Step-by-step courses
Observe the gestures and master the techniques of the greatest French Chefs.
VoilaChef, the platform for excellence in bakery and pastry training
Progress all year round, at your own pace, through the expertise, techniques and innovations shared by the greatest Chefs.
Step-by-step courses, recipes, techniques, live sessions, professional resources and community discussions: VoilaChef brings together everything dedicated professionals and passionate amateurs need to deepen their knowledge, perfect their gestures and develop their practice.
- +5 000
- professionals supported
- 45
- leading Chefs
- 1 071
- instructional videos
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Much more than courses: a complete environment for progress
Mastering a trade is about more than learning a few recipes. It develops through observing gestures, understanding phenomena, comparing methods and being able to get an answer when a difficulty arises.
VoilaChef brings all these dimensions together in a single platform, accessible all year round, 24 hours a day.
Live sessions and replays
Discuss practical challenges directly with the Chefs.
Technology resources
Understand the ingredients, phenomena and parameters that determine each result.
Community, forum and partner benefits
Ask questions, exchange ideas with members and benefit from VoilaChef’s support.
Learn from the elite of Pastry and Bakery Chefs
Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, World Champions, luxury hotel Chefs, artisans and leading experts share their methods and experience with you: Chefs who have won the profession’s most demanding competitions and train teams in the world’s finest establishments.
The diversity of their backgrounds and perspectives allows you to explore different approaches, compare techniques and gradually develop your own mastery.
Meilleurs Ouvriers de France
01 / 04The title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France is the highest recognised distinction for craftsmanship in France.
Discover the technical expertise of these exceptional, demanding Chefs, recognised by the profession for their blue, white and red collars.
Their in-person courses are fully booked months in advance. On VoilaChef, their courses are available right now.
Explore our training by discipline
Each discipline has its own ingredients, gestures, processes and requirements. Explore VoilaChef’s six training disciplines and build your learning journey around the skills you want to develop.
Pastry
Deepen your knowledge of doughs, sponge cakes, creams, mousses, entremets, tarts, plated desserts, glazes and contemporary finishes.
Viennoiserie
Master kneading, laminating, sheeting, fermentation, shaping, proofing, baking and the finishes that determine the quality of the final product.
Bakery
Work on kneading, fermentation, sourdough, shaping, baking and speciality breads to build understanding, precision and consistency.
Snacking and Catering
Develop a creative, structured range suited to production realities, new consumption habits and different times of day.
Chocolate and Confectionery
Perfect chocolate tempering, ganaches, pralines, moulding, enrobing and confectionery techniques with recognised professionals.
Ice Cream
Understand recipe formulation and balancing, then master pasteurisation, ageing, churning, stabilisation and the creation of frozen desserts.
Training tailored to your goals
Your goals evolve with your experience, your work and your projects. VoilaChef helps you build a learning journey suited to your level, constraints and the skills you want to develop.
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The VoilaChef catalogue grows throughout the year, bringing in new techniques and new Chefs in line with the seasons and industry trends.
Everything you need to progress, in one place
A VoilaChef subscription gives you access to a complete training environment, designed to support your daily practice and development projects, for yourself or your teams, with:
- 157 online courses covering 6 disciplines
- 45 leading Chefs
- 1,071 instructional videos filmed in real working conditions
- 610 verified recipes and 1,100 expert techniques
- Interactive live sessions and their replays
- Technology articles and downloadable professional resources
- A forum, a community and discussions with the VoilaChef team
- 24/7 access on a computer, tablet and mobile
- New content added throughout the year
- Partner benefits and invitations to trade shows
They are progressing with VoilaChef
Professionals, students and enthusiasts share their progress with VoilaChef. Reviews translated from French.
“I’ve been a member for several months now. It’s incredible. The best training website I’ve tried. They’ve put in the resources to show things as if you were attending a course, and sometimes you can see even better. I recommend this site 100%.”
Greenwood
“With VoilaChef’s courses, I really feel I’m learning new things and more advanced, refined techniques. The videos are clear and easy to follow, and every recipe I’ve tried has been a success.”
Lisa C
“By far the best online training website for pastry and bakery. The instructors are excellent, and the videos are very detailed and educational.”
Mr Gregory Blanc
“I really don’t regret subscribing to VoilaChef. You are guided by step-by-step videos, PDFs of all the recipes, tips from the different Chefs and a dedicated forum.”
Jean Pierre Campagne
“Thanks to the beautifully produced videos, I’ve learned new techniques and tips. And what a pleasure it is to enjoy delicious desserts that I’m proud to serve to my guests!”
Marie
“I really like this system of step-by-step video recipes made by great Chefs in their fields. Even as a professional, I find it very inspiring!”
Theo Castillon
Excellence is built every day
With VoilaChef, make continuing education a real driver of mastery, creativity and professional development.