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Les Marquis de Ladurée: Chocolate and pastry workshops

Learning new confectionary or pâtisserie skills is always fun, especially in a Paris chocolate shop. As the holiday season fast approaches, there’s still time to take a chocolate class or two at Les Marquis de Ladurée, Maison Ladurée’s dedicated chocolate store in Paris. The line-up for upcoming chocolate classes includes ganaches, gianduja and rochers, while … Continue reading Les Marquis de Ladurée: Chocolate and pastry workshops

Un Dimanche à Paris: Chocolate and pastry workshops

Un Dimanche à Paris is offering another series of yummy hands-on workshops, from chocolate making and chocolate tasting to how to make eclairs, madeleines, choux and other classic French pastries and cakes. Workshops take place on Monday and Tuesday evenings at the chocolate store’s central Paris location in the 6th arrondissement. Each session is limited … Continue reading Un Dimanche à Paris: Chocolate and pastry workshops

Les Marquis de Ladurée: Fall 2014 chocolate workshops

Les Marquis de Ladurée is once again offering a series of chocolate and pastry workshops at its store on rue de Castiglione (1st arr.) The workshops, limited to small groups (4 to 9 people), take place on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings throughout October and November 2014. The yummy chocolate classes are described as “a presentation of the … Continue reading Les Marquis de Ladurée: Fall 2014 chocolate workshops

Un Dimanche à Paris: More chocolate and pastry workshops

Want to learn how to make Parisian macarons or delicious hand-dipped chocolates? Here’s a chance to learn at one of Paris’s top chocolate and pastry shops. Un Dimanche à Paris is offering two hands-on workshops in the coming weeks, a chocolate-making class and a macaron class. These two-hour evening sessions involve preparation an entire recipe from scratch under the guidance of … Continue reading Un Dimanche à Paris: More chocolate and pastry workshops

Un Dimanche à Paris: Spring chocolate and pastry workshops

Some hands-on chocolate and pastry classes are on the menu this spring at Un Dimanche à Paris. Pierre Cluizel‘s chocolate “concept store,” located in the historic Cour du Commerce Saint-André (6th arr.), is a one-stop chocolate shop that features a boutique, chocolate bar, restaurant, “salon de chocolat,” chocolate lounge as well as a large kitchen … Continue reading Un Dimanche à Paris: Spring chocolate and pastry workshops

Les Marquis de Ladurée: Fall chocolate and pastry workshops

Learn techniques for making a variety of Ladurée chocolates and pastries. Les Marquis de Ladurée is offering chocolate- and pastry-making workshops from now through mid-December. Two themes are offered: Féérie au chocolat, which covers chocolate pastries such as religieuses, éclairs and tarte au chocolat; and Trésor de chocolat, which includes chocolate bonbons and truffles. Featured … Continue reading Les Marquis de Ladurée: Fall chocolate and pastry workshops

Pâtisserie des Martyrs: Fall pastry workshops

Ever dreamed of taking a French pastry class in a real Parisian pastry shop? This could be your chance.  Chef Sébastien Gaudard of Pâtisserie des Martyrs is offering a series of hands-on pastry workshops this fall. Chef Gaudard and his team will be sharing techniques and secrets for successfully making meringue, eclairs, croquembouche, kougelhopf, rhum … Continue reading Pâtisserie des Martyrs: Fall pastry workshops