Croissants and pains au chocolat with a pastry chef in Paris

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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Language
English, French, Italian
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Learn to make authentic croissants in Paris with a school-trained pastry chef. Create from scratch, bake, taste, and take home your creations, plus tips on the best local pastry spots.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

With the help of a diplomaed pastry chef, you will discover all the secrets of the famous French croissants and pains au chocolat.


During our time together you will be the chef! You will make the dough from scratch, do the lamination, watch the rising of the croissants and bake them.


In the intimacy of a traditional haussmannian Parisian apartment, you will become a real croissant connoisseur.


You will taste delicious pastries and leave with all of your wonderful creations and instructions to repeat the recipe at home.


You will also receive advice on your Parisian trip: what to do, where to shop and eat and more importantly, where to enjoy good pastries.



What You Get

Bottled water
Snacks
We will enjoy croissants, pains au chocolat and a little homemade surprise.
Tea and coffee
Coffee and/or Tea

Good To Know

  • Not recommended for people allergic to cats or afraid of them as I have a cat in my home
  • Not recommended for gluten free and/or lactose free diet
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not available for children under 10 years old

What You’ll Experience

Fancy a croissant ? Become a real chef and learn how to make delicious croissants and pains au chocolat in the center of Paris with a step by step guidance from the chef! From the dough to the baking, without forgetting lamination and the fermentation, learn all the secrets of this French delight. You will soon impress your family and friends with your homemade french croissants and pains au chocolat. The recipe and the tips will be send to you after your class so you can reproduce it at home! During the class, you will of course enjoy some croissants and pains au chocolat with a hot beverage and you will also enjoy a surprise french pastry made by the chef. During your time with me, we will also discuss your Paris trip and you will be given recommendations for local patisseries and restaurants. All of the activities are available in French, English and Italian.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

115 Bd Voltaire, Boulevard Voltaire, Département de Paris Île-de-France, France, FR, 75011

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Instructions (building codes and floor) will be given the day before the class.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Perfect Parisian experience
June 14, 2025
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Fantastic experience in a beautiful Parisian suberb. Host was informative, friendly and welcoming. Relaxed atmosphere. Hands-on pastry preparation was fun. Highly recommended. Delicious results!

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Croissant making in Paris
June 07, 2025
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The venue was easy to find and Joannie was knowledgeable and confident in explaining how to make croissants and pain au chocolates which we made. We had free water and madeleine cakes which she had...read more

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Fun and delicious!!!
April 22, 2025
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(Viator)

Joannie was an amazing teacher. She showed us all the steps and then we got to eat our creations and bring some with us!

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Croissants and pains au chocolat with a pastry chef in Paris
April 13, 2025
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My niece and I loved this, it was such a fun experience to have in Paris! We ended up having another family in our class so it was an intimate group of six. Joannie was knowledgeable and gave us ti...read more

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A highlight of our Paris experience
April 05, 2025
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We loved this experience. Joanie was absolutely delightful and she delivered a very well thought through and enjoyable baking lesson. The relaxing atmosphere made for a nice change from our relat...read more

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