Cooking Classes in Paris

Learn insider secrets of French cooking with this hands-on class in Montmartre. Join your expert chef and guide at the market to get tips on selecting ingredients. Visit a bakery, produce shop, butcher, cheese shop and fish monger. Create a 4-course menu with the chef, followed by eating the meal you've made.

Learn the secrets to prepare macarons (meringue pastry) with your kids during a 90-minute cooking class. Food coloring, almond powder, and all other necessary ingredients to make the classic pastry are provided. Step by step instructions, which are easy for all ages to follow, are given by a professional French chef. At the end of class, take home four of your own macarons or devour them on the spot.

Uncover the secrets of the macaron with this small-group baking class at Galeries Lafayette. Meet your instructor, a French pastry chef, in a quiet corner of the iconic department store. Over the course of 1.5 hours, learn to prepare the delicate shells and ganache of the perfect macaron. Work with organic ingredients to create flavors like chocolate, pistachio, and more.