Chocolate and Macaroons Masterclass at La Cucina Caldesi
Overview
The Chocolate and Macaroons Masterclass at La Cucina Caldesi is a delicious class for those with a sweet tooth. Develop a new culinary skill, create scrumptious treats and take home plenty of confections to share.
The school’s patisserie expert, Stefano Borella, has worked in the likes of the Savoy and Mayfair Hotel. He’ll introduce you to the ingredients and techniques you’ll be using, before you get hands-on, creating a wonderful selection of colourful macaroons with creamy filling. During your four-hour class, you’ll also enjoy a chocolate tasting and prepare eight mouth-watering truffles. A light lunch will be provided, along with plenty of tips and tricks to recreate the chocolate magic at home.
- SKU
- PCUCAM
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 1
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.9 (22)
What's Included
- 4 hour cookery class
- Welcome tea, coffee and biscotti
- All ingredients and kitchen equipment
- Lunch with wine
- Macaroons and chocolate truffles to take home
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
When you arrive at La Cucina Caldesi cookery school you will be warmly welcomed and can relax with your fellow students and enjoy tea and coffee along with some homemade biscotti before your masterclass begins. Your teacher Stefano Borella will introduce the ingredients and techniques that will be used during the day before you get cooking.
You will make delicious chocolate truffles and flavoured macaroons, plus enjoy a light lunch. This masterclass is suitable for all levels looking to learn something new. You will get to taste your creations as well as take home some delicious treats to impress your friends or family.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 18
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
Availability
This experience is available on selected dates throughout the year.
We recommend you book at least eight weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow 4 hours for the experience.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
Customer Reviews
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Samantha
15/02/2020
Lovely day out with hands-on experience
I learnt more than I expected on this course. Not just the macaroons, but also Swiss meringue and buttercream, home made lemon curd, raspberry mouse, tempering chocolate and making truffles. We weren’t just watching but taking part. We were also treated to lovely home made lunch by the chef who was teaching us, who also sent all the recipes to us afterwards. A great day out where you will learn everything you expect and more.
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Lynne
17/09/2019
Fantastic day
A fantastic day, had lots of fun learning and making the Macaroons and chocolate.
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Janice
18/02/2019
A Great Experience
I recently went on the Cucina Caldesi chocolate and macaroons cooking course. Stefano was very informative and gave many useful tips. I really enjoyed the content of the course, the amount of other participants was just right and lunch was simple but amazing. All was topped off by being able to take home some of the macaroons and truffles. Would thoroughly recommend this course.
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Kate
12/11/2018
Amazing baking experience
My sister and I thoroughly enjoyed the time we had with Stefano at La Cucina Caldesi. He was good at explaining everything about chocolate and macaroons, an excellent teacher and amusing! He revolutionised my baking with Italian buttercream and made macaroon making a really great experience - i will return and take my husband for one of the Italian Experience courses next time. Thank YOU!
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Lizzie Alton
13/09/2018
Chocolate and macaroons a Christmas present
Absolutely excellent, with no pressure to perform so perfect for an under confident and less experienced cook. Stefano and his team made the whole experience fun and informative. Well worth getting up early on a Sunday to attend this well presented session. Would highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn something new.
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Doina
04/09/2018
Amazing experience
I have never made macaroons in my life before so This was something new to me and absolutely loved every bit of the experience! The chef and his team were great and the macaroons turned out yum yum. Had a very lovely lunch with wine and At the end each of us was given a box of macaroons made by ourselves. I simply can’t wait to go and try some other cookery classe as well.
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Kate
06/08/2018
Delicious, fun and informative
This was a great course from start to finish. The Chef (Stefano) was an expert in this field and made the day fun and very informative. Each step was explained thoroughly and any questions were welcomed and answered. The macaroons and chocolates that we made were delicious and I can’t wait to have a go on my own with the detailed recipes supplied. The amazing pasta lunch and wine provided were a real bonus too!
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Ann Robson
18/06/2018
Chocolate and macaroon class
Excellent day. Learned new techniques . teaching very good
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Stephen
17/06/2018
Really enjoyable!
A great experience. Stefano Borella was friendly with a good sense of humour, which put a novice at ease! He explained what he was doing, gave reasons why things should be done in a certain way & was very engaging. This was a Christmas present and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Highly recommended.
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Jillian
07/05/2018
Really fun, would highly recommend
Had a superb time learning to make 4 different kinds of macaroons and also chocolate truffles. Really informative, relaxed atmosphere and fun.
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Sarah
30/04/2018
Fab experience
My husband and I had a great time with the team at Caldesi. It was chilled relaxed, informative and fun. No pressure to be the best cook or have any previous experience. Stefano was funny and his team made you feel welcome with coffee and refreshments. The light lunch was perfect too; pasta with a homemade pesto. Set in a very nice area of London we would recommend to anyone. Oh, and the chocolate truffles and macaroons were awesome very tasty!
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LS
16/01/2018
Most enjoyable!
I really enjoyed my four hours at Caldesi. Stefano was a great instructor and gave lots of tips for both ingredients and cooking techniques. In addition to the truffles, we made four flavours of macaroon (each pair made one flavour) and their fillings - I never knew that lemon curd was so easy and yummy - and each person took a few of each flavour home. It was friendly, relaxed and really informative. And there was lots of chocolate to eat too!! A lovely present.
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Alex
31/10/2017
Great class, exceeded expectations
I was not sure what to expect going to this class and I was very impressed by the end. The class was well thought through, I gained a lot of knowledge and tips from it, which I am very pleased about. Most importantly I can definitely say that I have learned two foolproof methods for making macaroons and mousse! Very happy with this class and La Cucina Caldesi and have been looking at the other classes that they offer.
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B
09/05/2017
Fab day!
Really professional and well organised but great fun. Learnt lots of new cooking skills with a great chef. Yummy lunch and of course delicious macaroons and chocs. Would throughly recommend this day.
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Emma Daniell
27/03/2017
Excellent day
We were greeted warmly, everything was set out, weighed and ready for the day. Stephano was excellent at keeping the day flowing, informative and fun. I would highly recommend the day. Totally enthused to go home and experiment.
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judy nair
08/03/2017
brilliant day at La Cucina Caldesi
Fantastic time, great group of people attended the macaroon &chocolate masterclass. Very relaxed atmosphere. Stefano & his team were so friendly & welcoming. Looking forward to trying out all the delicious recipes we were taught at home. Lovely lunch provided.
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Sarah
06/03/2017
Brilliant day out
Really enjoyable day and was pitched at a level for everyone regardless of experience. Macaroons to take home were delicious
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Shush
10/07/2016
Chocolate and Macaroon Masterclass
Woow, what a great day. Treat from brother because I make chocolate gifts and cakes etc. Masterclass was very informative with lots of hands on time, Chief Stefano and his Staff were very welcoming and didn't mind a bit of banter during the class which made it even more enjoyable. 13 of us time part, I was flying solo but this was not a problem as we teamed up and worked in two's. Firstly we had a brief history about Macaroon's while finishing our coffee's. Then onto chocolate tasting, followed by ganache /lemon curd/raspberry mousse making and rolling truffles in chocolate and cocoa powder. We also had a light lunch of pasta/wine, followed by coffee/juice. Then we filled Macaroon's and ate some, got box to put some in and then put some truffles in cello bag with ribbon to take home. All during class staff and Chief were relaxed and very helpful, enjoying a laugh. We also got to bring our aprons home and glad to say mine has washed up lovely. Would recommend this to anybody thinking about it. I was a bit daunted as I don't really go into London solo but it was well worth it.
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Rockchik
06/06/2016
Macaroon and Chocolate Masterclass
Can highly recommend this activity. Extremely well organised which led to an informative and relaxed experience. I had tried several times to make macaroons without success. On arriving home I had another go and very pleased with the result - success at last! Marco was a great instructor and his team were very patient and friendly. Our pasta lunch was excellent and just the perfect break to our day. I would definitely return to try a different course.
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Caroline
24/09/2018
Short and sweet
You need a very sweet tooth to enjoy the chocolate and macaroon course at the Cucina Caldesi, tucked away in a charming enclave of Marylebone. The tutor was dynamic and funny and the four-hour course, which included a delicious bowl of pasta and glass of wine, went really quickly. We were able take home boxes of the macaroons and chocolates made on the day, although why we wanted to is a mystery since we made such a hash of them! Part of the fun I guess.
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Aldo
09/07/2018
A great day
A great day of chocolate making and macaroon baking. Lots of fun despite the very hot weather which made making chocolates tougher as everything just melted. Would definitely recommend this to those seeking for a gift. Loved the pasta - great pesto!
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Emel
07/05/2018
Amazing learning experience
I had a lovely day at Caldesi cookery school with a talented teacher and nice people in a comfortable relaxed environment. Enjoyed it very much.
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London
- Marylebone, London