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Norman Love, founder of Norman Love Confections, has created edible works of art that have been featured in renowned hotels throughout the world. His passion for pastry will be demonstrated through a modern contemporary approach to chocolate décor for all entremets. Each recipe will be as different as the next with chocolate as the constant.

Take your love of chocolate to the next level with this three-day, hands-on class with Chef Joel Reno who will teach you the tricks of the trade to make delicious handcrafted chocolate candies. You will discover a wide range of fillings such as crunchy nut pastes and fragrant herbs and essences paired with a silky white chocolate, buttery milk chocolate and dark and decadent bittersweet chocolate. To top it off, the chef will show you designs to make these treats look like they came out of a premier chocolate boutique. 

Internationally renowned cake designer and French Pastry School alum Ms. Maggie Austin brings her sophisticated and playful approach to technique with a cascade of Pearls and Petals. Now you have the opportunity to learn some of the beautiful techniques behind her exquisite cake designs. Join Maggie as she shares her signature artistry in this unique and exclusive French Pastry School course.  In an intensive four-day course, explore hand-rolled, molded, and freshwater pearls and a variety of methods for making petals.

For purveyor's of France's famous pastries, this new course at The French Pastry School is the perfect Parsian experience to please the most discerning of taste buds.  Now you can learn the traditions and innovations of French pastry in this three-day course as Chef Joel Reno guides you through his most cherished recipes.  Whether it’s a whole cake called as an ‘entremet’ or a stunningly beautiful dessert in a glass called a ‘verrine’ you will find the real tricks to make them successfully and the techniques needed to make your hom