To celebrate my birthday this year, we had originally planned a weekend trip to the Champagne region. But now that I am no longer able to enjoy the bubbly stuff to my heart's content (thanks Baby Hogge!), we opted for a Parisian staycation instead. I eased into the weekend with breakfast at my favorite local cafe (Le Petit Cler) followed by a relaxing massage, which was great, but as far as I was concerned could have lasted a good 3 hours. Typical to Paris, the weather turned rainy and cold in the afternoon. We explored the streets of Montmartre in the evening, where Michael had booked a night at a boutique hotel called the Maison Souquet, which added a serious flair of luxury to the weekend. Just check out that swanky bar and foyer decor! The big treat for Sunday morning was a croissant making (and eating) class at Le Foodist in the Latin Quarter. To make croissants from start to finish apparently takes about 7 hours, so this 3-hour course was a shortened version where we still went through all of the steps except for the second (of three) turns. We were laminating pros by the end of class, and had a box full of croissants and pain au chocolats to take home! Check out the below gallery for a mouth-watering step-by-step guide to our class:
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