Pâtisserie à la Carte - Paris pastry and baking class in english

05/04/2026

31/03/2026

🍫🥐 Dear KitKat team… maybe it’s time for a different kind of break?

We heard about the missing 12 tons of chocolate — not exactly the kind of surprise anyone wants. If you need to recover from the shock (or simply turn the page with something sweeter), we might have an idea.

Come to Paris and trade stress for butter, technique, and creativity. Our two-tone chocolate-praline croissant class is the perfect way to reconnect with what really matters: turn chocolate into something layered, refined, impossible to forget, and the simple joy of making something beautiful and delicious.

Not all chocolate stories end badly.

15/03/2026

Our Bicolor Croissant class is all about smiles, indulgence, crispy layers, chocolate, praline and precise techniques. A foodie’s paradise🤩

Thank you to for sharing this moment with us 🥰

11/01/2026

Understanding the Fève: A Key to French Pastry Culture
To understand French pastry, you must understand its traditions — and the fève is one of the most revealing.

Hidden inside the Galette des Rois, the fève is a small object with ancient origins. Long before puff pastry existed, beans were used in cakes to randomly select a “king” during winter celebrations. This ritual survived and became part of the Epiphany tradition.

Over centuries, the fève evolved. Real beans were replaced by porcelain figurines. These figurines became more detailed, more symbolic, and eventually collectible.
Today, every Galette des Rois contains a fève, but not all fèves are equal. Artisan bakers and pastry chefs often choose or design specific models that reflect their identity or values.

The ritual of sharing the galette — cutting it, assigning slices blindly, discovering the fève — is as important as the recipe itself. It teaches something essential about French food culture: pastry is not only technique, it is transmission.

This is why learning French pastry also means learning its rituals. In our pastry classes in Paris, we teach more than how to follow a recipe. We explain why traditions exist, how they evolved, and what they mean in today’s professional pastry world. Understanding these details changes the way you bake — and the way you see French pastry.

👉 Read the full article on our blog: https://www.patisseriealacarte.com/feve-galette-des-rois-bakinng-french-pastry-class-paris/

01/01/2026

✨ Happy New Year from Paris! ✨
Here’s to a year filled with sweet moments, new adventures, and experiences that truly bring joy. If 2026 takes you to Paris, we’d love to welcome you into our kitchen to learn the art of French pastry — from flaky croissants 🥐 to elegant macarons and beautiful desserts.

Whether you’re dreaming of mastering new skills, sharing a delicious moment with loved ones, or simply treating yourself to something unforgettable, our pastry classes in Paris are here to make your year a little sweeter.
We can’t wait to bake, laugh, learn, and create memories with you.

Happy New Year — may it be delicious!

25/12/2025

We wish you a yummy Christmas 🎁🎄

This year, we are lucky enough to share the Yule log of with our family 🤩

20/12/2025

🎄 Sweet Christmas Offer in Paris! 🎄
Celebrate the festive season with a delicious experience in the heart of Paris! Enjoy 10% OFF our French pastry, croissant and macaron classes. Learn authentic techniques from French pastry chefs in our cozy boutique kitchen and create treats you’ll remember long after Christmas.

🎁 Still searching for the perfect gift? Offer a gift voucher and give someone the joy of baking French pastries in Paris — a beautiful memory instead of another object.

✨ Use code: christmasparis10
Limited time only!
https://www.patisseriealacarte.com/book-your-class/

30/11/2025

Two must-do activities in Paris during the Christmas holidays: take a pastry class, or a croissant class, or a macaron class 😊, and discover the masterful work of the great pastry chefs and chocolatiers 😋

Follow our stories throughout December and discover the Advent calendars from Christophe Roussel Chocolatier Patissier and Pierre Marcolini It will make you want to rush to one of their Parisian boutiques!

20/04/2025

🐣✨ Why do we eat chocolate eggs at Easter? And what’s with the bells? Let’s unwrap the history behind this sweet tradition…

Before Easter became a Christian celebration, people across Europe already welcomed spring with festivals honoring rebirth and new life. 🌱 Over time, those ancient customs blended with religious traditions—and voilà, Pâques was born in France.

Here’s the story in a few bites:
🍃 Pagan beginnings
Easter has roots in spring festivals celebrating fertility and renewal. The egg was already a strong symbol of life long before it became chocolate.

⛪ Christian traditions
In the Middle Ages, eggs were forbidden during Lent. So by Easter, people had plenty—they boiled and decorated them to give as gifts. The egg became a symbol of resurrection.

🍫 Birth of the chocolate egg
The first chocolate eggs appeared in 18th-century France. Early versions were bitter and solid, but with time and technique, they became hollow, sweet, and beautifully designed. French chocolatiers turned them into edible art!

🔔 Why bells, not bunnies?
In France, it's not the Easter Bunny—it’s the flying bells (les cloches volantes) that bring treats! Legend says church bells fly to Rome on Good Friday and return Easter Sunday, dropping chocolate along the way.

🥚 Egg hunts and joyful traditions
In gardens across France, children go on egg hunts (chasses aux œufs)—a tradition inspired by 16th-century Germany, where a mythical hare hid eggs for children to find.

📖 Want the full story (with global traditions too)?
Head to our blog: “The Sweet Story of Easter in France” – now online! https://www.patisseriealacarte.com/blog-easter-history-france-chocolate-eggs-pastry-class-paris/