The French Pastry School is a premier international institution of pastry arts education. Superb instruction, superior equipment, and top quality ingredients enable the co-founders and Academic Deans, Chefs Jacquy Pfeiffer and SSébastien Canonne, M.O.F., to uphold an exceptional educational facility for pastry and baking. The French Pastry School's team of award-winning instructors has grown to a faculty of many renowned master chefs.

The French Pastry School instructs over one thousand students and pastry professionals in hands-on classes each year and offers three main programs: L'Art de la Pâtisserie, a full-time 24-week pastry and baking certificate program; L'Art du Gâteau, The Professional Cake Baking and Decorating Program, a full-time 16-week certificate program; and Continuing Education courses, 3- to 5-day long classes year-round for professionals as well as food enthusiasts. Additionally, the Chef Instructors of The French Pastry School lead demonstrations on the premises and around the country for thousands more pastry professionals and enthusiasts.

The French Pastry School offers you the rare opportunity to learn the art of pastry in an intimate setting, being personally mentored by masters in their field. Your skills will be finely honed through hands-on practice and repeated exposure to the best pastry techniques, tools, and ingredients. Our school is dedicated only to the art of pastry, and it is our goal to be the finest pastry school in the United States, producing the best-prepared professionals entering the industry.

Programs:

• L'Art de la Pâtisserie - The Professional Pastry and Baking Program (24-week certificate program)
• L'Art du Gâteau - The Professional Cake Decorating and Baking Program (16-week certificate program)

Admissions: Aspiring professionals, career changers, and anyone with a passion for pastry are invited to discuss opportunities at The French Pastry School with admissions representatives. Contact us to arrange a personal tour where you may see our state-of-the-art facilities, observe current students in action, meet our world-renowned Chef Instructors, have all your questions answered, and taste some products that you might one day create yourself.

Financial Options: The French Pastry School offers a variety of financial options to students in our full-time programs. Please contact us for more information.

Career Services: Faculty and staff give personal attention to each student's career goals from the moment they join one of our programs, following graduation, and throughout their careers. They are guided on resume and cover letter writing, interview practices, and are aided in forming professional connections through completing stages (job shadowing), externships, and in the search for employment.

The French Pastry School
226 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60606