Things to do in Paris, Ile-de-France: The Best Food & Drink

La Cuisine Paris is a cooking school in the centre of Paris offering hands-on cooking classes and food tours in English. Our school is located in the heart of Paris just minutes away from Notre Dame, the Marais, and the famous Hotel de Ville. Our classes are taught in a warm and friendly environment and are small and hands-on - we like everyone to get stuck in! Join us to learn to make beautiful macarons or buttery croissants, or to learn how to use seasonal products inspired by a French Market visit. Or spend time with us outside of the kitchen and indulge your taste buds on a food tour, from our fromage and wine workshop, to our sweet Pastry and Chocolate tour, to our historical tour of the Kings kitchen garden in Versailles, there is something for everyone. Come and join us to learn some tips and secrets so that you can recreate French cuisine in your home kitchen!

Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes are half-day classes that teach students how to make classic French cuisine. Classes start at 9:00AM with a tour of a fresh food market, then go to a private kitchen by the Eiffel tower & cook a 5-course meal with a wine & cheese course. Time: 9:00AM- 2:30PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours) Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students. Cost:195 euros per person

There’s a reason why our tours are top-rated food tours on TripAdvisor and have been celebrated by The New York Times (twice!) and knowledgable foodies like David Lebovitz and Ruth Reichl: we keep our group sizes tiny, we spend generously at the best shops in town, and we only work with expert guides who have devoted their lives to food & wine. Our tours are in English and last for around 3 hours. They include some walking and standing, but also feature a seated tasting with wine pairings. Our tours are designed for adults. We’re unable to host children under ten years of age. Our price of 110€ per person is a little higher than the competition because we spend more than anyone else on premium tastings and to pay the most experienced and knowledgable guides in Paris. You’re also paying for the tiny group size.

"If you are a Francophile, if you are in love with 'Frenchness', if you wish to avoid the typical Parisian tourist route and instead explore the French art of living through the chef d’œuvres of the Parisian elite's family mansions, and if, finally, along this journey, you feel like having a gourmet feast, then Delicious Paris is perfect for you."

Paris is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and, like that popular girl in school, is overrun by some of the biggest tourism corporations in the world. Ok, the metaphor strains but what we mean is that Paris can be oppressively touristic, with giant multinationals charging you extortionate prices, herding you into huge, impersonal megagroups, and giving the the equivalent of a Big Mac + flaccid french fries for the price of a nice steak/smug waiter in a black vest. (See, we CAN do metaphors!) We, too, aim to one day charge you ridiculous prices, as well (What can we say? We like nice things.) but for now we are a tiny band of friends + friends-of-friends taking you to the both the hidden corners and all the glittery gold stuff of your Paris dreams. (Coming soon, Virtual experiences, plus London and Chicago.) Think of us like your slightly deviant, yet bizarrely well-informed, long-lost cousins, rabid to take you around our Paris. Are you Curious?

Colada offers workshops centered around the discovery of flavors and cocktails! We are located in the heart of the Marais. We will teach you, during our innovative workshop, how to create your own cocktail recipes! Enjoy the best Cocktail Workshop in Paris with Baptiste, founder and animator, Cocktail expert at the Huffington Post and the Revue du Vin de France!

Located in the Maison à l'igneigne du Faucheur, at 11 rue François Miron - Paris 4th, the shop is dedicated to wines and conviviality, on the ground floor is a sales area and a wine bar, below -floor a vaulted cellar dedicated to tasting and private events. Stefan Dolhain welcomes you from Thursday to Monday for an experience around cheese and the vine.