Your Insider French Baking Experience

French Baking Insider Experience

French Baking Insider Experience

Learn the art of baking just like a Parisian from a professional French baker

From $112 From €95 From £83 From C$152 From A$155

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From $112 From €95 From £83 From C$152 From A$155

Highlights

  • Learn the art of bread-making firsthand with hands-on guidance from a French baking expert.
  • Craft your own French pastries using traditional techniques.
  • Hear the stories and histories behind iconic French treats.
  • Enjoy the company of fellow bakers as you work together.
  • Taste a variety of sweet and savory French flavors.
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What you'll do

Step inside an authentic Parisian bakery to learn firsthand the secrets of French baking techniques from a true expert. Here, you’ll discover what makes French breads so… French! 

In this small-group, hands-on Paris pastry class and brea...

Step inside an authentic Parisian bakery to learn firsthand the secrets of French baking techniques from a true expert. Here, you’ll discover what makes French breads so… French! 

In this small-group, hands-on Paris pastry class and bread-making workshop, learn from your culinary guide how to properly prepare bread dough to get that characteristic flavor, the best crumb, and a golden crust. As you knead your dough or apply butter to croissant layers, you’ll hear stories about the evolution of French baking, as well as interesting facts you can use to impress friends when you return from your trip.  

With no more than eight participants, guests get plenty of one-on-one time with a pro.

Taste different baguettes and learn how to differentiate them. Discover the history of the financier, a small cake with a unique flavor. And face the shocking truth that the chocolate croissant is really an American invention. 

In this popular baking class in Paris, you’ll even get to know the difference between bread flours, yeast and sourdough, how to laminate dough, and baguette-shaping techniques.  

We’ll have sweet and savory tastings along the way so you can learn how flavor leads the art of baking.

In just two hours, you’ll have the French baking know-how and manufacturing secrets that some expert bakers spend years learning. Think rolling and puffing your own croissant dough is too difficult? Prepare to be amazed by what you learn!

Itinerary

  • French baking class

    Hands-on training in how to make French breads and pastries at a Parisian bakery
  • Tasting

    Including several different baguettes as you learn to differentiate them
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Meeting point

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Where we meet

There are two bakeries offering this exclusive experience: one in Passy and one in le Marais. You can select your preferred neighborhood when you book. Meet your baking instructor inside the bakery 15 minutes before the tour start time at the address provided in your email booking confirmation.

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End point

This experience ends inside the bakery.

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Family posing with tray of baked bread

Your insider experience

Learn firsthand from a French baking expert how to laminate dough, shape a baguette, puff a croissant, and much more. This hands-on class includes personalized instruction (no more than eight students), tastings, and plenty of treats to take home!

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