Top Paris Food & Drink Classes

Indulge in a true gourmet French experience: preparing, cooking, and enjoying your own 3-course meal. Choose between a 4.5- or 6-hour Paris culinary course (a 1.5-hour market visit is optional) then set out to learn the tricks and techniques of French cooking. An instructor will help you through the steps of creating an appetizer, main dish, and dessert. French wine is also included with your gourmet lunch.

Get the authentic French culinary experience with a small-group cooking class in a private Parisian apartment. Head to the centrally-located home and get ready to learn — and eat! Meet your local chef instructor, gather ingredients on an optional market tour, and discover the fundamentals of preparing classic French dishes such as soufflé, cod mouclade, and chocolate fondant. Then prepare and savor delicious dishes with fellow food lovers.

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.

Maracons are one of France's most popular confections. Discover how to make them on your own during a 3-hour class in the capital of French delicacies: Paris. Your expert instructor will lend a hand and provide detailed instructions throughout the class, walking you through the steps to creating a perfectly piped-macaron. Choose the colors you prefer for your shells, fill them with buttercream and learn about their role in French culture while you wait to taste the freshly baked results. Upgrade your booking for an advanced macarons class.

Learn the secrets to making traditional French baguettes and croissants during a 2-hour baking workshop with a chef. Get time-tested recipes handed down over generations, and bread-making techniques that will help you make perfect baked goods. This is a hands-on baking lesson in the back rooms of a French bakery in Paris with group size limited to eight people for maximum personal attention from the instructor for each student. Leave the class with your own freshly-baked baguette to snack on later.

Learn to make traditional French ‘Chouquettes’ (sugar-coated puff pastries) and ‘Choux’ (cream-filled puff pastries) during this pastry-making masterclass. Under the guidance of a patisserie chef, get hands-on as you make the dough, bake the pastries, and whip up a delicious cream filling. Pick up plenty of tips and techniques to help you recreate the delicacies back home, and finish by tucking into a selection of tasty home-baked pastries.

Discover the art of fine French cuisine with a small-group cooking class and gourmet meal in Paris. Learn about the traditions and flavors that have made French food famous the world over, and help prepare an authentic, 4-course meal under the guidance of a local chef. When the cooking’s done, join your new friends around a cozy table to enjoy the delicious home-cooked meal paired with a selection of French wine. Opt for a longer, 6-hour experience to start the evening with a shopping trip at a local market.

Add some variety to your Paris itinerary and learn to make French macarons from a local chef. Take a cooking class in a private apartment in central Paris, where your chef will guide you through the process of making one of the country's most delightful sweets. Watch how to make the perfect meringues and hear the secrets behind the flavorful layers of cream. Class size is limited to eight people, ensuring more personalized attention.

If Parisian patisseries have you feeling inspired, test out your own baking skills with this 3-hour cooking class in Paris! Learn to make two or three classic desserts in the home kitchen of a local chef. Get professional tips and tricks for mastering recipes of beloved French and international desserts, and enjoy the fruits of your labor while chatting with your host. Class size is limited to eight people to ensure a personalized, hands-on cooking experience.

Learn the art of chocolate making at the workshop of Edwart Chocolatier, right in the heart of central Paris. During this family-friendly class, learn all about how chocolate is made and try your hand at the craft. Take the recipes back with you, so you can show off your skills to your friends and family back home. This class is recommended for adults and kids aged 12 and over.

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.

Don’t just drink wine in Paris—blend your own during this winemaking workshop. In an 18th-century royal wine cellar in the heart of the city, learn how to create your own wine and design a personalized label with an experienced winemaker. Taste different grape varietals to select the ones you like, and then take your bottle with you at the end of class.

Learn the art of cheesemaking with true experts in a professionnal environment! Leave this 2h workshop with the knowledge of doing it again at home! Come with all your question about cheeses, the expert will also make you discover the wonders of french cheeses, having a glass of wine in the hand ;) This will be a fun and educational experience including a wine and cheese tasting.

Try your hand at making exquisite delicacies in the captial of French cuisine: Paris. An expert culinary instructor will guide you in the steps to creating the perfect cream puffs and chocolate éclairs. Learn the tricks of the trade, such as how to get your pastries to rise evenly while baking and the best consistency for Chantilly cream. Of couse the best part of this delectable 3-hour cooking class is saved for the end, when you get to sit down and sample the results.

Don’t just nibble croissants and pains au chocolat during your trip to Paris—bake them yourself during this hands-on, small-group pastry class. Head to the professional kitchen (conveniently located in central Paris), meet your chef instructor, and enjoy a hot beverage. Then, it’s time to roll up your sleeves: you’ll learn the step-by-step secrets to making perfectly laminated dough, and will enjoy your own homemade treats at the end.

Latin quarter moufftard food market is one of the oldest and emblematic place to be for french foodies. Alex is a french chef, sommelier and specialiste of the "art de la table" and "french gastronomy history". Cathe is a local for 20 years and knows all the food shop owners and details of the parisian architecture and history. In our private venue, a tiny parisian restaurant, you will experience a funny and serious moment of french wines and cheeses tasting around a real french table and exchange arround all the french gastronomy and way of life. Chef Alex knows all about french cuisine and french art de vivre.

See and taste magnificence on this 11-hour tour from Paris that takes you to the Chambord Château and Loire Valley wineries. At Chambord, learn all about the French Renaissance castle during an audio tour. Then, spend time at two family-run wineries and savor white, red, rose, sparkling and sweet wines. With your appetite opened up, settle in at one of these wineries for a traditional gourmet meal. This small-group tour limited to just eight people includes hotel pick up and drop off in central Paris by air-conditioned minivan.

Step into the kitchen with a renowned chef and discover the secrets behind one of the emblematic dishes of French cuisine. The chef will share their experience, know-how and culinary techniques with you during a cooking class on the topic of your choice. Winter risotto and chicken supreme. These dishes won’t hold any secrets for you! A complete course suitable for all skill levels, followed by tasting on the spot in classic French style!

Taste varietals from France's five main winemaking regions and learn their histories without ever leaving Paris. Enjoy a 2-hour session with an expert sommelier who offers insight on ways to determine each wine's origin by taste. Learn what links a flavor to a grape and a grape to a region, then sample the results and test your knowledge. Your blind tasting session also includes a glass of Champagne. This tour is limited to 16 people to ensure individualized attention.

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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.

Stephanie, Jerome, Nico, Eric or Guen, are part of the Winebnb tasters team. We have to our credit hundreds of tastings of French and foreign wines, are passionate animated by the desire to share the emotions and the knowledge around the wine. Paris is a magical place to perform these tastings.

Learn how to adapt delicious French desserts to fit your organic, gluten-free lifestyle with a unique cooking class in Paris. Visit the home kitchen of a local chef for hands-on instruction in whipping up three delectable desserts such as raspberry financiers, chocolate fondant or pear clafoutis. The best part? They’re all 100% organic and gluten free. Taste your creations along with a hot beverage and receive a copy of all the recipes to take home. Group size is limited to eight for an intimate cooking experience.

Paris is nothing if not a gastronomic hub, so foodies hoping to unpack the culinary culture of this city shouldn't miss the chance to taste the best local fare. You can do just that on this private culinary tour, where your personal guide helps you unpack French food culture and discover the basics of French gastronomy. Highlights include visiting charming Paris markets and eateries, tasting sweets and baked goods, and sipping French wines—with drinks, snacks, and coffee included.