Macaroon workshop with a pastry chef at Galeries Lafayette

Very disappointed with this Workshop which is very basic (we only have to mix 2 ganaches and assemble the pre-cooked shells), observational (little practice), unprofessional (no great expertise or sharing of gastronomic knowledge), expeditious (little explanation, with duration less than stated), aimed at tourists (foreign audience + 3 questions directed at Emily in Paris), not friendly (rather reche host, with the minimum link) and arbitrary (even the mix of pre established ganaches is not tolerated).

the trainer was not very interested and she told everything automatically 🤦🏾‍♀️ plus the course started very late but we ended up ahead 🤣😐🤦🏾‍♀️

Very disappointing. We were content to watch the pastry chef most of the time. We were told 1h30 and it hardly lasted more than an hour.

A chef wasn't kind and benevolent.

I regretted that we didn't have the opportunity to make our own macaroons, only the ganache. G regretted that we only made 2 varieties of macaroons, even though we finished 20 minutes ahead of time and frankly could have tried a third flavor. The workshop was supposed to last 1h30 and ended up lasting 1h10. And the pastry chef really didn't give the impression that she was having a good time.

I'm disappointed because on the ad it says 6 people maximum and we were 16. It also says that the workshop can be done in English on request, but the workshop was in English and the chef confirmed that this workshop is always in English. Fortunately, the chef is friendly, smiling and, above all, French, so she gives directions in French if you ask her. We left with 4 macaroons and didn't get much hands-on experience, which was a real shame.

Disappointed! Our participation in the workshop consisted of mixing the ready-made ingredients of 2 ganaches, poaching 3 coques and garnishing 4 macaroons ☹️

The setting is very nice, but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't make the macaroons myself. We're shown and learnt, but there's nothing like putting things into practice straight away to apply and remember things well.

Disappointed with the course, which lasted 1 hour rather than 1h30. We only made 2 ganaches and took home 4 macaroons, which is a shame. More for tourists or beginners

It's a nice setting, but there's hardly any participation, just observation, and it's not very interesting.

Very good, but it's a shame that the macaroon shells weren't made by the participants but only by the pastry chef. Otherwise, a great time was had by all, and we left with our own macaroons and the recipe!

Very pleasant teacher, but very poor course content. It's not a pastry class but a recipe presentation where you don't do much. Passionate about cooking, I won't try this again.