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Cake Decorating & Cupcake Boot Camp with Chef Alissa Wallers

Monday, June 25, 2018
This five-day pastry camp is your chance to explore all that the world of cake decorating has to offer! Chef Alissa Wallers of The French Pastry School will teach you the foundations of designing a visually engaging cake that tastes as wonderful as it looks. You'll learn popular cake decorating skills using mediums like fondant, gumpaste, royal icing, buttercream, and sugar components.
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Bread Boot Camp with Chef Michel Ernots

Monday, June 25, 2018
Join Chef Michel Ernots of The French Pastry School for this five-day boot camp dedicated to the art of boulangerie. This is your opportunity to explore the fascinating and delicious world of French bread and pastries! Chef Michel will teach you bread fundamentals and the basic phases of breadmaking including mixing, dividing, proofing and baking.
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East Meets West with Chef Andres Lara

Monday, July 23, 2018
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Pastry & Dessert Boot Camp with Chef Michel Ernots

Monday, July 30, 2018
Interested in French pastries? Let this course introduce you! Join Chef Michel Ernots of The French Pastry School for this five-day workshop dedicated to the art of French pastry. Chef Michel will guide you through the fundamentals of rolling, whipping, folding and baking in a professional, yet friendly and approachable kitchen environment. You'll taste and discuss the products you make along the way, so make sure you come with a strong appetite for learning—and eating!
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Chocolate & Sugar Boot Camp with Chef Joel Reno

Monday, August 6, 2018
This five-day boot camp is your chance to explore the wide world of chocolate and sugar confections and pastry making. This is a great course for aspiring pastry students and enthusiasts, alike! Chef Joel Reno of The French Pastry School will teach you everything you need to know in a professional, yet comfortable kitchen environment.
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Panning & Chocolate Sculpture with Chef Christophe Morel

Monday, August 20, 2018
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Baking & Food Science 101 with Chef Michel Ernots

Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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The Art of Fresh & Light Pastries with Chef Luc Baudin

Monday, September 10, 2018
Innovative Chef Luc Baudin travels from Paris to Chicago and brings with him a new and fresh perspective for making pastries. He's dedicated his life's work to creating products that are designed and adapted to meet the needs of the consumers' wellness. In this four-day professional course, you'll learn to create health-conscious recipes using less sugar, less fat, and more fiber. You'll use alternative sugars like coconut sugar, and alternative flours made from legumes, oat bran, and whole wheat.
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Showpiece & World Chocolate Masters with Chef Frank Haasnoot

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
This intimate, two-day professional seminar is a World Chocolate Masters-inspired demonstration with the one-and-only, Frank Haasnoot. Prepare to enter into Chef Haasnoot's imaginative and whimsical world turning classical creations into modern and contemporary innovations. His demonstration will focus on a chocolate showpiece inspired from his work during the World Chocolate Masters, chocolate bonbons, plated desserts, entremets, and many chocolate decorating techniques.
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Macarons, Cookies, Bars & Coffee Cakes with Chef Alissa Wallers

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Macarons, cookies, bars and coffee cakes—oh my! Learn how to perfect these and other French-style treats in this three-day workshop with Chef Alissa Wallers of The French Pastry School. We designed this class with you, the enthusiast in mind, and Chef Wallers will focus her attention on the sweet and the petite! She'll teach you how to create impressive French delights, perfect for any party or gathering of foodie friends.
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