Recommendation for cooking class in Paris?

I took a croissant pastry class with La Cuisine a few years ago. I know that offered different options.

My croissant class was wonderful! I’ve made them a lot since that trip.

One might observe that a resident of Paris will unlikely pay someone to spend a day with him/her, simply to be shown where to shop for basic food items and how to make a meal that is unlikely any different from those he/she has been preparing his/her entire life.

Would it not be reasonable to assume that these courses and their prices are aimed directly at tourists?

Classes at the places that I have been to tend to start at around 90€ and ranging to 140€ per person depending on the class. These are classes for visitors. I have never been to a cooking class in Paris in which there was a single local so I think the reasonable price is the tourist price. I'm sure that there are cooking classes in Paris that are aimed at locals just as there are cooking classes here in my town for locals but my guess is that you would have to speak French to take the class and look for them on French language sites.

There are professional schools for locals to certify for careers. I’ve never seen a cooking class offered for locals, only full courses.

A market visit is an eye opener because ingredients are much more extensive in France. And there’s much more variety to the preparations. It’s easy enough to reheat duck legs confit and cook potatoes in the fat but something like a paupiette de veau (veal birds) will be new. There are a few vegetables I’ve never seen in the US. All the specialty seasonal sausages (waiting for the smoked morteau now), fresh rabbit, game, goose, pigeon, the extensive seafood such as eel, scallops in the shell, oursins, and the way each shop prepares it for the customer will be new. I would hope that these market tours do more than skim the surface. And then once back in the kitchen they do something with new ingredients.

I’ve never seen a cooking class offered for locals.

I have looked for cooking classes for adults, other than the 1-day variety, the options are very few. However, Ferrandi offers a number of options for professionals lasting just a few days and during the summer, they have month long classes in English, basically for tourists:

https://www.ferrandi-paris.fr/formations-pour-adultes/cuisine

My wife and daughter (she was 19 at the time) took a class with Catherine Reed in the 7th. You shop with her and cook at her restaraunt. This was several years ago so Google her/restaraunt (Reed's?) to see if her business made it through the pandemic. They had a great time and it was a small group.

The Cordon Bleu, perhaps? My brother did one of those half day classes in 2018, thought it was great. Located near the Eiffel Tower, along the Seine, so easy to find, and it gets good reviews on TA: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187147-d190904-Reviews-Le_Cordon_Bleu-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

Molly J Wilkinson is a Texas-born Cordon Bleu pastry chef that lives in VersaIlles and teaches classes in her home in Versailles…..we had the joy of eating one of her planned picnics in Versailles last spring…..which she has stopped because her demand grew and she has directed her attention to her classes now…..but she is delightful and so was the day at Versailles. You might ant to google her and se if that is what you want.

LA Cuisine Paris..hands down!! Have done 4 market classes..ending with the most amazing lunch at their dining room overlooking the Seine! Have done a croissant and macaroon class as well..but the market cooking class..SO MUCH FUN!

You can also check AirBnB Experiences -- I have seen cooking classes offered in Paris on there.

La Cuisine - classes in English and the company is delightful. Their location in the Marais is nicely located for activities before or after the class.

hey hey devon
many prices of activities has gone sky high since europe opened up, many want to do food tours/cooking classes/wine tasting, etc
they did loose lots of money during the pandemic and are making up if still in business, both are reasonable and tourist prices.
residents don't usually take lessons or tours, they make themselves, go to mom's and gramma's kitchen or buy at patisserie/bakery.
you can take a look at the rest of cities in europe and see the prices are going up
seems like it's an "in" thing to do in past couple years and entrepreneurs, chefs/cooks/bakers want to be their own boss, taking care of their own business themselves, no overhead, setting own hours and making people happy to eat, taste, drink, and be happy with a full belly!!
eatwith.com
put paris in search, guests, event type. some of these are lunch/dinner in residents home and cook for you or have a class there
atasteofparis.com
paris-tickets.com/ food tour in montmarte
airbnb.com/ paris/ experiences
so many different classes, tours. you do not have to stay with airbnb to participate
discoverwalks.com
save money in your "piggy bank", take the class and have fun, we did classes in italy, then i got back home to eat rice & beans so i could enjoy and try my recipe at home,
aloha

Molly Wilk is a gem. I have taken her class and also an online class. Her treats look amazing.
https://www.mollyjwilk.com/