This was a fun class and a perfect break from typical tourist sightseeing. I really enjoyed watching the instructor and learning new baking techniques. The class size was perfect- not too many people and everyone had more than one chance to try the piping. Everyone's station had all the tools and ingredients needed to make fillings. I was only disppointed that we didn't get to keep our aprons as a souvenier.

Being unfamiliar with Paris and the Galleries LaFayette, I had a little trouble finding the correct building where the class was held. A map attached to the directions would have been helpful. Overall, though, I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in baking, novice or experienced.

Easy to book but in my opinion over-priced for what it was - essentially a tutorial on how to make macarons. We only got to try piping two shells and made ganache for four macarons which we took home and we tasted a couple of shells fresh from the oven. This is not a class where you will actually make your own macarons. The teacher was friendly and helpful but did not tell everyone where to wash hands prior to the class beginning and so when I raised the issue we discovered more than half the class had not washed their hands prior to using shared equipment! It was fun, I did learn some new skills but it was very poor value for money therefore I would not recommend it.

No booking issues. Price and length of class was appropriate.
The instructor was English proficient, but her voice did not project enough for all the members to hear her correctly.
The instructor was not engaging or excited to be presenting.
I do not recommend. There are are too many cooking/baking/food tours in Paris to select than this one.

Very nice leader. Nice place.
Everything was perfectly prepared.
Unfortunately there isn‘t so much to do by oneself.
A quite expensive adventure.

Very thorough and fun experience learning to make macarons!

It was a fun, organized and informative class. The teacher was so kind and took the time to explain everything! It was easy to book and I would recommend this to all of my friends!

We really enjoyed the macaron course, we learnt a lot, it was really well explained , we really recommend this course

We had such fun in this very well presented class. We all came away wanting to make macarons back home in England

Mon petit-fils et moi-même avons beaucoup aimé participer à cet atelier.
Les explications étaient claires et l’animatrice très agréable.

Started right on time, ensured everyone washed hands, great demonstrations and preportioned ingredients. Well organized and wonderful finished product!
Location was great but be sure to ask for directions from concierge in lobby or you will surely get lost.
Thank you.

The host was friendly and interested. Nice small group.

The workshop how to make macarons was shorter than 1,5 hours. We only had to stir some ingredients, the cookies were already made. It was quite simpel and easy. It is expensive related to what you learn and have to do.

The macaron class at Galeries Lafayette was was informative, but important to me - it was fun
It was a small group (9 people) so we all got to try things
Our teacher was very knowledgeable, pleasant and encouraging
Overall, a fun time

Good explanation beautiful workplace no difficulties
I would recommend this to others

While the teacher was good, the whole experience was more a demonstration than hands-on (using pre-made macaron cases) but the biggest drawback was that more than half the participants were children, a few of them under the age of 10. They were totally disinterested and made it difficult to see/hear the instructor. It felt like a school holiday camp.
Please have kids classes or adults-only classes.

Went with my teens on our first day in Paris. We learned a lot and really enjoyed our experience.

My two daughters expected to learn and understand how the original French macarons is made of .. from the recipe , material, and technic . But what they have done in the program was only listening and only putting the cream on the preset macarons.
We would not recommend to anyone

Nous n'avons pas été emballées par le cours de macarons pour plusieurs raisons :
- la personne qui dispensait le cours était un peu froide au départ et est devenue plus conviviale avec le temps ;
- nous avons vu comment réaliser des macarons mais nous n'avons pas appris à les faire nous-même, car nous n'avons pas réalisé les coques de macarons, nous avons simplement réalisé deux ganaches nous-même ;
- les ganaches ont été réalisées en mélangeant du beurre avec du chocolat fondu (pour celle au chocolat) et du beurre avec de la poudre d'amande, de la poudre de pistache et une noisette de praliné pistache (pour celle à la pistache), rien de très compliqué comme manipulations, et en les mangeant, nous ne sentions que le beurre ;
- les goûts choisis (chocolat et pistache) ne plaisent pas à tout le monde, nous aurions aimé choisir nous-même nos goûts ou avoir des goûts plus fruités, représentant davantage l'été ;
- nous sommes repartis seulement avec quatre macarons.
Pour toutes ces raisons, nous trouvons que le prix de 59 euros par personne est trop élevé.

This was a great workshop. I learned a lot from the instructor, who would tell you the WHY behind the steps we were taking, or other ways you could make things work with a different home setup, troubleshooting, etc. Very knowledgeable, fun, and didn't teach too much extra "fluff" that was unnecessary. The class was well-paced so we did not feel either rushed nor like a lot of time was wasted. Overall an excellent experience. The only downside is that it was a little bit hard to find where we were supposed to meet given the directions/ location. Give yourself an extra 10-15 minutes to walk around the site, ask at information, etc. to ensure you find the location by the proper start time.

I would really recommend this class while you’re in Paris!

Marie led a fun, inviting class that we enjoyed immensely. Our class made our own macaron shells and filling, but used shells that Marie had already prepped in advance so that we could finish within the allotted 90 min time slot. Our macarons were tasty and made for a fun souvenir for me and my daughters.
We appreciated the small class size (9 people including ourselves).
None of us appreciated when a noisy family arrived nearly an hour late and then tried to join the class. Marie kindly directed them to the customer service desk where they could obtain a refund, but they kept resisting. Even once they accepted that they would not be able to join the class, they stayed around, talking loudly amongst themselves.
One other note: ask registrants if they have any food allergies on the registration page, and point out that the class will be working around nuts. One person in our party was allergic to nuts and wasn't able to participate fully.

Marie explained and showed very well the tricks that allow to make perfect macarons. We had a chance to prepare 2 different ganaches, practiced different pastry chef technics and we also built our owns macarons. GREAT!!!

Marie a très bien expliqué et démontré les petits détails qui permettent de faire de macarons parfaits. Nous avons préparé 2 ganaches différentes, appris des techniques de pâtissier, et aussi construit nos propres macarons. GÉNIAL!!!

Instructions about how to get in the place are not clear enough.
Chef’s attitude isn’t good at all making the experience kind of traumatizing, which is not the point of vacations.
I wouldn’t recommend it neither do it again.

Teacher was great. Very sweet, informing and helpful. It was a lot of fun to learn how to make macarons and something different to do on our vacation. My kids enjoyed it as well.

It was super fun to learn how to make macarons from a French pastry chef. Only recommendation, get there early as the actual location of the workshop within the Galeries Lafayette is pretty hard to find without help.

Lovely experience and great teacher. However the course only includes the making of the macaron fillings you don’t get the make the actual macarons during the lesson yourself. They show you how, but you aren’t a part of the baking process. Would say it is a bit over pieced for what it is…

We had a great time. It’s a great length for a beginning introduction. Mary the instructor was great. Merci!

The specialist giving the class was not very friendly or approachable, but informative.
Most people had difficulty hearing her (not sure if it was because of her English or because she spoke very quietly for such of large class) most people kept asking her to repeat herself, which she seems frustrated to do so.
I had questions regarding the ingredients, so was some other participants, which she didn’t answer.
I would still take other classes as I had done in the past, but feel that a lot of improvement needs to be done on the instructors area.

Well organised, step-by-step explanations, very lovely, knowledgable, patient, polite, encouraging guide/ pastry-chef with fluent English. Both my granddaughter and I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone.

Such a fun activity to do in Paris and I learnt a few tips. Would recommend adding this to your Paris itinerary.

The class and room were well organized and the instructor was great. She gave us clear instructions and many tips as well as recipes to take home. We were a little disappointed because we thought we would be involved in baking the macarons from start to finish, but this was not the case. Because the shells need to dry before baking them, there was not enough time in the class. Instead, the first part involved us gathered around the instructor's work bench while she walked us through making the shell dough. We each then got to pipe 2 macarons onto a baking sheet. While those dried and then baked, we went to our work stations and made two types of fillings. We used this to fill four already baked shells. By the end of the class, the shells that were baking were done, so we could see what they were supposed to look like when done. It was enjoyable, but not what we thought it would be, and we ate fewer macarons than expected. The ones we did eat were delicious!

I was disappointed that we didn’t actually make the macarons and just watched the instructor got fast through making it in front of us. All we did was whisk some butter with chocolate for 10min and then scoop the filling into pre made macaron shells. Then did the same with the pistachio filling. I put fun as 4 stars because the energy that people also taking the class was good people were talking to each other and engaging. I would say for the amount of money I thought at least I would be making my own batch of macarons but I was mistaken. If you plan on taking the class it’s less hands on then you would expect.

The instructor was kind, considerate and helpful! Loved the experience and format.

It was a great experience, enjoyed the lesson immensely. Much fun and our chef was wonderful!

Given the time constraints, we wouldn't have been able to make our macarons from start to finish so it was so smart to have premade shells ready so that we can learn how the shells are made then learn how the ganache is made as the shells bake and we would still be able to take some home after. The instructor was very knowledgeable and was very open to answering all the different questions we had. We got to try some things ourselves to get a feel for it which I enjoyed. The only feedback I wish to give was it would be nice if there was a mirror above the demonstration space like some cooking workshops do so everyone can see as opposed to crowding over the table.

Honestly I was expecting a class of two hours as described where we make our own macaroons... what we do is watch the teacher make macaroons mix (this is something that I know for experience that you need to do kt and get guidance to learn if the consistency is good or not, not just see) for 10 min. Then pipe that mix and then let it dry for half an hour and bake for 10-15 min. The class had no bathroom, was less than an actual hour and a half and we only mixed chocolate and butter to fill the premade macaroon the teacher did herself. For the amount of money and people in the class i can imagine is nice to charge what they do and make us play-pretend-cook by whisking butter and chocolate but make no mistake: this is no class.

It was great class. Our teacher was super friendly and funny. My 9 year old loved the interactiveness. For an advanced baker, please know that you will not make the macaron dough only the filling. For using was perfect

My friend and I registered for the class and while disappointed that we needed 3 seats and only were able to secure 2, it was a well taught class. The instructor walked us through every stage, pointed out where things could go wrong and gave us hands on experience making the macrons. I would do this again and it is easy enough to bring kids along.

The teacher was very warm and sweet. I love the course! Will definitely recommend others to try.

We absolutely enjoyed Maries introduction to the world of Macarons.
Everything was well prepared and she explained the separate steps with passion and patience.

Please refund my ticket. I sent in a cancellation notice.

Good way to introduce an 11 year old to Paris and French food culture. So
Much fun.

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We felt we did not do much work at all.
We learned that making Macaron does not seem as difficult as we thought.
However there were too many people and not much to do so in the end despite a good teacher, the class was a bit boring.

I would not recommend this workshop. It is vastly overpriced for the experience offered.
You do not get to do very much yourself because the 'cookies' need to dry before you can fill them - which the lady running it claims takes more than the time allowed for the entire workshop. This was not true: if everyone had been allowed to make their own cookies at the same time as the lady demonstrating, they would have been ready to be filled by the end of the session. Allow an extra 15-20 minutes, if this is really felt to be necessary!
Instead, participants were only allowed to mix three ingredients together to make the filling and then fill some pre-made macarons. Not at all satisfying.
And: given the price, I would have expected more than 4 macarons per person as a 'gift' to take away. This felt very cheap and stingy from what is meant to be a luxurious, indulgent brand.

This was such a fun class! The instructor was fabulous and we got to take a little goody bag home! So fun!

Wonderful class that offered a nice break in all of the museums we were touring. Relaxed, fun experience with a delicious end product. Merci Marie!

I recently took the macaron workshop with my 12-year old granddaughter, and we both enjoyed it immensely. The chef-instructor was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of professional tips. We appreciated the clear instructions and hands-on experience, plus receiving the recipes at the end of class. Most importantly, the macarons were delicious - so much better than one usually buys in the stores. This was a great experience - highly recommend!

I didn't realize we wouldn't be making the actual shells ourselves which is the part I wanted to learn, so it was unfortunate that they only showed us how to make them. We did pipe out a couple shells but we didn't even use the shells that were made in class (I'm guessing because of time constraints). It didn't really feel like I "made" the macarons myself. I did learn some tips here and there, but it would be better to have provided the recipe card beforehand and a pen to jot down notes and tips.

Very "Parisian" activity in a beautiful building in the heart of Paris.
Clear tips and tricks how to make tasteful macarons. Now it is time to try at home ;)

I was expecting to actually have a go at making the meringue, piping and baking the macarons. There was minimal hands-on involvement and instead, it was more like a demonstration and talk rather than the cooking class I was expecting. In the end it proved to be an overpriced box of macarons and recipe card. I wouldn't recommend this to others.

I will highly recommend this class. My husband and 3 children enjoyed very much! The teacher was excellent!!

We attended the macaron pastry class as a family of 4 (2 teenage boys). The instructor was very kind and fun and explained the process well. However, we didn't have a lot of hands-on experience. We mostly watched as the instructor did the work. We all got a turn to pipe a few macarons on the sheet, and then we were given 4 macarons each to fill with a simple filling that we stirred together ourselves. Honestly I don't think it was worth the high price to do so little, receive just a few tips from the instructor, and only end up with 4 macarons in the end. I wouldn't recommend this class to friends.

Appreciated the teacher's down-to-earth style of teaching. She was skilled in both her subject and also in managing the class. It was so much fun!

It was a lovely time spent with my daughter during our trip to Paris. The kitchen was beautiful, and the class was held with sophistication. We didn't actually take the macarons we made home which were needing to be baked and cooled but took other pre-made ones in which whisked the ganache for them. We were able to see the final product after our macarons were taken out of the oven. Regardless, the macarons were packaged in a cute box in a Galeries Lafayette shopping bag with the take-home recipes to make macarons. It was a great presentation and lovely way to spend the morning.

It was very fun and informative class.
This experience made our trip fun.

I expected to at least bake some macarons myself, but the workshop turned out to listening to a story how macarons are made (and 'the teacher' making them). For the last 10 minutes, you may beat some butter with chocolate using a whisk (ganache). You should spray this on macarons that have already been baked by others. You leave the workshop with six macarons, while only the ganache has been made bij yourself. If this is not a problem for you, you should book this workshop. You can buy a lot of macarons for 118 euros....

Was a wonderful experience! The baking instructor made it look very easy! She was very pleasant. Thank you.

L'animatrice était très bien et très dynamique.
l'atelier est bien pour des débutants. mais je m'attendais à plus participer à la préparation culinaire.

What a lovely place to learn to make macarons- in the heart of Paris at Galeries Lafayette. In an afternoon we learnt tips and tricks to make macarons with a crisp shell and smooth ganache filling- then popped up to the rooftop for photos with the Paris skyline and wandered though the store.
Our lovely teacher demonstrated in english how to make the shells and we learnt how to pipe them onto the tray, then made several different fillings. We took home 5 macarons each. Our teacher paced the class well and made it easy to follow- it was appealing for good cooks and non-cooks, and suits families. We loved it.

Loved the class. Marie was absolutely superb.

Please ask ticket holders to open the ticket and read the fine print as to the location of the class. NO ONE in store had any idea what we were talking about when asked the location of the class. They sent us to 3 different buildings and various floors. Obviously it was my mistake not reading the fine print. The class was mediocre at best.

Fun afternoon making macarons. The teacher was very patient and explained very well how to make macarons. She gave lots of little tricks and the finished product was very tasty.

Je pensais que c’était un cours complet mais nous n’avons ni fait la meringue ni le macaronage nous avons juste poché deux macarons chacun sur la plaque avec la poche à douille et pour la ganache chocolat elle était déjà prête nous l’avons juste mélangé avec le beurre et juste de quoi faire 2 macarons et idem pour la pistache, nous somme donc partit avec 4 macarons. Cet ateliers est un atelier pour enfant ! Très déçu de ce cours au vu du prix, regarder une vidéo sur internet est de même équivalence que cet atelier et en plus gratuite !

Great and delicious activity for the family. It would be nice to propose more flavours and to do the activity in French also. The staff is very friendly.

It was a birthday surprise for my sister and a great success. We both loved it.
The teacher was clear, knew her stuff and utterly charming!
We both really appreciated learning the tricks required for a successful macaron!

My mom and I did this class together while she was visiting Paris. It was a lot of fun and the instructor had great tips no matter your skill level. Merci!

Booking is for 19th December so have not yet attended.
Booking was a mess . Voucher was refused online. After many emails eventually it took phone call to set up the RV for the event.
This request as to whether I enjoyed the event which I have not yet attended, is an example of an administrative system which is chaotic.

The location of this class was very difficult to find. NO ONE on the mall staff knows where this class was even the customer service staff at 2 floors know where it was. I realized later the exact location from the ticket which was in VERY Very small print. It should be in big bold letters at the start of the confirmation email as the mall itself is easy to find.
I didnt learn anything that I havent seen in youtube. The instructor was very unfriendly. The piping or shaping the cookies was done as do how you wish. We were not given our own ingredients for the bater and we didnt prepare the piping so we can have hands on experience. We were given ingredients for the filling and making that was the easiest part. Making the cookies was the critical part to learn and we were just shown how do nothing different from youtube videos. This is NOT worth the €55! I want a refund.

We had such a fun time. The instructor was excellent. The people in the class were fun. I wish we could have made more. We look forward to taking more classes in the future.

My friend and I had lots of fun and also learned a lot of good tips during this macaron class! Marie was such a good teacher, making us feel welcomed, taking her time, showing us the process in detail and answering any questions people raised. We all really enjoyed the session, which seemed to fly by all too quickly. Eating the macarons later that day was a great bonus!!
The kitchen classroom was very cosy and welcoming too. It was nice to learn in such an 'international' environment, with other people coming from Canada, Spain, California...we all had a go at piping the macarons and I cannot wait to put all my new learned skills into practice this weekend now I am back home. Thank you again Marie!

Cours d'expérience intéressant. Le professeur a été très patient et a expliqué soigneusement. bon environnement. Convient également pour suivre des cours avec des enfants.

Very informative, fun glass for adult and children

In the beginning it seemed to be a little hurry...the lady seemed nervous to get the workshop done in 90 minutes. Especially, when 2 guests showed up late... after the beginning. The workshop itself was very interesting and a memorable experience. I highly recommend it to families with kids/teenagers who are interested in baking and who speak either English or French well enough to be able to follow. I think the lady did a good job presenting and explaining in 2 languages at the same time! Congrats! It's definitely a spot to top the other tourist experiences in Paris. And a way to appreciate every macaron you eat....knowing it needs time, patience and Know-how

We were very underwhelmed by the experience. The woman who weld the course was friendly, but that’s it. There was no warm welcoming (she opened the door but didn’t say a word - we had to ask if we could enter the room), the place is not decorated (very simple, feels like a cantine), no music in the background (sometimes a weird silence), not even a water is offered to us and thus simply not exist a Parisian vibe in that experience as we expected it. Fun, positivity, interaction was definitely missing (how we know it from other baking classes as such).
Also: while we were still in middle of our class (after 45 minutes) a cleaning lady came to wash all dishes in front of us - that was a big big downer and took away even more the vibe. It didn’t feel worth 55€ per person and unfortunately we cannot recommend the event as such, even though when they would put more love into it, it could have more potential. Sorry!

This class was super fun. The instructor gave tons of helpful hints and slowly walked us through the process. It made it seem like I could actually try to make these at home!

The environment was clean and spacious, the tutor was excellent, relaxed atmosphere.

I had this experience with my sister, and we just loved it. Marie was very nice and kind and shared with us all the secrets to making amazing macarons.

I strongly recommend this activity!

Really enjoyed. Got to learn so many tips and met so many people who share my love of baking

Booking was very straightforward — as was finding our classroom. We ended up (the two of us) walking away with 8 macarons after a few attempts at baking the shells and then doing ganache. Having walked through it like this I definitely feel confident enough to try it at home, as soon as we are back.

This was one of the most fun experiences I had while in Paris. My 20 year old and I took a macaron making class at Galeries Lafayette. The space is beautiful and the instructor was lovely to learn from.
We had a great time learning the inside tricks of making a perfect macaron. During the class we were able to have hands-on time as well as, watching the expert at work.
In the end, we left with treats to enjoy later in the day, which were absolutely delicious.

This store is some thing to see, it is one of the most beautiful buildings in Paris!

I highly recommend this experience!

It was very engaging and resourceful. I can’t wait to get back home to try doing them on my own.

we loved the activity, but we have a problem to find a room, nobody could give an information for us, we walked for 20 min locking for a place to our class.
We enjoyed a lot and probably we will recommend this class!

What fun! We were given a demonstration of how to make the macaron shells, and then we each mix our own filling and piped it into the shells. We each made four macarons: two chocolate and two pistachio. We were then given the option of eating them, or taking them with us. I highly recommend this activity and will do it again the next time I’m in Paris!

I definitely recommend this workshop; it is well explained in English and gives you appetite to go and make it at home!

We were very excited to attend the macaron class in the beautiful appartement and although our host was very friendly and the experience was very educational it was mostly a demonstration and not a baking class.

I expected to make the macarons myself from start to finish and I believe that that is what the class should be. For the price, only filling pre-made macarons is not good value for money.

Overall I felt very disappointed and expected a proper baking class and not an educational demonstration.

L'animatrice est excellente et sympathique. Bien que le site indique que l'atelier soit donné en anglais et en français, l'atelier n'est offert qu'en anglais (on est à Paris !), elle a pris la peine de dire l'essentiel en français également.
Atelier très intéressant et agréable mais coût un peu élevé pour l'ensemble.

Cadeau pour mon anniversaire
Pas fait l activité car cours en anglais
Ne parlant pas anglais j ai quitté le cours et demande le remboursement

It was an enjoyable experience for both adults and children.

The facility was very well organized and exceptionally clean.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time there.

The class was fun, and the instructor was patient and explained everything very well.
The macarons that we prepared were delicious.

I fully recommend this activity as part of a Paris trip.

Super organisiert, leichte Buchung, tolles Event während einer Paristour. Hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht und das Rezept hat auch zu hause funktioniert. Es ist sehr zu empfehlen.

The instructor was very nice & overall the class was a fine time. However, we just watched her make the cookies and then just stirred the butter. I was expecting much more interactive for 55 euros. Only bring home four macrons, that you didn’t even bake yourself. Incredibly underwhelming.

Our experience was okay. We had a nice instructor, Joanna, and the facilities were nice. But we had expected a more hands-on experience. Instead, we mostly watched, and then were given very basic hands-on activities: mixing premeasured ingredients, squeezing out premixed ingredients, and spooning on our simple ganache onto premade cookies. Not highly involved. Joanna provided lots of helpful tips and explanation. However some of the important tips, like tapping the cookie tray, were not included on the written recipe provided.

This activity is definitely not worth it. You arrive at the given address and no employee knows which floor the class will be on. I went to the concierge and it was empty, no one available to give information.
During class, you watch the teacher make the macaron dough, then you learn how to make the filling and that's it. Very little content for the amount charged.

I expected to practice my french, so I was a little disappointed.
Nobody at Galeries Lafayette told me about L'appartement, I met 20 minutes to discovery the place of the class.

Dommage qu’il n’y ait pas d’endroit clairement disponible pour se laver, essuyer les mains et jeter le papier à la poubelle. Il a fallu que je demande, les autres participants m’ont imité ensuite.
Rien pour poser vêtements et sacs. Un verre d’eau ou une fontaine à eau disponible pendant cette activité serait bienvenu.
Dans l’ensemble activité plutôt sympa et plein de conseils utiles. Ça a aussi plu à mon ado de 13 ans.

This was a well priced and fun macaron class at the Galeries Lafayette. I appreciated that it wasn't overly long but be warned that you don't actually make the entire macaron from scratch. I felt like I left with some good tips to try it on my own. I would recommend though that the group is offered water to drink or aprons to wear for the class.

We almost missed our appointment because we had hard time finding a place inside mall

J'ai trouvé ce cours de macaron vraiment peu intéressant. Alors on a bien eu une recette pour faire des macarons mais cet atelier n'apporte selon moi aucune plus value par rapport à une vidéo sur Youtube. Lors de mon cours nous étions 18 personnes. Alors évidement il n'y a pas vraiment de pratique. La seule pratique que nous avons fait était demélanger un peu de beurre avec un peu de chocolat fondu...
Je ne recommande pas du tout de faire cette activité que vous soyez un amateur de cuisine ou que vous cherchiez une activité à faire avec des enfants. Ce n'est pas cette activité.
Au final on sort de cette Atelier avec 4 macarons et deux feuilles de recette...
Voilà vous êtes prévenus

We got lost in Lafayette and came in 10 minutes late and the lady scolded us as if we were elementary school kids.
She was very rude

We loved learning how to make Macarons! Joanne was an amazing baking instructor, my granddaughter and I loved taking home our special treats!

Really liked this experience, very friendly chef and tasty macarons!

Wonderful experience. Great fun for the family!

This was fun and easy, would recommended to anyone wanting to lean how to make macarons

Highly recommend it! Teacher is wonderful!!!!

We enjoyed this experience and had a great time learning the tips, tricks and recipes to making French macarons!

My daughter loves macarons and now she can even make them. Staff was great and I would recommend for anyone who has the time !

I would very much recommend this class. Class leader was very knowledgable and explained macron making procedure on very easy and understandable way, so also children could follow and understand. At the and, we were quite small group of seven and class lasted longer than 1h, therefore we had a lot of time for our questions and all of us got a chance to try how to gush the macron shells. We also learned few tricks for making the filling. Great value for the money and I will for sure try the recipe at home.

Though it was a bit difficult to find - the entire experience was amazing! Extremely well organized , gorgeous working space and very charming instructor. I am a French teacher and had five of my high school students
with me and they loved it. Very easy to book through the Go City card. Would highly recommend this experience! I would mention on the booking that it is on the 6th floor and called l’appartement - many store workers we asked didn’t know where it was.

I would recommend, the host was very nice and gave us many tips to successfully make our own macaroons. Would go again !

Very good teacher who created a calm atmosphere and gave good instructions and tips. I participated with my young old daughter and we had a great experience!

We had a lovely experience with our baker. She did a great job pausing and showing us each step. She was very encouraging while we mixed and plotted our cookies.
The only feedback was that it was difficult to find for a tourists since there are three building and store employees sent us to the wrong area three times.

As we were all visitors at Paris it would be great to know in advance that it takes around 15 minutes to visit the restrooms before starting the class.
I would recommend the class to friends.

I wish it was even more hands on!

My daughter and I had a lot of fun! The workshop leader had a very nice manner, was competent and sensitive! Thanks very much!

La personne qui encadrait l’activité était très gentille ! Toutefois, il s’agit d’une activité très bien pour les touristes mais pas pour réellement apprendre à faire des macarons. En effet, nous n’avons rien fait d’autre que de faire la ganache des macarons (mélanger du beurre et un peu de chocolat, pistache). Heureusement que la femme donne quand même de bons conseils pour réaliser les macarons ! Attention, cours 100% anglais !

Lovely experience! Highly recommend this activity! Maria, (I think that was her name) was fabulous!

This class was disappointing. I was so looking forward to it, but it was mostly sitting and listening to the instructor for 90 minutes, more of a lecture on how to bake macarons with no actual baking. We squeezed batter for two macarons out of the pastry bag onto a baking tray and mixed the ingredients to fill a chocolate and pistachio macaron. The instructor was lovely and shared useful baking tips.

Also, the classroom was nearly impossible to find. I was emailed the street address in my reservation confirmation email, but store employees either didn't know where to find the class or said it was in one of the other two buildings. We spent 45 minutes being sent to the wrong location and were about to give up when one person knew were we needed to be--which was on the third floor in the "apartment." With more than 750,00 square feet in the three buildings, specific directions to find the class are necessary.

This was a lot of fun. Not extremely technical but definitely teaches you what you need to know to make your own Macarons. Highly recommend this for just about everyone.

It was amazing learning how to do macarons, and the host was so king.

This was a very fun class. I feel I can now recreate the macaron she showed us. Yummy recipe when we sampled.

I regret participating in the Macaron Pastry Class at Galeries Lafayette. I didn't make macarons, but instead, I watched someone make them. The class is held in a cold, dark, and very quiet room. It was a bit depressing. The woman teaching the class was lovely but the whole presentation was very long and boring. I can't recommend this class.

The 1.5hr session was led by pastry chef Jennifer - she was very welcoming, friendly, and engaging. We learned how to make and pipe macaron shells as a group and then filled pre-made shells to take 4 macarons home. A lovely experience, however for 55 euro I was expecting to be able to make our own macarons and also take more than 4 (!) home. The price is potentially more reflective of the luxury location.

I’ve booked this workshop as a treat for my 16-year-old daughter’s birthday. We had a brilliant time, lovely people and came away with some delicious edible treats.

Thoroughly enjoyed our Macaron experience at galléries Lafayette!

Teacher was great, it was amazing to learn something new in a new country while you travel.
Will definitely recommend everyone to try it!!!
Finding the location was a bit difficult as the mall is so big.

The class was very educational and fun!! Highly recommend. We loved our instructor who made the class interesting and offered very good tips! However I wish there was a better description of where the lass was located. That part was very confusing. I had to ask several people and call to confirm the location.

we enjoyed the class very much! The room was a bit difficult to find but all tools were well prepared beforehand and we shared a lot of "secret" tricks - especially for laymen :) and had a lot of hands on experience!

It was fun and the professor was very nice ! I could learn lot of things.
But we didn’t have enough time to see how to bake in the oven. When I try to make it at home, it turned out like almond cookies…

I loved the class format. Marie was wonderful! I am looking forward to trying to bake macarons at home. Before the class, I thought they would be too hard to make. The only change I would make was I wished I had wrote down the hints that Marie gave us for successfully making macarons. I would definitely recommend this class

Very informative and enjoyable experience, good price , I recommend!

We had a wonderful time learning to make macarons in Paris at the Galeries Lafeyette. Marie was a delightful teacher. The class was entertaining and informative. The macarons came out perfectly and tasted delicious. We cannot wait to try our new skill at home. I highly recommend the experience.

J'ai bien aimé la façon de transmettre de Marie. Le cours a été clair et facile à suivre.
Bonne humeur et plein de "tips" partagés.

J'ai eu quelques soucis pour trouver l'endroit de la formation même si dans le "voucher" il y a pas mal d'indications.

Sympa mais à 14 l'animatrice n'est pas toujours disponible

It was very easy to book and the instructor was very clear in her instructions which made it easy to follow.

it was nice but it was hard to find the lab, there were no indications and almost no one who works there knew where it was taking place (apartment, 3rd floor). the first part was nice but a little bit fast, the rest was an amazing experience.

A really fun activity, different from the usual tourist trail. It was a lovely and relaxing way to spend an afternoon in Paris.

I love this class! The teacher was very informative and answered every questions I had. I just hope they come out right???? 100% recommend this class

+ : une cheffe très sympathique et pédagogue, des astuces et une recette "facile" à reproduire

- : nous ne faisons pas la recette de A à Z par nous mêmes, nous repartons avec "seulement" 4 macarons qui ne sont pas faits avec nos propres coques.

It was a nice experience and I learnt how to make some great macarons.
I would've preferred to make the whole recipe myself from start to finish but I appreciate there is the time limit.

My girls and I enjoyed the macaron making class. The instructor was very talented and kind. It was quick and easy and definitely something memorable to do while in Paris.

Being in the iconic Galleries LaFayette Hausman and learning to make iconic macarons~ what could be more festive?! This class, taught by bilingual Marie, was a fun way to spend a little time in a very easy class. Marie was easy to understand and follow. A lovely recipe card and the macarons we made were great souvenirs.
Only thing that I would warn about is the stools. The stools are SOLID heavy metal, and sitting on them for over 10 minutes became very uncomfortable to many. We could easily stand up and change positions but still be good at the counters.
I would recommend this to anyone (even young people 10+) to demystify making the French Macaron.

très très bonne ambiance Le chef est super très conviviale on se sent tout de suite à l'aise
pas de difficultés lors de la réservation ni pendant l 'activité
oui à recommander

The place it self at the galary was very hard to find

J'ai beaucoup appris lors de ce cours de macarons, et Marie a été très sympa et a beaucoup répondu aux questions. Cependant, je suis un peu déçue de ne pas avoir pu réaliser les coques nous-mêmes, puisque c'est l'étape la plus compliquée. Mais au moins, le cours permet de voir la texture que doit avoir la pâte et quel sera le rendu. Le petit plus c'est que l'on repart avec la recette et quelques macarons.

The hands on class was just enough to get a feel for making this colorful and flavorful treat. The instructor was generous with her time and answered all questions, We all took home 4 macarons that we created. It was fun and a good way to start the day. The only negative issue was finding the kitchen, signage was a little confusing to us. When in doubt ask.

J ai passé un très bon moment conviviale à confectionner les macarons avec une cheffe pâtissière.

Malheureusement, on ne pouvait pas faire grand-chose soi-même et beaucoup de choses étaient déjà préparées. La dame qui l'a fait était très gentille et a aussi bien expliqué. Malgré tout, nous avions imaginé le cours autrement.

I like the place, the apartment, very private and clean. Marie is very passionate in sharing her expertise and explaining step by step for a perfect macarons. I will recommend for the first timer. Merci, Marie

It would be better if they can have someone who can speak English better or just label it as French only and I would not have bought the tickets. I couldn’t understand most of the lady’s English and thought that I could take some video to refresh my memory. She scolded me for taking the video which I didn’t see anywhere saying that we can’t take video. Overall I found the experience underwhelming and disappointing.

I didn't like the fact that we didn't cook, we just looked the chef prepare the mixture. We just mixture some easy ganache made only with butter. Nothing special, I do not suggest it. I thought it was a masterclass to know and to prepare macarons. Its just like looking some TV series on cooking. Also the macarons aren't so good. They are sticky. They only let you prepare two cover of macarons, and a little ganache made with butter.... very disappointed.

Le lieu est très agréable mais pas facile à trouver. Nous avons aimé les petites astuces transmises par la Cheffe mais avons été déçu car en réalité il n'y a quasi pas de manipulation soi-même et c'est ce qu'on était venu chercher. Pour des touristes étrangers, c'est fun mais pas pour des parisiens.

This would have been one of the highlights of our trip. However, upon arriving to what actually was the correct location and asking two employees, the doorman and a concierge for directions to where the class was located in the store we were redirected to another building. After asking the concierge at that location we were sent to the other location. If you see thebsize of these department stores, you know how long this trek took us. We ended up finally finding an employee who knew of the cooking class and she took us to the correct location of the class. Needless to say, by that time the class was half over and the instructor looked at us like we were crazy. She advised us to try to get our money back, which seems impossible because I cannot find a phone number to reach a person to speak to. With all of that being said, NO, I do not reccomend this offer to friends!

Die Räumlichkeiten sind klasse. Die Ausstattung war perfekt.

Marie, die Patissière ist sehr nett und kompetent. Marie hat uns gezeigt, wie man den Teig herstellt und die Macarons spritzt. Wir durften selber die Füllung für Schokoladen- und Pistazienmacarons machen.

Ich hätte gerne selber für meine Macarons den Teig hergestellt, die Macarons Böden gespritzt und meine Böden mit der Ganache gefüllt.
2 Stunden wären dafür aussreichend gewesen.

Leider haben wir nur jeder 4 Macarons gefüllt und mitnehmen können.

Daher bei "Value" nicht die gesamte Punktzahl.

The chef was very clear about the basics of how to make macarons. Explained everything and gave tips on how to make macarons better.
The booking was quick and easy, and the place where the activity was hosted was perfect, clean, and spacious.
I would have liked to do the merengue and incorporate the almond flour myself, but I understand that having mixing machines for everyone might be costly, perhaps a low-end mixer to have the full experience could be even better.,

I absolutely recommend this class.

Our chef was very nice and explained every step for making macarons with a lot of enthusiasm and detail. It was a delight listening to her and following her instructions. Also the combination of presentation and hands-on practice was a good equilibrium. Both my daughter (13) and I enjoyed the class very much and already recommended it to friends.

We both really enjoyed the course. We were expecting to make macaroons from start to finish but that probably more our fault for not reading it properly. We enjoyed making the fillings for the macaroons and were happy with our final results.
The lady leading the course was lovely. I would definitely recommend and will be trying to make them again when at home.

Side note: having never been to the department store, the signs weren’t the easiest to follow

Very nice intro to making macarons yourself. And the result is guaranteed to be perfect!

Very nicely done.. great space, super nice chef, overall good experience

Atelier très bien organisé, intervenante adorable qui arrive à faire de ce moment une expérience que l’on a envie de renouveler.
Idéal pour les débutants.
Petit bémol concernant la difficulté à trouver l’appartement dans les Galeries.

The class is well designed and very informative. The instructor was on top her game by drawing all participants into the fundamental process steps of making delicious macaroons. I had a lot of fun!

Was a little drawn out .. We were under pressure for time - so do give yourself the time and space of 1.5 hours. Our chef Marie was wonderful ..made a lovely fuss of our daughter for her 16th Birthday.

Activité trop simple
Tout était déjà fait
Juste la fiche technique à la fin
Et les participants qui arrive en retard
Déçu

I paid €147 for myself and two daughters. The description implied that we would be making macaron. However, we only watched someone make them and then mixed a bit of filling and stuck 4 macaron together. Total waste of time in my opinion.

Our instructor - Marie - was absolutely delightful! She explained everything so well and simply that even the most experienced bakers in the class learned some new tips and tricks. She was encouraging and positive and made the class so enjoyable. The macarons we made were very tasty and I can't wait to try making them again at home! Would definitely recommend this class to anyone looking for a fun morning/afternoon activity. Following the class, we shopped in the beautiful Galeries-Lafayette store and then made our way to the rooftop terrace to enjoy the views over Paris. Merci Marie!!

I would have like to try to do on my own the shell.
Anyway it was fun and the teacher very good and nice

I very much enjoyed every bit of it! The thing i liked most was the personality of the instructor she was amazing, and very helpful in a fun way! There weren't any difficulties for me, the overall experience was really educational yet entertaining at the same time. And yes i would definitely recommend it.

We have all the secrets!
The guide was an amazing as a person and super professional in teaching and baking.
Everything as promised and on time.

La prof était très bien, les macaron délicieux. Je regrette de ne pas avoir participé us activement à la préparation des macarons.
Oui je recommanderai cette activité !

Great instructor!! So much fun & long enough!! The macarons were better than Laduree.

Recomendaria esta experiencia. Muy original. Para cualquier aficionado en temas de cocina sin necesidad de saber mucho.
Lo que no nos gustó es que ningun dependiente nos supo informar de donde se realizaba esta experiencia. Nadie de la tienda conocia esta actividad.

100% would suggest anyone going to Paris did this it was a lot of fun and the woman in charge was very accommodating

Super activité ! trop bon moment ! mention spéciale à Marie la cheffe pâtissière :)

Loved the class! The instructor was very gracious, knowledgeable, and gave good tips. We really enjoyed it!

Adoramos a aula, muito vem organizada, com otima professora conduzindo o grupo. Um charme!!

I am determined to go home a particle making macaroons until they are worthy of gifting to friends. This was a highlight of my trip to Paris.

My 16-year old daughter wanted to learn how to bake macarons, so we signed up for a class. Marie, the instructor, is wonderful! She is such a fun, friendly, delightful and positive person. I really enjoyed eating the butter and chocolate while we were mixing it in the bowl. The macarons that we made on the cookie tray tasted just like brownies. So delicious :) My daughter and I had a great time in Marie's macaron bakery class and we're so glad we signed up. Merci beaucoup Marie!

C'était vraiment super , j'ai beaucoup aimé :-)

We had a great time at this class. It got my kids excited to try to make them at home. The pistachio macarons that we made were amazing! The instructor was funny and fun!

Ce qui m’a déplu c’est que la séance soit trop courte et qu’on ai pas eu l’opportunité de faire nous même les coques.
Je n’ai pas eu de difficultés
Je ne recommanderais pas cette activité

So much fun! Marie was very well organized. She had everything prepared and explained each step clearly and with patience. We learned a lot, and had much fun doing it. Merci Marie!

A great class, would recommend. Excellent instruction and fun. You aren’t able to complete the whole process of making the macaroon due to the hours actually needed to work through the steps. But, they explain and give recipes to take home.

We absolutely loved our macaron class and would recommend.
The pastry chef was amazing (it was her first day doing it but made it so fun and informative.)
We got to make four macarons - chocolate and pistachio - and got the recipe to take home at the end.
The setting was a spacious kitchen inside the beautiful Galeries Lafayette.
A great addition to our Paris trip.

Je remercie Marie pour son accueil, très souriante et chaleureuse. Elle traduit parfaitement bien en anglais ainsi qu'en français. Le cours est très bien expliqué, et hâte de faire la recette chez moi. Merci pour ce moment

This was a wonderful experience . My
wife and I had a great time.

To be honest, I wanted to make macarons from the beginning by myself, however, it was disappointing that macaron shell making was done only by the instructor (we could just see the demonstration). Also, making macaron cream was too simple (just mix the ingredients already prepared), and I could hardly say that the taste was good.

We had lots of fun making the ganache for our macarons. Clear explanations and lovely teacher. Macarons turned out quite good too. I’d recommend to make a few more though, so you don’t go home with a large box that’s half empty. Nice presentation is as important as the process. Overall would definitely recommend!

Nice experience, yummy

Bonne expérience, mais le prix peut être moins cher.

It was a nice workshop .
Would love to have more photos and the staff did not know where the Lafayette apartment was

Je pensais que cet atelier allais me permettre de faire la recette entièrement et non regarder. Je pensais que j’allais pouvoir faire une quinzaine de macarons et la ganache en conséquence. Au final, je suis repartie avec 4 petits macarons et je n’ai pu en pocher que 2. Je suis vraiment déçue de cet atelier. Cependant, le cours est bien dispensé, et les conseils sont présents. Les fiches recettes fournies sont claires. J’ai eu la réponse à mes questions, j’aurais aimé la pratique. Je ne recommande pas cet atelier aux personnes qui sont désireuses d’apprendre la technique mais plutôt à celle qui souhaitent un divertissement.

Learning to make macarons was quite interesting.

- Initiation à la préparation de macarons: nous n'avons pas fait l'intégralité de la recette
- Difficulté lors de ma réservation: Funbooker ne détaillait ni l'étage au sein du magasin ni montrait une carte détaillé pour retrouver facilement l'atelier / endroit du cours
- Le cours était agréable, le professeur avait un bon rythme pour pourvoir suivre le cours et la recette était claire
- En conclusion, j'étais contente d'avoir fait cet atelier.

Great activity to do while in Paris. Location was difficult to find as we were misdirected by staff several times to the wrong building. Overall we loved the actual demonstration and cooking and our take hike cookies were delicious!

The course was conducted in a group of 10 by a friendly chef/teacher who is both fluent in French and English. It was fun and engaging, with techniques such as piping taught. You will receive a box to contain your macaroons for takeaway. Suitable for children and adults likewise. Do note there are pre-made macaroon shells prepared in advance (though you get a shot at trying to make a batch yourself)

It was fun

It was fun

This was a great activity. Well organized and prepared. Our teacher was very informative and helpful and friendly. All of the ingredients were pre measured and prepared in advance to allow for a very relaxing and stress free experience. We received the recipes for future use and cute little boxes to round off the experience.
This was not a deep dive master class in macaron baking but rather a kid/novice baker friendly experience. I would definitely recommend to others.

Very fun experience with my family. Our instructor Mary was friendly and had lots of energy! The macarons were delicious and we made a lasting memory.

Fun non traditional activity to experience France. Chef spoke English and French and offered an informative and fun class.

Marie est merveilleuse! A sweet, caring, and genuine individual! If we only meet a person like this once in our life, we are blessed. She s the real deal. Super x 1,000!!!

We love you

Ed and Danielle Leard

Absolutely great for all ages. Delicious result and good mix of watching a demo and hands on.

The instructor told me my name wasn't on the list. Even after I showed proof of purchase and the reminder email confirming the event.

Yes

Super activité originale et ludique ! Ma famille américaine a adorée ! Mention ++ pour la recette offerte !

Cuisinière sympa
Lieu sympa
Souhaitais repartir avec la tablier des Galeries Lafayette

This class is barely a class. We expected to make macarons but we really just stirred some butter and sugar.

We booked this class to do something different but fun and delicious during our stay in Paris. The class was just the right size and everything was set up and ready when we walked in. The tables were prepped with everything we needed to make 2 different ganache fillings for our macarons. We watched the demonstration for how to make the shells and then were able to "practice" forming the shells using the mixture made by the class instructor. She then instructed us on how to make a chocolate filling and gave us pre-made shells for 2 macarons each while our "practice" shells were baking in the oven. They were all collected so they could chill in the fridge while we made the next set. We also then made a pistachio ganache filling for 2 pistachio shells and filled those as well. We were given the clear plastic boxes to put all of our macarons (4 total for each person) and we were able to tastes the shells we made as well. What a fun, delicious and interesting class!

Although the teacher was very nice the macarons course was disappointing….

The course was actually too short to learn anything. Macarons take a lot of time and patience. We went home with 4 pieces and they tasted delicious. But I feel I Just paid a lot of money for 4 macarons….

Oui je recommande, la formatrice était super sympa, accueillante, souriante nous avons passé un agréable moment !
Merci

Marie was really lovely, but we did expect to have the opportunity to create a whole batch rather than watch her do it. We did not receive the promised recipes by email after the lesson either.

This was a super fun and good class. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because they didn't send the recipe via email as they had promised.

Le joli cadre, la douce et pédagogue formatrice, un petit groupe restreint pour pouvoir profiter pleinement de l’heure et des explications, tout était parfait. Par ailleurs, pouvoir ramener chez soi ses macarons est une superbe idée qui permet d’en épater plus d’un et donne vraiment envie de s’y (re)mettre sérieusement.

One of the best things we did in Paris. The instructor was so nice and friendly and the class was super fun and informative. Would recommend for sure.

Great time. Our chef was very informative and was extremely helpful. Would recommend to any visitor staying in the City of Lights!

Pour moi, l'idéal aurait été de pouvoir utiliser un robot (mais 1 robot pour chaque table pas possible je pense).....
Sinon, l'atelier était bien mené par Marie avec une grande majorité d'étrangers....
J'ai profité de plusieurs conseils et astuces qui me seront bien utiles.
Merci !

It was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommended

Super activité! Notre chef pâtissière à été top!

Nous étions un petit groupe donc on a tous pu bien participer à l’atelier et la formatrice était très claire dans ses explications et très patiente avec nous les débutants.
Je recommande fortement

Animatrice synpathique avec de bonnes astuce néanmoins la manipulation reste minime et manque les petits plus Galeries Lafayette.

Acceuilllis avec de l eau?
Tablier de cuisine sans logo...
Bref aucun soucis du detail

The pastry chef was not very enthusiastic and she was hard to hear. It was also hard to see what she was doing. She used a mix master and there was no mirror above to see how she was blending.

We told her we don't eat chocolate and she said there will there be a plain macaron. It was Pistachio. We not only didn't get to make our own, except for the paste, but we never even ate one because we don't eat thosed flavors.

The "class" was not really a class at all, more a demonstration.

Toutefois, j’ai trouvé cet atelier très léger.
Il n’y a pas que des anglophones qui y participent.
Donc essayer de le faire également en français sans qu’on soit toujours obligé de demander la traduction.
Pourquoi chaque participant ne dispose pas d’une poche à douille pour apprendre le façonnage des macarons.? Lorsqu’un participant pose des questions sur les macarons, donner la réponse ou l’explication, afin que tout le monde entende, et puisse en bénéficier. (Ex lorsque certains participants posent des questions sur la façon dont on peut faire des macarons aux fruits. À la mangue etc
Donner les explications de sorte que tout le monde puisse en profiter.

Pas suffisamment de trucs et astuces donnés par les chefs. C’est ce qui fait l’intérêt d’un atelier.

I really appreciate the fact that she prepare the macaron in front of us. I think that the time is a bit short, we did not have the opportunity to practice more. Just two flavors where included in the program.

Lieu difficile à trouver, même au guichet de l'information les hôtesses ne connaissaient pas le lieu. Il a fallu chercher!
La plupart des préparations sont déjà faites par l'animatrice.
Manque 1 h au cours pour pouvoir tout faire soi même.
Animatrice sympathique