In the heart of the Opera district, in a quiet corner of Galeries Lafayette, learn with your family the tricks of our French pastry chef for pulling off perfect macarons.
This class breaks down into two stages: Just like a chef you will put on your apron to discover the steps of creating the shells and the ganache, the filling and the assembly. Then comes the convivial moment of tasting, shared with your family. Uncover the mysteries of the macaron and become an expert in this precious dessert.
- Get expert advice from baking professionals
- One-and-a-half-hour class
- Share the experience with a group of 4 to 16 people
- Have fun with your family during your stay in Paris
Included | 4 macarons per persons to share or to take away |
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Not included | Beverage softs and alcoholic |
Duration | 0 Hour |
Bring along | To participate in the family workshop, it is imperative to compose at least a group of an adult with a child. No more than two children per adult. In the event that you do not fill one of these conditions, your access to the family worklshop may be denied. Verification of your ID may be requested at the entrance of the event. |
Participants | 4 to 14 participants |
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40 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, France
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Although the instructor did speak in English, she spoke very fast and her strong French accent made it difficult to understand what she said. (Je parle un peu de français.)
Perhaps if she would speak slower or with a microphone, it would have been better. Otherwise, she was a lovely person and the children had a good time. Thank you.
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Added to the poor quality class, the space it was in was very hard to find. None of the reminders or registration made clear where the class was, and although we asked many Galleries Lafayette staff where to go, no one seemed to know and we went round in circles in 3 different buildings.
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I didn’t remember that it was a family class and there were 2 small children who rushed to the table and blocked the view of the demonstration but that wasn’t the worst part of it. One child kept touching the utensils that were being used and started to reach to touch the ingredients and I spoke up to ask if we should wash our hands first. Afterwards the instructor didn’t say a word to the mom or little girl when she manhandled the frosting tip, spatulas and everything else that was then used and then she coughed over the mixture!
We did get to do two dots each of making the cookie and then we went to our respective places and mixed a small amount of pistachio cream and chocolate cream to make 2 of each macaron. I was curious why each child got 3 of each but the paying adults and older kids only got 2 of each.
Class lasted just over an hour.
Overall based on lack of hygiene and instructor not caring that someone was touching everything and coughing over the mixture I would not recommend or do this class ever again.
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Very little hands on time. Two goes at piping and then mixed ganache and pistachio filling. Would have liked more hands on time rather than watching others
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E também os alunos fazer a massa do macarron!
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PS. People who are unreasonably late should not be allowed to enter the class. It was very disruptive to our instruction and overall class energy.
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how you can make your own macarons at home.
We even got the recepies. Instructor was very nice and
helpful and she made it interesting for kids as well.
I only wish there were more macarons for tasting :)
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I didn’t like that we did not get to make the macaroons and that we only got six or four macaroons!
I would like my money back!
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The class itself was fun and the macarons were delicious.
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It was informative and fun!
Highly recommend to all- merci!!!
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Superbe activité !
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Cependant nous avons été déçus par le concept car tout est déjà prêt en avance (ingrédients et coques des macarons). La professeure a fait la démonstration de la recette, nous nous sommes contentés de mélanger les ingrédients (déjà prêts) des 2 ganaches et de les mettre dans les coques. Nous aurions aimé réaliser nous même les coques car c'est la partie technique de la recette. Nous ne savions pas à l'avance combien de temps durait l'atelier, effectivement en 1h30 il n'est pas possible de tout faire, un descriptif plus détaillé de l'atelier nous aurait évité cette déception.
Nous avons néanmoins passé un agréable moment mère-fils dans un très joli cadre. Sommes repartis avec la recette, 3 macarons chacun et les astuces pour reproduire la recette à la maison.
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Elle a été très attentionnée et nous avons passé un moment agréable.
Très déçue par l'organisation et la communication de la part des Galeries Lafayette mais contente de l'atelier. Et mon fils a également apprécié.
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She told a grandmother not to take a video ! She also only let my son have one piece macaroon and said won’t be enough !
Was total time waste !
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The instructions on my ticket were in another languageof where the meetingpoint was .. I think it was in spanish.
The people who I asked in the departmentstore had no clue that there even were cooking classes somewhere. One even said we were in the wrong building (nr 39 but had to go to number 42) and we went outside to look. Eventually a guard knew where we had to go, but arriving at the congierge desk it had a big sign that it was closed and that visitors had to go to another floor and there we got send around 3 times more. We were at the store 45 minutes early and ended up beeing 5 minutes late at class from running around like idiots. It totally ruined the experience as we were so stressed. Also no bathroom in place but we needed to go to the 6th floor again.
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Other than that, was fantastic and we all enjoyed.
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We made two flavors of macarons and tastings as we made the layers.
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Disappointed
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Didn’t encounter any difficulties of any sort.
Would definitely recommend to friends with children interested in baking.
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Marie notre pâtissière du jour nous a très bien accueilli, gentille et bienveillante, elle a été une très bonne prof.
Cependant il y très peu de manipulation, minimaliste pour le prix. On repart avec 3/4 macarons par personne. Je suis un peu déçu.
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the macaron course was good. Our guide, Marie, held it in French and English, so that we were able to follow. She did an excellent job!
However, I found it more than strange that, according to your conditions, I am obliged to accompany my child and pay 49 euros for it, but that I was not a full participant in the course. After the announcements on the Internet ("family expeirence"), I assumed that I would attend the course myself, but this was not the case. Ingredients and utensils were only prepared for my daughter and when asked I was told that this was not intended for parents.
For me, it turns out that you charge the parents 49 euros for supervising their own children and then not allowing them to participate in the actual macaron course.
I ask you to reimburse the 49 euros, since under normal circumstances I would only have booked the course for my daughter and would have stayed in the waiting area.
Kind regards
Klaus Bessert
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Je recommande vivement l'atelier, les enfants étaient très contents.
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The booking process was really smooth and the apartment where the class takes olace is beautiful airy and spacious.
I brought this for my daughters 8 birthday gift and it was truly a wonderful experience.
The lasy taking the class(think her name is Caroline) is warm welcoming and informative.
I would definitely reccommend this experience!
We are happy you enjoyed the Galeries Lafayette experience!
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Very exclusive too!!
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The area of the Galerie Layfatte store was lovely. We felt very privileged to be part of this class. Thank you.
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在订票过程中没有发现授课语言选项。
我已经向有孩子的妈妈们推荐了这个课程
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The chef is wonderful with the kids (and adults) and provided great tips and tricks for making these treats ourselves. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to get off the beaten path...and to give the kids a break from museums and monuments. The best part is that we learned how to bring home a bit of Paris. I would also add that we tried several macarons At other places and none were as good as those we made with are teacher/chef.
Thank you, Galleries Lafayette! What an amazing treat this was!
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Galerie Lafayette was a lovely location.
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thank you - my family will treasure these memories from our vacation for a lifetime!
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J recommande certainment
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Tout le monde participe, goûte, pose ses questions et tout est fait pour que l'enfant puisse aboutir dans la confection du macaron, le graal !
Je recommande cette activité sans hésitation, et de poursuivre avec une petite escapade sur la terrasse pour graver ce moment dans la mémoire de vos petits lutins, avec une vue incroyable sur la tour Eiffel entre autre ...
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Excellent help with technique.
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The fact that it is in the Galleries Lafayette worked out great for us as well. Not only is it an easy ride on the Metro (stop is right in front), but we got a chance to browse around the store after the class and do a bit of shopping before heading out to see the Opera building (across the street) and grab lunch in the area. It made for a great 1/2 day.
Side note: It takes a bit of time to find the actual location, so just plan to arrive 15 minutes before class. The store opens at 9:30 am most days, but when we arrived for our 10:00 am class, the Galleries Lafayette doors were still closed -- turns out that there was an unusual delayed opening that day (our luck). So our class started 30 minutes late at 10:30 instead of the planned 10:00am. Despite the confusion upfront and slightly shorter class, we still really enjoyed it. And, we realized that a 3 hour class would have been much too long for us to sit through for macaroon making.
Update: Due to the delayed start, the Galleries Lafayette actually refunded our class fees. Wow. That was not expected! Just goes to show you what great customer service they have as well.
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Things that could be improved:
* measurements were in grams----need to also convert to ounces, etc., for American participants
* due to time limitations, all ingredients were pre-measured, but that limited the insights gained by children participants
No problems booking, but worried about what to do if we didn't have a printer. Expected email confirmation would suffice. As it happened, we found a printer. An option for an ecopy on a smartphone, rather than hard copy printing, would be reassuring.
We had always wondered why macarons were so expensive, but now we know the time and ingredients involved.
This was a unique experience during our trip, and we would happily recommend it to others. We hope to have a macaron party with friends in our kitchen at home.
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I would never recommend this class to my friend as I ddid not get any good things out of it. I could find a receipt online. Not worthy to pay for almost 100 euros for this class. Extremely disappointed.