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

For a unique cooking class experience in Paris 17th, Chef Noémie welcomes you in her charming kitchen school.Noémie, graduated from the famous LENOTRE culinary institute, will teach you secrets and tips she learned from « Meilleur Ouvrier de France ».During hands-on cooking classes, you’ll appreciate the fresh local market products. Discover the French culture through Noémie, an authentic Parisian, and share with her a very pleasant time enjoying the three courses meal prepared.

Paris By The Glass offers you the unique opportunity to learn more about French food and wine through our various tours, walks and tastings. We offer gourmet walking tours of Paris, wine & champagne tastings in Paris. Learn more about how Parisians shop, eat and visit some of Paris's most authentic epicurean shops, ones you may miss without a local guide. Learn about France's wines and cheeses and terroirs through sampling in the relaxing atmosphere of Parisian shops and cellars. Paris By The Glass's small-group activities revolving around French gastronomy, wine and culture will are sure to be a highlight of your time in this magical city!

Founder & president, Patti Ravenscroft, has been organizing incredible, behind-the-scene trips to France, Italy, Morocco & Vietnam since 1994. Each trip is carefully planned to offer personal connections to the local people, including chefs, farmers & winemakers. Intimate connections with the culture, outstanding food & wine & cooking classes with exceptional chefs are the hallmark of each trip.

Paris on the Way (open in 2010) works with 120 Licensed Guides in Paris & Normandy. Our core business is to provide Licensed Guides, and if needed we can provide museum bookings, or create visits. We are sponsors for the Louvre museum. Our main skill is in English. We also offer guided visits in French/Spanish/German/Portuguese. Our Licensed Guides have excellent feedbacks and great experience.

I invite you to explore Paris in a different and sweet way :) As a Pastry chef by training and as a researcher in the culinary field, specializing in Paris' Patisserie & Chocolaterie , I can say that this field is my home field :) On my tour we will reveal (and taste) a whole culture, full with fascinating stories that are interwoven in the history of France in general and Paris in particular.

Sushi lessons for amateurs and professionals by Japanese chefs in activity. Within two hours, you can learn the basics of sushi (preparation of rice, cutting fish) then maki and finally sushi. At the end of each course the attendants can taste their preparation as if they were at the restaurant !