Paris Small Group Hands-On Cooking Class with Cordon Bleu Chef

About this tour

Learn to cook classic French dishes in a Parisian kitchen under the tutelage of a trained Cordon Bleu chef. Set in the vibrant Les Batignolles neighbourhood, this 3.5-hour class caps out at six people, guaranteeing you'll get proper instruction as you prepare and cook each course yourself. Rather than watching someone else work, you're at the stove doing the technique. Once everything's plated, you sit down and eat what you've made together, then head home with certificates and a recipe book.

Highlights

• Small group of six, personalised instruction from professional chef
• Prepare three to four courses entirely hands-on
• Cook, then dine together on what you've created
• Learn authentic French techniques in an actual kitchen
• Request Colombian or Asian menus as alternative options
• Certificate and recipe book to take home
• Located in trendy Les Batignolles neighbourhood

What to expect

You'll arrive at a home kitchen in Les Batignolles where you meet your chef instructor and the other four or five participants. The first half involves prep work and cooking—chopping, sautéing, understanding the why behind each step. Your chef watches your knife work, adjusts your seasoning, guides you through technique without hovering. By mid-class, dishes start coming together. You'll taste as you go. Then you gather at a table, plates are served, and you eat your own handiwork. It's relaxed and sociable, more dinner party than classroom.

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