stephmodo: Les Madeleines Cooking Classes

• 17 January 2010

When we moved here from Boston, I set about doing what I'd already done in San Francisco and Boston...I found the best bakery in town and frequented it often :) In San Francisco it was Boulange de Polk just down the street from our apartment; in Boston it was Flour and in Salt Lake City it is Les Madeleines! Hence the reason I'm so excited to add Les Madeleines as a sponsor. Those of you attending the Altitude Design Summit this week will be interested to know that Les Madeleines is located just a block and a half from the venue. Do yourself a favor and stop by a few times...even if it is for just a drink. Her lavender lemonade is the best!

More excellent news: LM is offering fantastic cooking classes with a gourmet dinner included! (optional wine pairing too). You'll spend a few hours learning how to make world-class desserts and then sit down to a multi-course dinner that complements the desserts you just learned how to make ($75). Also offered is a simple Croissant + Pastry class ($50), a practical addition to anyone's repertoire. One of my friends attended this class and left with some mad-croissant-making skills.

It's been almost eleven years since my husband and I attended a cooking class together (it was our first date) and it's high time we press "repeat". We'll be attending the February 13th class featuring all chocolate desserts and a meal of steak frites as a birthday/pre-Valentine's Day celebration. We cannot wait! So, if you are tired of the usual dinner + movie date night and want to mix things up a little, try attending a class together! You'll have the opportunity to socialize, learn to make world-class desserts, and enjoy a meal prepared by a renown chef. Talk about a win-win :)

View the class schedule and sign up online here.

all images via Confluence Photography

11 comments:

JoslynJanuary 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM
oooh perhaps we'll have to walk over together and have a macaroon!
stephmodoJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:23 AM
Let's plan on it!
Alisa: a pina coladaJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:25 AM
I love LM! And can't wait for Alt! Many little visits to their yummy bakery are in order! Great idea about taking a cooking class from them. The problem is that I would want to induldge too often if I knew how to make some of their amazing items! :)
Simply Mel {Reverie}January 18, 2010 at 12:59 PM
My McDreamy LOVES steak frites! This cooking class date sounds divine!
justyna January 18, 2010 at 2:40 PM
amazing!

i am moving to boston in may, and will definitely scope flour! in case you are feeling reminiscent in the coming weeks/months, i would loooove to hear your other golden finds in boston... on my visits there thus far, i have found it be a hard nut to crack, that boston...

justyna
Liz StanleyJanuary 18, 2010 at 3:13 PM
love love Les Madeleines. Sadly, I never took a cooking class before I left UT and i'm regretting it now!
suzJanuary 18, 2010 at 4:31 PM
Cooking classes are our favorite date nights. We once took a sushi class, it was a blast! Sur la table does a nice job too.
HeidiJanuary 18, 2010 at 5:39 PM
I stopped in there this week for my first time ever and tried the carrot cake sandwich cookie with cream cheese frosting. YUM.
stephmodoJanuary 18, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Heidi, excellent choice. That carrot cake cookie sandwich is one of my all-time favorites there.
UnknownJanuary 28, 2010 at 8:17 PM
I just booked tickets to come out and maybe I could time it right to do this while I'm there! I would love, love that.
LadyMacaron20tenMarch 16, 2011 at 2:53 AM
The macaron photo's are gorgeous:)