Top Île-de-France Cooking Classes - page 4

Learn how to make France's most popular pastry, the flakey, soft croissant, with this baking class. Your expert local instructor will teach you how to make the special type of puff pastry used for croissants and teach you how to fold it up into perfect little crescent-shaped delights, all in a private Parisian apartment.

Explore the world of French cheeses in a relaxed and approachable tasting experience in the Marais district of Paris. Join a local expert and small group and learn about the history and production of cheese, and different regions as you sample a variety of different cheeses paired with wine and bread.

Bring home the ultimate souvenir from Paris—the art of baking croissants—when you join this cooking class. Get hands-on instruction from the chef as you learn to prepare croissant dough from scratch, then shape it and fill it, creating not just croissants but bicolour croissants, pains au chocolat, and raisin rolls. Learn about culinary culture and get practical tips as you work.

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.

Immerse yourself in the art of chocolate-making at a storied chocolatier, located right in the heart of Paris. During this guided class, learn all about how chocolate is made; then, with just your host and small group for company, you'll prepare your own delicious treats. By the end of the workshop, walk away with your own gourmet souvenirs, plus a recipe booklet and new culinary skills.

This bubble tea recipe was developed over an extensive period of time. The aim is to revive the essence of bubble tea by offering hands-on artisanal classes, allowing participants to engage with others and craft something genuinely distinctive with their own hands.

Learn the art of crafting perfect croissants in a cozy Parisian apartment near the Eiffel Tower. This hands-on, small-group baking class guides you through the making of pate feuilletee levee—the delicate laminated dough behind France’s favorite viennoiseries (baked goods that sit between bread and pastry). Learn new techniques under the guidance of a chef, and leave with the knowledge and skill to recreate what you make back at home.

Learn to make your own gin and create a unique souvenir during this small-group workshop at a wheelchair-accessible craft distillery in Paris. Tour the distillery and sample gin and cocktails. Then learn distillation and gin history, select botanicals, craft your own recipe, and distill a personalized bottle with a custom label.

Indulge your sweet tooth and learn all about the chocolate making process, with the chance to create your own bars, in this small-group workshop at a vegan factory in Paris. Learn about the history of chocolate, the different steps from bean to bar, and techniques for crafting chocolate, before creating four unique bars of your own.

One of the most celebrated French desserts is the macaron—a delicate, colorful cookie that's as Parisian as the Eiffel Tower. Uncover the secrets of this tasty dessert with this family-friendly baking experience. You don your apron, and join your kids on this culinary adventure, where you learn how to prepare macaron shells, filled with a delicious jelly. Best of all—when you're done—you can taste the cookies that you create.

Paris is certainly a dream foodie destination, but if you only eat in the City of Lights, then you're left empty handed by the time you head back home. Bring some of France's best food back home with you with this French cooking class, where you learn how to prepare a sweet crepe, and galette—the crepe's savory counterpart.

Immerse yourself in the culture and traditions of French wine—and learn more than you could sipping glasses on your own—during this private wine-tasting experience, hosted near Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Sample three wines, tasting your way through different styles and origins, and pair your drinks with cured meat, cheese, and aperitif snacks. Along the way, learn the stories behind the bottles, and walk away with new knowledge.

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Stray from the beaten path and see a side of Paris that’s usually reserved for locals on a private tour of hidden bars and speakeasies. Enter two hand-picked watering holes via secret passageways and overcome the language barrier as you enjoy one included cocktail and some traditional nibbles.

This tour blends two of Paris’s finest pleasures: wine and history, into one unforgettable experience. Instead of choosing between a wine tasting and a walking tour, you’ll enjoy both. Taste champagne, orange wine, and classic French reds while exploring hidden gems in the Marais and on Île Saint-Louis. With stops at handpicked wine bars, stories you won’t find in guidebooks, and a sommelier-style intro to wine tasting, this tour offers a truly local and sensory way to experience Paris. - Discover the Marais neighborhood and its hidden streets - Learn about the history of the oldest Parisian neighborhoods - Learn to taste wine like a sommelier - A small-group tour offers a more intimate experience - Perfect for wine lovers who enjoy going off the beaten path - Includes wine tastings and snacks (cheese platter, olive tapenade)

In the heart of the Marais district, Marco organizes for you a private tasting of old vintage wines in the Hôtel Sookie. In a warm and relaxed atmosphere, he will explain how to taste the wines and answer all your questions. If wine is a subject that interests you, you will have an unforgettable time!

One of the best way to discover the French "art de vivre" and gastronomy... the pairing of delicious French Cheeses and Wines. In the lively and historical neighborhood of the Eiffel Tower, take a break to enjoy life as a real Parisian ! This workshop is all about gastronomic pleasure, fun, discovering France and its culture. For that, you will taste 6 delicious French cheeses paired with 4 lovely wines. You will learn about the different French regions and their specialties, how to recognize, taste and pair them. You will also be invited to play at some games such as blindtasting ! Our foody expert, Hervé, will answer any of your question. And we are pretty sure you would like to become French after our tasting !

Wine lovers visiting Paris—this is the tour for you. Rather than discovering the typical sightseeing spots of Le Marais, enjoy a tour that takes you to a secret vineyard that you’d likely miss if exploring alone. Along the way, find out about the area’s medieval history, and have a chance to try wines and snacks, including cheese and fermented bread.

Go beyond browsing Galeries Lafayette and step inside for a hands-on pastry-making experience at 35 Bd Haussmann. This small-group class offers a chance to learn professional techniques in a classic Parisian setting, guided by a pastry chef. Create French desserts such as tarts and millefeuille, then sit down with your group to enjoy the pastries you’ve made. Recipes may change with the seasons.

Learn the secrets behind mastering the perfect cheese soufflé during this small-group cooking class and lunch in Paris. Instead of a traditional cooking school, get tips from a local chef in her Parisian home as you learn about French culinary traditions. Enjoy a 3-course brasserie-style lunch with your host, including a glass of Champagne to celebrate your efforts.

Discover what makes French pastries truly special by stepping inside a working Parisian boulangerie — not just to watch, but to bake like the artisans do. Proudly named Viator Experience Award Winner in 2023 & 2024, this tour is recognized among the top-rated family experiences for guest satisfaction and authenticity. During this 2-hour experience, you and your family will learn how iconic French breads and pastries are created from scratch, in the very place where locals buy their daily baguettes. Unlike tourist-style demos, this visit offers real behind-the-scenes access to the production area — where dough is mixed, folded, laminated, and baked before sunrise. Children and adults roll up their sleeves to: • Shape baguettes and rustic breads • Roll their own croissant Kept intentionally small (max. 8 guests), this award-winning experience is intimate, family-friendly, and deeply authentic — a chance to step behind the counter and access a world normally hidden from the public.

Many travelers like to eat their way around Paris, but if you’re hungry to learn more about French cuisine, join a galette- and crêpe-making workshop with an experienced chef. Get the chance to make both a sweet crêpe and a savory buckwheat galette, to practice a variety of new skills. Go beyond the scenes of a famous Parisian crêperie—an experience that most travelers don’t get.

My class takes 1 hour. It is open to beginners, I am here to help you! All materials and ingredients are provided. Studio overlooking quiet courtyard and Paris rooftops. Recipe sheets and details on pastries. Personalized course with a maximum of 2 people. Tasting with tea, coffee or rooibos. A coffee table is available for children. I like customer contact, meeting people from other countries (courses in English too). Come make madeleines and redo them at home, the atmosphere is good. The apartment right in the center, easy access. I give personalized advice on the neighborhood (Vivienne gallery, garden of the royal palace...) and on the pastry shop in Paris. You leave with your madeleines in a cake box. Pastry is very fun and at the same time manual, but above all delicious.

- After getting your first wine directly from your 9 barrels, you will learn the basics of wine tasting. – Go to the heart of the cellar and its century-old table, where your superb aperitif boards await you to discover a second Wine. It's time to use black glass for a blind tasting to sharpen your other senses. What is the colour of your wine? Not so easy... Here is a wine that needs a little downtime. You don't think the moment is frozen? What better way to get out of your daydream (or better yet, dive in) than with bubbles? All the wines and products tasted are available at the right temperature directly at the Boutique if you want to extend the pleasure at home or go for a walk along the Canal Saint Martin.