He can take detours along the path that leads, one day, to seriously learning to garden, to learn studiously in cooking, in pastry making… No matter his age: discovering does a lot of good, it's very stimulating and even rewarding. Beyond the satisfaction of accessing new knowledge like an eternal student, some also see it as an opportunity to express a commitment as to consume differently, more economically, more responsibly ... Chic is not more money, but personal enrichment. The cooking workshops are always among the most popular. New: the master classes (in French and English) run each week at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann, by chefs from the famous Ferrandi school. Supported by these masters, we embark on the preparation of a duck breast with root vegetables, we succeed in Paris-Brest or Tatin tart (from 120 €, Haussmann.galerieslafayette.com). From April will be added to the program mixology sessions which is another strong trend of the moment.
Little black fans, they will find themselves at the Paris Coffee Festival, from 20 to 22 March at Centquatre-Paris, for practical courses around the grain (Pariscafefestival.com).
Also in the capital, Place de la Bastille, Marie Ravanel and Julie Duboscq, the two founders of Ivy Paysagiste , share their know-how in a brand new place dedicated to plants. Terrariums, herbaria, cuttings and seedlings, compost, vegetable dye, watercolor… The choice changes with the seasons (from 35 €, 01.83.89.81.77).
Another initiative, which is part of the times, the cement shop where Solene and Jeremy, soap makers craftsmen will introduce you to the cold saponification (49 € with 5 soaps offered Wecandoo.fr/atelier/savon-paris -ciment workshop).
Finally, a last original idea is to create your own Easter egg garnished within the Gourmet Chocolate Museum, in Paris or Colmar, from March 21 to April 19 (€ 35, Museeduchocolat.fr and Choco-story-colmar. Fr). And to ring a proud bell when the time comes: "It was I who did it!"
