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Baking Sweet French Classics at the Ritz
After enjoying a light lunch on the patio of the Ritz’s Bar Vendôme, I was kindly guided down the elegant, toile-adorned staircase to the kitchens of the École Ritz Escoffier. I was on my way to attend their ‘Sweet Classics’ baking class. Earlier in the year, as I was planning this trip to Paris, I had discovered that the Hôtel Ritz had just re-opened after an extensive four-year renovation. Always on the look out for new French baking and cooking class opportunities, I began to wonder whether they might not offer some. Happily, a quick look at their website confirmed that indeed they do. So, of course, I had to…
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The Ritz Paris for a Light Lunch
July 14, 2018 was a big day for me. It was Bastille Day and I was in Paris! Bastille Day, Fête Nationale Française as it is known in France, is one of the biggest days in the country. This patriotic holiday is celebrated with a huge military parade down the Champs-Élysées, dances at all the fire halls, and fireworks over la tour Eiffel – the Eiffel Tower. My plan for the day was to take in the parade and the fireworks. In between, I intended to enhance my repertoire of French baking skills by completing a class at the École Ritz Escoffier. This is the cooking school at the luxurious…
