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Baking Classes in NYC

Spend about two hours with the pastry chefs who make Mille-Feuille run every morning. Small groups, real working kitchen, and you leave with what you bake — plus the recipes, the techniques and more flour on your apron than you'd expect.

Mille-Feuille baking class in progress Croissant lamination demonstration Student shaping macaron shells
8
Max guests
Never 20 or 30. Everyone has space, a bench, and time with the chef.
Real
Working kitchen
Not a demo room. Our actual Greenwich Village kitchen.
Take home
Everything you bake
Croissants, macarons, madeleines, the recipes, and the how-to-do-it-again instinct.
$95+
Per person
All ingredients, apron and takeaway box included. Lower per-person rate for groups of 2 to 4. Gift cards available.

The three classes we teach

Classes run on weekends, with the next open dates on each card. Private and group bookings available on request.

Freshly laminated croissants cooling on a rack

Croissant Class

from $95
2 hours · All levels

Learn the lamination that made us famous: folding butter into dough, shaping, proofing, and baking a batch to golden crispness. The technique that separates real French viennoiserie from the rest.

  • Butter lamination explained step-by-step
  • Shape and proof your own croissants
  • Bake them in our kitchen and take home 10 to 12 pieces: croissants, pain au chocolat and almond croissants
  • Full recipe + timing chart to recreate at home
Next available dates
Colorful macaron shells on a baking tray

Macaron Class

from $95
2 hours · All levels

The Parisian classic that has humbled more home bakers than any other pastry. We walk through the meringue, the macaronage, the piping and the filling — and you leave with a full box of your own.

  • Master the French meringue and macaronage
  • Pipe and bake shells in the right colors
  • Ganache and buttercream fillings you'll actually use
  • Take home 12 macarons + recipe card and troubleshooting guide
Next available dates
Golden financiers and madeleines fresh out of the oven

Madeleine, Financier & Chocolate Fondant Class

from $95
2 hours · All levels

Three French tea-time classics in one session. Brown butter, almond batter and a molten chocolate centre — the small cakes every Parisian bakery counter is built on, and the ones you'll actually bake again at home.

  • Make brown butter and get the signature madeleine hump
  • Mix and bake almond financiers the way we do every morning
  • Nail the timing of a chocolate fondant with a molten centre
  • Take home a box of everything you bake + recipe card
Next available dates

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Who you'll learn from

Dimitri Viaud
Dimitri Viaud
Executive Chef, Pastry

18 years of craft, from Nantes to NYC. Dimitri runs all of our pastry and teaches the advanced techniques with a patient hand.

Nicolas Buchot
Nicolas Buchot
Executive Chef, Bakery

16 years as an Executive Chef in France and abroad — Maison Kayser (U.S. and Mexico), the Hamptons, embassies and the United Nations. He leads the bakery team behind our 2026 Best Croissant and best kouign-amann wins.

Zakaria
Zakaria
Pastry Sous-Chef

Started at Mille-Feuille in 2014 at the bottom of the ladder. Trained shoulder-to-shoulder with Olivier and Dimitri, became Pastry Sous-Chef in 2022 — and is now our resident croquembouche master.

Questions, answered

How long does a class last?
About 2 hours, whichever class you pick: croissant, macaron, or madeleine, financier and chocolate fondant. That's enough time to cover the technique, bake a full batch, and clean up without anyone rushing.
Who teaches the classes?
Our professional pastry chefs: Dimitri Viaud (Executive Chef, Pastry), Nicolas Buchot (Executive Chef, Bakery) and Zakaria (Pastry Sous-Chef).
Do I need any baking experience?
No. Classes are designed for all levels — we've taught total beginners and trained pastry chefs looking for a French technique refresh. The chef adjusts the pace to the room.
What do I take home?
Everything you baked, depending on the class: 10 to 12 pieces (croissants, pain au chocolat and almond croissants), 12 macarons, or a box of madeleines, financiers and chocolate fondants. You also leave with the printed recipe and notes from the chef on how to recreate it in your own kitchen.
Can I give a class as a gift?
Yes. Buy a Mille-Feuille gift card in any denomination from $95 up — the recipient picks the class and date themselves.
Can I book a private class for a group or event?
Absolutely. Bachelorettes, birthdays, team offsites, corporate events — we host them regularly. Email info@millefeuille-nyc.com with your date and group size and we'll come back with a quote.
Where are classes held?
In our working kitchen at the Greenwich Village bakery, 552 LaGuardia Pl.
What should I bring? What should I wear?
Just yourself and closed-toe shoes. We provide the apron, ingredients, tools, a takeaway box, and coffee or tea. Leave large bags at home — the kitchen is cozy.

Ready to bake?

Pick a Saturday or Sunday that works — most classes fill up two to three weeks ahead.

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