visit with my wife left me asking myself: "why bother with Biarritz as it will be purely for the tourists?" However, I left a little wiser to the Basque culture, met some passionate family businesses, tasted some wonderful food (including a secret sauce for fresh moules), sampled great local produce and had a glass or two... More

Me and my husband and our 13 years old son took a cooking class by Biaritz by locals. The morning/afternoon was perfectly organized by Emely. Bob the french Maitre was a charming host. We had a lovely meal. We can reccomend this exprerience to everyone. Petri More

We did the Biarritz market tour as part of a two week holiday in France & Spain. Due to the poor exchange rate and cost of travel my wife and I considered cancelling this tour due to what we thought was an expensive way to spend an hour and a half. However within minutes of the tour starting our fears... More