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Learn pastry, one technique at a time.

Understand the why behind every recipe. Start with the foundation, or go straight to the craft you want.

Become a Pastry Chef
Foundation course

Become a Pastry Chef: The Basics

The foundation course: 10 modules, 80 to 100 video lessons and 45 desserts. Learn the system behind every recipe first, then specialise with any course below.

10 modules · 45 desserts · All levelsFrom $299
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Macarons 2.0

Macarons 2.0

Four shell methods and fifteen modern fillings, start to finish.

25 lessons · All levelsFrom $69
The Chocolatier's Path

The Chocolatier's Path

Chocolate from A to Z: tempering, bonbons, ganache, and bars.

32 lessons · All levelsFrom $199
Toffees and Caramel Candies

Toffees & Caramel Candies

Soft toffees, bright fruit caramels and fudge, cooked to the exact degree.

11-14 candies · All levelsFrom $49
Croissants & Laminated Pastry

Croissants & Laminated Pastry

Two puff doughs from scratch, filled croissants and Danish. No sheeter needed.

14 lessons · All levelsFrom $49
Mousse Cakes Made Simple

Mousse Cakes Made Simple

Layers, glazes, and modern decoration made approachable.

5 cakes · All levelsFrom $69
Homemade Dumplings

Homemade Dumplings

Pelmeni, vareniki, khinkali, gyoza and ravioli, folded by hand.

28 fillings · All levelsFrom $69
Éclairs 2.0

Éclairs 2.0

Modern choux, twelve fillings, glazes, and clean decoration.

12 types · All levelsFrom $69
Bonbons 2.0

Bonbons 2.0

Truffles, enrobed chocolates, and molded bonbons, from ganache to glossy shells.

45+ lessons · All levelsFrom $99
Mousse Desserts

Mousse Desserts

Entremets and petit gateaux built from a library of component recipes.

13-15 desserts · All levelsFrom $199
Ice Cream, Gelato and Sorbets

Ice Cream, Gelato & Sorbets

Creamy frozen desserts from an ordinary freezer, with or without a machine.

15 lessons · All levelsFrom $69
Sourdough Bread

Sourdough Bread

Grow a starter from nothing and bake thirteen breads on natural leaven.

13 breads · All levelsFrom $49
Authentic Italian Pizza

Authentic Italian Pizza

Crisp, blistered pizza from a regular home oven, on three dough schedules.

16-23 pizzas · All levelsFrom $69
Macarons 3.0

Macarons 3.0

Egg-free, reduced-sugar shells and fourteen modern fillings.

14 fillings · All levelsFrom $69
Chocoholic

Chocoholic

Chocolate desserts in every form: ice cream, cakes, a tart, marshmallow and truffles.

15 lessons · All levelsFrom $49
Medovik Honey Cakes

Medovik Honey Cakes

Thin caramel honey layers and the melting texture, explained.

4-5 cakes · All levelsFrom $69
Modern Cookie Collection

Modern Cookie Collection

Twenty European cookie formats, from piped sticks to liquid centers.

23 lessons · All levelsFrom $49
Bread & Baking

Bread & Baking

Rye and wheat sourdough, tartine, ciabatta, brioche, buns and donuts.

15-19 bakes · All levelsFrom $49
Homemade Savory Pies

Homemade Savory Pies

Reliable doughs and fillings for pies that hold their shape, slice after slice.

13-19 pies · All levelsFrom $69
Perfect Tarts & Tartlets

Perfect Tarts & Tartlets

All five French shortcrusts, with no shrinking and no soggy bottoms.

6-8 tarts · All levelsFrom $49
Boozy Bonbons

Boozy Bonbons

Filled chocolates with real liquid alcohol centers that never leak. 18+.

15-16 candies · All levelsFrom $99
Napoleon Cakes

Napoleon Cakes

Four flaky doughs and fillings for layers that never go soggy.

6-7 cakes · All levelsFrom $69
Zefir 2.0

Zefir 2.0

Genuinely airy Russian marshmallow with far less sugar, set in a week.

3 recipes · All levelsFrom $19
Italian Panettone Masterclass

Italian Panettone Masterclass

Build lievito madre from fruit water and bake a dome that holds.

9-10 stages · All levelsFrom $49
Fresh Italian Pasta at Home

Fresh Italian Pasta at Home

Silky dough, seven natural colors, and filled shapes that hold.

32 lessons · All levelsFrom $69
Modern Madeleines

Modern Madeleines

Filled madeleines with the proud hump, from batter to chocolate glaze.

9-11 flavors · All levelsFrom $69
Sweet Jars

Sweet Jars

Hazelnut chocolate spread, nut butters and salted caramel that stay smooth.

10 spreads · All levelsFrom $49
Modern Cake Rolls

Modern Cake Rolls

Sponges that bend without cracking and fillings that hold the spiral.

8-10 rolls · All levelsFrom $49
Modern American Cookies

Modern American Cookies

Thick NY-style stuffed cookies that bake through and never leak.

10-15 cookies · All levelsFrom $49
Easter Classics, Reimagined

Easter Classics, Reimagined

A tall kulich, no-bake curd paskha, and Easter bakes that keep their shape.

6-10 recipes · All levelsFrom $49
Homemade Grill Sausages

Homemade Grill Sausages

Juicy sausages with just a meat grinder: meat, spices, casings, farce.

11 sausages · All levelsFrom $69
Classic Éclairs

Classic Éclairs

Choux theory first, then six refined eclairs that rise straight and hollow.

6 eclairs · All levelsFrom $49
Mirror Glaze & Velvet

Mirror Glaze & Velvet

Mirror glaze and chocolate velvet with no bubbles and no sliding.

19 lessons · All levelsFrom $49
Dessert Table

Dessert Table

Macarons, zefir, pate de fruit and marshmallow, styled as one table.

15 recipes · All levelsFrom $49
Modern Homemade Pies

Modern Homemade Pies

Fifteen pies on five doughs, with a crisp bottom every time.

15 pies · All levelsFrom $49
Pâtés, Rillettes & Savory Spreads

Pâtés, Rillettes & Savory Spreads

Pâtés, rillettes, hummus, flavored butters and confits worth serving.

25 recipes · All levelsFrom $49
Modern Loaf Cakes

Modern Loaf Cakes

Pistachio, zebra and matcha loaves with batters that stay tender.

9-11 recipes · All levelsFrom $49
Fruit-Forward Jams & Preserves

Fruit-Forward Jams & Preserves

French-style confitures that taste of fruit, with a clean set every time.

15 flavors · All levelsFrom $69
Real Sauces, No Junk

Real Sauces, No Junk

Ketchup, mayo, Caesar, BBQ and teriyaki from scratch in minutes.

17-22 sauces · All levelsFrom $49
Modern Loaf Cakes 2.0

Modern Loaf Cakes 2.0

Layered loaf cakes, mini formats, and true French caneles.

6-8 recipes · All levelsFrom $49
Holiday Desserts at Home

Holiday Desserts at Home

Truffles, jarred caramel, soft cookies and stollen. Gifts that look bought.

7-9 desserts · All levelsFrom $69
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Can't decide?

Not sure where to start?

Three honest routes in. Whichever you pick, every course starts with the foundations and explains the why behind each step.

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New to baking?

Start with Modern American Cookies: thick, stuffed cookies that come out right on the first try, with no special equipment.

Start with cookies

Already bake, want precision?

Take on Macarons 2.0: the most exacting cookie in pastry, taught through theory first so every batch makes sense.

Take on macarons

Here to cook, not bake?

Eight savory courses sit beside the pastry: pizza, pasta, dumplings, sausages, sauces and spreads. Pizza is the easiest way in.

Start with pizza