Become a Chocolate Master! Chocolate Bar Workshop in Paris

If you love chocolate or just enjoy learning something new, BOOK THIS EXPERIENCE! And if Hugo is your instructor, you're in for a treat! There were only three of us in the class, so it felt like a private workshop. Hugo was AMAZING! Personable, funny, knowledgeable, and quite the comedian! He kept us laughing and engaged for the entire two hours, which absolutely flew by. Before this class, I thought the biggest difference between chocolates was the PRICE! 😂 Well, apparently there's a whole world of cocoa beans, temperatures, sourcing, and flavor profiles I knew nothing about! Hugo has a genuine passion for nature, responsibly sourcing ingredients, and creating quality chocolate. He explained everything in a way that made sense to someone like me who is definitely NOT a chocolate expert! We enjoyed approximately 15 tastings, from different types of chocolate to delicious flavor infusions. Who knew differences in cocoa content and how chocolate is prepared could make such a difference in taste? I walked away knowing not just WHAT chocolate I like, but WHY! **A few things worth knowing:** You aren't making chocolate from cocoa beans. The chocolate is prepared before you arrive, but you learn about the process and get plenty of hands-on experience cooling and working the chocolate on a stone surface, then creating your own bars with lots of options for added ingredients. We each took home FOUR custom chocolate bars, beautifully packaged and ready to give as gifts (assuming you don't eat them first! 😂). And there was no downtime! Even while our chocolate was cooling, Hugo kept us learning about cocoa beans and the chocolate-making process. Two hours was the perfect amount of time. One of my favorite touches was that Hugo took pictures of us as we worked, created our bars, and laughed our way through the class. He managed to teach, encourage, entertain, AND capture memories! We also received a discount in the shop, which was a nice bonus. After tasting and learning about those wonderful infusions, I found some great gifts to bring home. **Would I recommend it? ABSOLUTELY!** Fun, delicious, educational, and hands-on. You don't have to know a thing about chocolate to enjoy this class. Just come ready to learn, laugh, taste, and create. Hugo made this one of the most memorable experiences of our trip! And yes, I may be a little more selective about my chocolate purchases now! 😂🍫

Cyril did an excellent job of explaining how chocolate is prepared and finished. Itwas fun and informative. We came away with four good sized chocolate bars and much better informed.

Thank you to Sebastien for this superb workshop. Plenty of explanations about cocoa, tasting of different products, with rose, ginger, orange blossom, hazelnuts, vanilla, and others. A workshop with a lot of humor, humility, and kindness. Thank you Denis the bald

Incredibly fun experience! Hugo, our teacher, was so informative, hilarious and spoke English very well! We were lucky enough to have the tasting workshop all to ourselves! We were able to ask a ton of questions and make 4 bars each with yummy toppings. What a fun educational and unique experience!!! Please note: all of the chocolate was pretty dark.

What a fantastic experience this was for my husband and our 2 daughters (10 and 12yro). Sebastian, the lead chocolatier and owner, taught us so much more than how to make chocolate from cacao bean to bar. He opened our eyes to fair trade in this industry, bean harvesting and the truth and myth busters of the “wellness” side of how a grower handles the beans. I’ll never forget this incredible fun yet totally educational experience. We will be back to visit again on our next trip. Now I can only truly enjoy the chocolate we made there b/c it’s truly the healthiest on earth. Haha! Thank you for being a highlight of our trip to Paris.

An amazing and excellent couple of hours spent with Sebastian learning about the history and origins of chocolate, followed by some hands on chocolate bar making and decorating from bean to bar. Would thoroughly recommend this unique experience to young families - our girls aged 9 & 11 had a great time. Thanks Sebastian and keep up the great work you do.

We each made chocolate and it turned out great. Loved learning about the process and what a great place the team at Rrraw are.