FINE Pastry Arts
Going to fine hotels and restaurants, you see a myriad of visually stunning sweet creations that satisfy not only your palate but your artistic mind. Textures, contours, and colours of these petits gateaux and entremets resonate with their carefully designed flavour profiles. Let us deconstruct the intricacies and go through the process with you step-by-step, so you can recreate these fine pastry here and at home.
Class listing updated on January 30, 2024
French Pear Almond Tart
$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
All materials included
Duration: 2.5 - 3.5 hours
Format: In person, Hands-on
# of Students: 4 - 10
On ‘Bourdaloue Road’ in Paris, this very Parisian tart became a classic tart that incorporates poached pears, roasted almonds, and frangipane cream. Learn to make the tart base and frangipane from scratch for they will pave your road to haute pastry.
Blossom in Heart: Sakura Matcha Entremet
$195 or 7 prepaid points /person
All materials included
Duration: 3.5 - 4.5 hours
Format: In person, Hands-on
# of Students: 4 - 6
A sweet sensation springs from one's heart, then inevitably love sprouts. On layers of matcha sponges with hidden strawberry fillings, pink chantilly cream is piped in the direction whereto your heart blossoms. Ruby chocolate covers the blushing face.
Trianon Crispy Dark Chocolate Entremet
$195 or 7 prepaid points /person
All materials included
Duration: 3.5 - 4.5 hours
Format: In person, Hands-on
# of Students: 4 - 8
Marie Antoinette might love her chocolate cake, but who are we to judge when we make our royally decadent entremet with a nutty dark chocolate ganache over an airy cocoa sponge, topped with delicate piped chocolate mousse and a crisp, tempered disc.
Queen of Black Forest Entremet
$195 or 7 prepaid points /person
All materials included
Duration: 4.5 - 5.5 hours
Format: In person, Hands-on
# of Students: 4 - 8
Black Forest is where the famous kirschwasser (cherry brandy) evolved, and such aromatic elixir is what goes into the classic gateau, which we modernized into a crown-like mirror-glazed entremet that comprises the classic flavours on a flourless chocolate cake.
Mont Blanc, Classic Chestnut Dome Cake
$219 or 8 prepaid points /person
All materials included
Duration: 3.5 - 4.5 hours
Format: In person, Hands-on
# of Students: 4 - 6
Mont Blanc is the snow mountain atop the Alps, and the dessert that bears its name is a mount of chestnut goodness. Learn to combine the classic meringue and marron puree with a sponge cake and chestnut bavarian mousse for a mount of pleasure.
Modern Bûche de Noël: Coconut Ube
$219 or 8 prepaid points /person
All materials included
Duration: 4 - 5 hours
Format: In person, Hands-on
# of Students: 4 - 8
The traditional yule log takes its romantic turn into a lilac coloured entremet constructed with a creamy purple yam bavarois layer encapsulating a coconut centre, set on top of a macaroon base biscuit. Snowy handmade marshmallows adorn.
Pierre Hermé's Tarte Infiniment Vanille
$250 or 9 prepaid points /person
All materials included
Duration: 4.5 - 5.5 hours
Format: In person, Hands-on
# of Students: 4 - 8
The “Picasso of Pastry” invented stunning flavour combinations, but at his pinnacle was a series of desserts featuring infinitely pure flavours. These fancy vanilla tarts comprise vanilla from different origins in its components – tart shell, ganache, cream disc, glaze, and more.
Private class available for booking from 4 people. Please send us an email with your group’s preferred dates and time, we will try to accommodate.
Class fee is per person per set of materials, subject to HST.
HANDS-ON CLASS INCLUDES:
Relevant recipes
Hands-on practice on recipes as guided by chef instructor
All materials needed – the tools and ingredients we use in class are of top quality
An apron to use during class (you are welcome to bring your own)
Container for you to take away your finished product