Cooking Class - French Breads

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$ 75 Per person

all-inclusive: 2-hour class, 4-course meal.

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What You’ll Do

Discover exactly what makes French bread so undeniably delicious in this hands-on culinary experience.

In this interactive cooking class, Chef Stephanie will introduce you to the wonderful world of French breads. You will learn how to knead, loaf and bake the classic baguette, fougasse and epi.

Amazingly, these three traditional French breads are made from just four basic ingredients. You will discover how water, yeast, flour and salt come together to create the perfect baguette with a thin crackling crust and a tender interior as well as a salty, herby fougasse with a beautifully spongy, hole-ridden center, and the very impressive and sophisticated epi bread.

Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 6
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Baking, Bread Making, Couples, French, Holiday, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving

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Chef Stephanie

Food safety certified

82 reviews

After extensive culinary training in France, Chef Stephanie found her niche as a chef instructor for eight years at the Art Institute. Her cooking classes promise to be both fun and exciting as well as a memorable learning experience. She teaches the fundamentals, like kitchen tools and culinary techniques, while also fostering confidence to be creative in the kitchen with ingredients and flavors that are both traditional and exotic.

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What You’ll Do

Discover exactly what makes French bread so undeniably delicious in this hands-on culinary experience.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 6
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Baking, Bread Making, Couples, French, Holiday, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving

Reviews

Verified guest reviews for this experience

Bailey

29 Apr 2024

Chef Stephanie's French Bread class was very educational, and we had such a good time. She was patient and very informative. I enjoyed the hands-on portion as well as the treats she had available for us. We will definitely take the skills she taught us and make our own breads at home. 10/10 experience! We plan to book another course with her in the future.

John

24 Jul 2019

I am writing this as IвЂ™m enjoying the delights of this eveningвЂ™s class. The French Bread Class was our second with Chef Stephanie, and we enjoyed it just as much as the first. She is a marvelous instructor and gives pro tips that create a-ha moments every time! The take-always are always delicious! We canвЂ™t wait to book another and take our friends.

Daniela

16 Nov 2024

Such an amazing rich experience! She knows a lot, so we indeed Learnt a lot, fun time and amazing tips. WeвЂ™re definitely coming back for other classes

Ed Neuhaus

12 Nov 2024

Very nice teacher who was patient with me and my grandson

Graham

06 Nov 2024

Stephanie really knows her stuff... is welcoming, instructive, patient, and makes cooking lots of fun. We left overloaded with good bread and wonderful lasting memories. Thank you Chef Steph!

Craig

23 Jul 2024

Great experience learning to make French bread with Stephanie. She made the class very enjoyable as well as giving excellent and detailed instruction. Her home was very pleasant and we even had the pleasure of taking bread home with us. Thanks Stephanie.

James

02 Jun 2024

This French Breads baking class was my MotherвЂ™s Day gift to my mom and we had a great time with Chef Stephanie! :) Not only was it so cool to have a chef from the country of the cuisine, Chef Stephanie was very welcoming into her home, friendly, and encouraging during the class. Highly recommend! :)

Maria

05 May 2024

The class given by Stephanie was great, would recommend; she was patient and pinpointed all the details, tips and alternatives in her recipes. I would definitely book a different class with her!

Wendy Wilson

25 Feb 2024

Stephanie is an amazing chef and teacher! Her class was super fun, engaging, and inspiring. CanвЂ™t wait for the next one!

Laura Clarke

25 Feb 2024

I had a wonderful time and learned so much! Chef Stephanie is fantastic. I canвЂ™t wait to try another class.

Pamela DeMartino

18 Jan 2024

It was a great class. I was impressed with her teaching technique which allowed every student to physically take part and learn the bread making skill. I will be signing up for future Classes. Thank you Stephanie

Angie

06 Jan 2024

I loved Chef Stephanie's cooking class! She is a great teacher and keeps an organized & clean kitchen. She taught us how to make two bread recipes & how to shape our bread into baguettes, epi, fougasse and several knots for our milk bread dough. We made dough and followed the steps until it was ready to bake, then baked it to perfection and got to enjoy sampling it! I would definitely take another class that she is offering.

Debbie Carrizales

10 Sep 2023

Wonderful baking experience! Stephanie was awesome! Learned steps of baking French bread and feel knowledgeable enough now to try on my own! Highly recommend! Great time!

Regina

24 Jul 2023

Taking a class with Chef Stefanie was thoroughly enjoyable and very informative. Her techniques that she shared with us will make my baking experiences much more enjoyable in the future. I would highly recommend her cooking class to anyone who is interested in learning to improve their cooking skills. Thank you, Stephanie, for a wonderful cooking experience.

Sam

06 Dec 2022

Highly recommend this class, so great learning how to make authentic French bread from a French Chef. Doesn't get any better than that.

Camilo

08 May 2022

Her steps to making bread were the easiest ones that I have seen. If you want to learn how to make bread efficiently check out her class. I have tried my recipes and she made them easy to recreate at home. They taste so amazing and I continue to crave this recipe.

Amanda

09 May 2021

Great class, hands on experience is a must! Chef Stephanie makes it very welcoming and easy to learn bread making. Would highly recommend for this or any other class!

Joseph Hayes

17 Feb 2019

Stephanie was great and we really enjoyed the bread making class. She was very knowledgeable and made the class fun and interesting.

Julie

10 Feb 2019

Chef Stephanie was lovely. We enjoyed learning how to make various styles of French bread. We would highly recommend her and we will be signing up for more cooking classes in the future.

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Ika

28 Feb 2023

Loved the class! Chef Stephanie was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned lots of macaroon secrets that IвЂ™ll definitely be using in the future. She was also very flexible with our scheduling issue.

Amy

13 Feb 2022

Great experience. Highly recommended

Patty

29 Oct 2021

Chef Stephanie was a joy! She was prompt, personable, and incredibly thoughtful in all aspects of her cooking, plating, and conversation. It was a pleasure having her cook for us and we look forward to hiring her again! Such a lovely treat!

James

08 Sep 2021

Chef Stephanie was an excellent hostess and she was well prepared as you would expect from a consummate professional. She did a fantastic job explaining the steps of her preparation and cooking process while showing us how to make the cookies and ganache. We even had the opportunity to participate in parts of the preparation and sample the finished product. I would definitely recommend her class to anyone interested in a cooking or pastry class. Thank you again Stephanie!

Nicole

14 Jul 2021

WeвЂ™ve learned so much from Chef Stephanie and the class was well organized. Any questions we had were answered and the hands-on practice plenty. Left class with delicious treats and recipe in hand, we canвЂ™t wait to share our future knowledge with family and friends!!!

Dino

03 Oct 2020

Chef Stephanie made this as much fun as it was a great learning experience. My family and I have wanted to learn how to make these pastries for a long time and Chef Stephanie could not have made it more enjoyable. Kudos to the Chef.We are thinking of taking the macaroon class with her.

Dianna

04 Jan 2020

Chef Stephanie is a wonderful teacher. We appreciated the tips that she shared with us to make pastries easier. This was a great class that my 2 daughters, husband and I enjoyed thoroughly. We highly recommend her!!

John

20 Jul 2019

Had a great time today. Chef Stephanie is a great teacher and very knowledgeable. Went straight home and made a batch of pate choux. Turned out pretty good!

Karen

21 Jan 2025

Chef Stephanie was fantastic. My daughters and I had a wonderful time, while learning new cooking techniques. I immediately came home and personally was able to put my education to work, making crepes and new sauces. My husband has a salt allergy so I was able to apply her teaching to my limitations on salt at home. The crepes have been a huge success for dinners, lunch, & breakfast. I even smoked my own fresh salmon tonight for crepes.

Stefan

15 Jan 2025

It was fantastic.В I booked this event as a surprise for my wife who has been attempting to make the Macarons and not achieving the results she was happy with.В We learned so much and really enjoyed how helpful Chef Stephanie was.В She made leaning fun and gave us many pro tips we can use going forward.В I scored many points with my wife, and we look forward to taking another class soon.В Maybe how to make croissants?!В

Juvai

24 Nov 2024

InВ theВ macaronВ lesson,В ChefВ StephanieВ patientlyВ andВ enthusiasticallyВ ledВ usВ throughВ eachВ step.В SheВ sharedВ herВ loveВ ofВ FrenchВ pastriesВ andВ offered veryВ helpfulВ adviceВ thatВ simplifiedВ hardВ tasks.В OurВ macaronsВ underВ herВ instructionВ wereВ deliciousВ andВ professional-looking.В HighlyВ recommended!

Kenny

25 Aug 2024

Chef Stephanie patiently and thoroughly explained the necessary steps to create delicious puff pastries of marvelous texture. We feel like we have the tools to create amazing desserts moving forward!

Tiffany

17 Aug 2024

Chef Stephanie is wonderful! She was very gracious and gave very clear instructions and some great tips! We really enjoyed ourselves.

Toni

27 Jul 2024

My daughter and I had a great time with Chef Stephanie making macaron. She was very organized and had everything prepared for our class. She gave us lots of tricks and tips and our result was beautiful and delicious! I would definitely take another class with her!

Michael

12 May 2024

My wife is a great home baker, but she's always been a little gunshy when it comes to macarons. I took her to Chef Stephanie's kitchen (we booked together so I could learn a little too!), and had a terrific time. Chef is an excellent teacher - explanations were clear and organized, and full of smart "hacks" that resonated both with my wife, an experienced baker, and with me, a novice. We enjoyed hearing about her French upbringing and her professional journey as much as we enjoyed tasting our macarons at the end of the session. And my wife is looking forward to replicating her experience at home! Thanks!

Oscar

18 Feb 2024

Great class

Valerie

10 Feb 2024

A wonderful experience! We have made the recipes that we learned a number of times since taking the class with Chef Stephanie and they are very tasty!

Susan

14 Jan 2024

This is a great class! Chef Stephanie did an amazing job teaching how to make these pastries.

Kathy

07 Jan 2024

Stephanie was so down to earth when we met her and she made us feel welcomed. I love that she is very efficient and explained everything well. My husband and I enjoyed the experience. The food is so delicious and is totally worth it to make at home instead of buying elsewhere. We would recommend this class to everyone!

Yasmine

05 Nov 2023

Very great experience! Stephanie is so professional and knowledgeable, has everything well organized!

Ruben

22 Oct 2023

Me and my father went to learn how to make macaroons and it was a amazing experience. Mrs. Stephanie gave lots tips and tricks on how to master the piping, and how long it would need to be cooked for. She also showed us how to make truffles with the remainder of the gnash. The macaroons where amazing and perfect. They tasted as if I was lifted into the air and resting on clouds. I loved every second of it.

Alex

09 Oct 2023

Chef Stephanie was amazing! We went in for a friend's birthday not really knowing what to expect, but she blew our expectations out of the water. I would highly recommend her to anyone, and we will be looking to book another class with her in the future.

Anabel

11 Jun 2023

Best cooking class we've had so far. :-D Really enjoyed the size of the class and Chef Stephanie was knowledgeable and welcoming.

Salena

11 Jun 2023

I love how small and intimate the class was. It's like you get a 1 on 1 experience with the chef. I learned so much and can't wait to sign up again.

Valerie

07 May 2023

Very knowledgable, organized, and hospitable.

Leigh

26 Mar 2023

Lovely meal! Thank you!

Sophie Sheara

12 Mar 2023

great experience! i feel well prepared to make pate a choux

Subha

12 Mar 2023

Took the PГўte Г Choux Pastries class with Chef Stephanie. It was a wonderful experience, got to learn a lot of techniques. She explains everything very well, very professional and made the class enjoyable. Everything tasted awesome! We got to try and bring home what was baked. Looking forward to more classes in future with Cozymeal.

Diane

05 Feb 2023

Chef Stephanie is very skilled as a chef and a teacher. She gave very clear and specific instructions and the food was amazing.

Lori

23 Jan 2023

Chef Stephanie was amazing! I learned so much. My one issue was the course description. It said it was a hands on cooking class and while we were able to pipe the macarons onto the pan and pipe the fillings, we didnвЂ™t actually create the batter or ganaches which was what I really wanted to do first hand.

Rachael

22 Jan 2023

Chef Stephanie was amazing! Cannot wait to take another class with her again!

Michael Kelly

15 Jan 2023

We truly enjoyed our session and Look forward to participating in the future

Monica

11 Dec 2022

We absolutely loved the class and look forward to signing up for another one!

Sam

06 Dec 2022

What a very fun class, learned how to make some delicious Macaroons. Always fun taking class with Stephanie.

Amber

04 Dec 2022

Very great instruction, extremely clean and polite. We learned a lot.

Lyn

16 Oct 2022

Chef Stephanie was great, very friendly, & a great teacher. We were looking forward how to make this, & she definitely made it easy. The atmosphere in her kitchen was cozy and welcoming.

Lisa

07 Aug 2022

Chef Stephanie, was incredible! Not only were these delicious, but she personalized our experience, gave us invaluable tips that only come from , and encouraged us. She is a wealth of knowledge, and I would love to take more classes from her. Thank you, Chef Stephanie!

Jennifer

25 Jul 2022

This was a wondeful experience! Highly recommend it!

Kyle

10 Jul 2022

Took the Macaroon class as a family outing with our 9 year old daughter. Chef Stephanie made this difficult dessert as easy as possible. She answered all of our questions and was able to show us techniques on getting the proper textures and consistency to prevent certain issues macaroons present. It was very enjoyable, will use her again, and would highly recommend Chef Stephanie for all ages and little aspiring chefs.

David

05 Jun 2022

Great time, great chef! Learned a lot, canвЂ™t wait to try the macaron recipe at home!

Cory

05 Jun 2022

This class was simply excellent and is great for people of all ages. Chef Stephanie is fun, professional and great teacher. I highly recommend this class for everyone.

Ben

15 May 2022

Chef Stephanie is a true professional and very personable. We enjoyed her class!

Karen

15 May 2022

Chef Stephanie was a good instructor. Her kitchen was very clean and sanitized, indicating that she cares about the health and safety of her students. She was organized and timely. Learned new techniques with pastry bag.

Dawn

08 May 2022

Stepahnie was an amazing host and teacher. Loved the macaroon class and was a perfect out to spend with my mother and niece!

Camilo

08 May 2022

This class made eclairs and cream puffs so easy to make. She taught us a lot of fo tips and tricks on how to make the perfect desserts in under two hours. She always has some prepared ahead of time for us to try and she is the best at making the experience hands-on and fun.

Ashley Carpenter

30 Apr 2022

Her class was awesome. She was very nice and informative about baking macarons. I would recommend her class!

Amy Rothrock

21 Feb 2022

My 9-yr-old granddaughter and I thoroughly enjoyed making Parisian macarons! It was fun, educational, and the results were delicious! Chef Stephanie was delightful, and full of helpful hints to make it easy to make her recipes at home.

Kirk

20 Feb 2022

Chef Stephanie was wonderful she gave us secrets you would never find in a cook book. This was a super enjoyable experience. We are looking forward to our next class with Stephanie.

Alicia

23 Jan 2022

Chef Stephanie was relaxed and knowledgeable about baking. It was a fun class and the results were delicious!

Jacob

23 Jan 2022

I thought it was a wonderful experience. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our time under the instruction of Chef Stephanie. It is an honor and a privilege to receive such tutoring from a chef of her caliber. Recommend to anyone who would like to learn some simple dishes from a very talented Chef.

Joseph

09 Jan 2022

Our class with Chef Stephanie was outstanding! Very knowledgeable, friendly and inviting. She gave us some tips that you won't know or find unless you learn directly from someone with her vast experience. Oh and our macarons were beautiful and delicious as well! We can't wait to try to make them ourselves.

Neil

09 Jan 2022

Great experience and very well organised from Chef Stephanie whom is not only a experienced chef but also a teacher !

Eryn

05 Dec 2021

Great event. We had a group of all ages and everyone had a chance for some hands on and delicious treats to go home with! Chef Stephanie was very personable and professional. ?

Osman

25 Apr 2021

Truly wonderful experience. Kind, helpful and professional. We enjoyed ourselves throughly at the pastry class and highly recommend to all.

Hilary

15 Jun 2020

Chef Stephanie was the perfect teacher for French macarons, something my boyfriend had been wanting to make himself for years. Her patient, show-then-practice technique made the experience fun and took the intimidation factor out of it. Her personality was incredibly charming and comforting. She provided thorough recipes, tons of important tips and tricks, and a delicious product. Her life experiences and love and dedication to her craft make her an excellent teacher and chef whom we'll be back to see for other great classes. We can't recommend her more!

Rose

22 Feb 2020

5 stars to Chef Stephanie on вЂњPate a Choux PasteriesвЂќ class. Chef Stephanie provides great instructions, tips & fun facts. Hands on experience; intimate setting. 2nd class hubby & I attended! CanвЂ™t wait for the next class!!!

Sushma

29 Dec 2019

The class was great...step by step instructions were very clear..and all the question weвЂ™re answered

28 Jul 2019

Great experience! Chef Stephanie provided simple but effective recipes for success. Personable and fun!

Chris

01 Jul 2019

Chef Stephanie was Great! The pastry class "Pate a Choux" was perfect. We had so much fun, and learned a lot. We will definitely take other classes she offers.

Subbha

02 Jun 2019

It was a good learning experience. This is my first class in the art of French pastry making. The instructor made it a good one. Hoping to learn more and continue practicing. Thanks

Le Ann

01 Jun 2019

Chef Stephanie has a lot of experience and lots of helpful tips. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and want to take everything she offers! She was really organized and provided nice personal touches. I would recommend this class to anyone.

Sam

01 Jun 2019

Chef Stephanie is so knowledgeable and a great hostess and teacher. She made everything seem easy and recipes turned out delicious! CanвЂ™t wait to take another class with her!

Cooking Class - French Breads

Baguette

Fougasse

Epi

Pain au lait

Baguette

Fougasse

Epi

Pain au lait