La Cuisine Paris - Cooking Class - WHICH Market class?

I haven’t done their class but I know they are highly regarded. The Bastille market is the largest of the 3 I believe. The Monge area is quite lovely. Most of the neighbourhood markets are open in the morning and start to wind down in early afternoon; your market experience may be more enjoyable with a morning choice. If you don’t already have it on your list, be sure to go to the Grande Epicerie, the food and cookware building of the Bon Marche; it is worth a visit.

Hi, I took La Cuisine’s croissant pastry class about five years ago and loved it! I still make croissants at home with the skills the chef taught during the class. The chef was professional and showed us the exacting procedure but still a friendly experience. I had hoped to take their choux pastry class on a subsequent trip but was unable to do it.

They do have a nice on-line newsletter that they send me each season. You might want to sign up for it.

I haven’t taken any market tours in Paris, so I didn’t initially reply to your post until your PM request. I have taken market cooking class combos in other cities and liked them. Personally, I would select the one that’s most convenient for your group for their location & time of day.

The Maubert market is fairly small, and tightly packed on a small square. Monge is not far and is larger, probably better if you want a Paris market experience.

Thanks Jean!

And thanks Claire and Balso for the 411 on the markets! I found out that some markets are only in the AM and some are in the PM, so an afternoon/evening Cooking Class may work best!

Good info on the Bon Marche too, thanks!

I have attended both Schools, and seriously prefer Cookin’ with class. I did a sauce class at Le Cuisine and didn’t feel like I got what I needed from it so took another one at Cookin’ with class and the experience was completely different in a much nicer way. At Le cuisine we made the sauce and tasted them with bread. At cooking with class we made the sauce and then made accompaniments ( iE Hollandaise with Salmon, so got a free idea of a way to make salmon too) with it which we then ate with a bottle of wine. It was not really a sit down meal well, yes it was sort of, I was full, so I guess to put a spin on it Cookin’ with class is classier. I think maybe they are a little more expensive but so worth it for me. That said, I think Cookin’ with class has both market classes and non-market classes and I believe, that the market classes are more in the morning and then you have lunch but I could be wrong about that too. And I’m lazy so I’m not gonna look it up. And I feel OK about that because I figure you’ve already been in the websites for both. This is all just my opinion, but I would probably not do another class at Le cuisine if I had my choice.

Thank you rosiecaro for sharing your personal experience and opinions!

Covered markets are open both in the morning and afternoon (except Sunday afternoon), while ambulatory markets set up in the mornings in different locations, and start breaking down between 12 and 1. This shouldn't affect the quality or a cooking class.

My wife and I did the macaron class with La Cuisine Paris in September. Not exactly what you asked but we enjoyed it. It was 3+ hours of intense instruction. We walked out with 4 or 5 dozen and shared them around our hotel.
Maybe an option if the cooking class does not work.

Thanks Bets for advising on the market situation, that is helpful.

Thanks Curt for an additional recommendation!