About Us

Established in 1995, The French Pastry School is owned and operated by internationally acclaimed pastry chefs Jacquy Pfeiffer and Sébastien Canonne, M.O.F.

The French Pastry School offers instruction based on the artist-apprentice model that has been in operation in Europe for hundreds of years. It is through constant exposure to, and observation of, master chefs that our students learn their craft.

Unlike other schools, ours is dedicated only to the art of pastry. It is our goal to be the finest pastry school in the United States producing the best-prepared chefs entering the profession.

We achieve our goal through the accomplishments of our instructors and our students' unprecedented access to them. Our most discerning critics let us know that we're doing our job - the executive pastry chefs who hire our graduates and, after experiencing their preparation, actively seek new French Pastry School graduates for their kitchens.

The French Pastry School is affiliated with the City Colleges of Chicago and is accredited by the Illinois Community College Board.



Sébastien Canonne, M.O.F. Jacquy Pfeiffer Bob Hartwig John Kraus Laura Ragano Renée Bohus Anne Kauffmann Elaine Kilby Lindsay Koriath Franco Pacini
	About Us Established in 1995, The French Pastry School is owned and operated by internationally acclaimed pastry chefs Jacquy Pfeiffer and Sébastien Canonne, M.O.F. The French Pastry School offers instruction based on the artist-apprentice model that has been in operation in Europe for hundreds of years. It is through constant exposure to, and observation of, master chefs that our students learn their craft. Unlike other schools, ours is dedicated only to the art of pastry. It is our goal to be the finest pastry school in the United States producing the best-prepared chefs entering the profession. We achieve our goal through the accomplishments of our instructors and our students' unprecedented access to them. Our most discerning critics let us know that we're doing our job - the executive pastry chefs who hire our graduates and, after experiencing their preparation, actively seek new French Pastry School graduates for their kitchens. The French Pastry School is affiliated with the City Colleges of Chicago and is accredited by the Illinois Community College Board.