L'Atelier des Chefs in Paris runs the city's most affordable cooking classes: 30-minute €18 lunch sessions and longer 2-hour €95 evening dinner workshops, all in French.
Tip: The lunch 'En 30 Minutes' session lands a hot meal and a technique for €18; book ahead.
Address: 10 Rue de Penthièvre, 75008 Paris
École de Cuisine Alain Ducasse in Paris's 16e is the chef's own teaching kitchen, running market sessions and 4-hour technique workshops in English and French.
Tip: The 'tour du marché' Saturday market-and-cooking session is the most popular; book three weeks ahead.
Galeries Lafayette Cooking School in Paris runs 2-hour classes from the gourmet hall on Boulevard Haussmann. Patisserie, bread, market-fresh menus and a 3-course meal.
Tip: English-language session list is updated monthly; the Wednesday 14:00 macaron class is the easy ticket.
La Cuisine Paris in Paris's 4e runs French bistro and baking classes in English on the Seine. Three-hour to full-day sessions, max 8 guests, all skill levels.
Tip: Book the croissant class for a Saturday morning; the markets-and-lunch session is the steal.
Le Cordon Bleu Paris is the 1895 culinary school's flagship campus in the 15e. Daily and short workshops alongside the multi-month diploma programmes, in English.
Tip: The 'gourmet sessions' are 3-4 hours and open to the public; book the macaron one.
Cook'n with Class in Paris is the Montmartre-based bilingual school running market shop plus cooking class with chef Eric Fraudeau. Six guests max, English and French.
Tip: The half-day market-and-cooking sessions include a sit-down lunch with wine; book a week ahead.
Le Foodist in Paris's 5e is the Latin Quarter cooking school chef Fred Pouillot runs from a 5e townhouse. French bistro classics in English, with wine sessions.
Tip: The wine-and-cheese pairing class at €115 is the introduction; book a fortnight ahead.
