Lyon: French Pastry Class with Chef Thierry & Take-Home Treats
You'll Walk in Hungry, Leave with a Box of Pastries You Made Yourself
You'll spend an afternoon learning to make French pastries from a professional chef in his private Lyon workshop, including macarons, éclairs, and the city's signature pink praline tart. Thierry teaches you his insider techniques while you work, provides drinks, and you take home everything you bake. The full address arrives on your confirmation voucher before you go.
Step-by-step itinerary
French pastry making with Chef Thierry
- Meet Chef Thierry in Lyon
- Learn about pastry ingredients
- Receive insider baking tips
- Make classic French pastries
- Prepare tart with pink pralines
- Make macarons and éclairs
- Enjoy juice, tea, or coffee
- Take home your pastries
What’s included
Your afternoon includes entry to Thierry's private atelier in central Lyon, all ingredients for the pastries you'll make, juice, tea and coffee throughout the class, insider baking tips and techniques from a professional chef, and everything you bake packaged to take home.
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 15:00
Information
Learn to make macarons, éclairs and Lyon's pink praline tarts with chef Thierry in his private atelier. Includes ingredients, drinks and everything you bake to take home.
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The experience
Most cooking classes end with you eating what someone else prepared. This one flips that around. You spend an afternoon in Thierry's private workshop in central Lyon, hands in the dough, learning to shape macarons, pipe cream into éclairs, and build the Paris-Brest with caramelized almonds. Thierry's been teaching in this 15th-century building for years, and he moves between stations with the kind of ease that comes from doing this every day, stopping to show you where people usually slip up and how to fix it before it matters.
The pastries you'll make depend on what Thierry decides that day, but you're looking at classics: the traditional Lyon tart with pink pralines (the ones that make the city famous), chocolate éclairs, macarons if the humidity cooperates, or the Paris-Brest. That ring of choux pastry with praline cream and toasted almonds that looks harder than it is once someone shows you the trick. He'll hand you a cold glass of juice, tea or coffee while you work, and if you want to bring your own wine or beer, that's fine too. The whole thing runs as long as it needs to: no clock watching, no rushing through the last batch.
What makes this different from a group class in a commercial kitchen is the scale and the space. It's Thierry's atelier, not a teaching studio, so there's room to move and he can actually watch what your hands are doing. He's funny about it too: the description says he's easygoing, and that matters when you're trying to get the consistency right on your third attempt and you need someone who won't make you feel rushed. By the end, everything you've made goes into a box to take home, which is the part people don't forget: showing up with pastries you actually made yourself.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and French.
What pastries will I learn to make?
You'll typically make the traditional Lyon tart with pink pralines, macarons, chocolate éclairs, and Paris-Brest with caramelized almonds. The exact selection depends on the day and what Thierry decides to focus on.
Can I bring my own drinks?
Yes. Juice, tea and coffee are provided, but you're welcome to bring your own wine or beer.
Do I need baking experience?
No. Thierry teaches from the beginning and shows you the techniques as you go. The class is designed for all levels.
What if I have food allergies?
Let Thierry know about any allergies or dietary restrictions when you book or confirm your reservation so he can plan accordingly.
Where exactly is the workshop?
It's in central Lyon, in a 15th-century building. The full address will be on your confirmation voucher under "Before You Go."
Do I take the pastries home?
Yes. Everything you make during the class goes into a box for you to take home.
How long is the class?
The class runs as long as needed to complete the pastries and techniques. There's no fixed time limit.
Is public transportation nearby?
Yes, public transportation options are available near the workshop.
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Lyon: French Pastry Class with Chef Thierry & Take-Home Treats
3h · EN · FR
from € 127 per person
≈ US$ 143 in your currency
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