I heard about Bells Pastries, from fellow Yelp friend, Wendy K. So I decided to order online and picked up my pastry box on 7/18/20. All I can say is that Jasmin, pastry chef owner extraordinaire is incredibly talented with extreme attention to detail. It takes a lot of patience, planning, and technique to execute all the items in my pastry box. Hint hint...support a local talent for the upcoming Valentine's Day or just because. Treat yourself, treat that special someone. read more

6/21/20 Father's Day set delivered to my dad's door no contact. How cute is this? Great variety of delicious goodies. Dad was happy! read more

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My friend recommended this place I went there with my friend we got desserts were couple days old

I found Jasmin via some IG stalking. A few of my girlfriends had taken some classes with her (macarons and cake decorating) and 15 minutes later I was drawn in by her intricate cake and cookie designs. It was pretty serendipitous because I was in process of planning my daughters first birthday party. Once I decided on a theme I sent Jasmin a request for quote via her website and she quickly responded. I quickly outlined my vision and sent some sample images to her. Before I knew it, Jasmin different sketches for me to review for approval. Having never planned a party for a one year old before, Jasmin was a wealth of knowledge, she offered suggestions of serving sizes and flavors that would bode well with large crowds, etc. She has a list of various flavors she suggests for each dessert and even will create custom flavors. Jasmin was so responsive with all of my questions and worked with me to get extra creative to customize her baked creations to fit the theme of the party. My daughters theme was Tokidoki's donutella. Jasmin created a beautiful 3 tiered fondant cake, a donut shaped smash cake with buttercream frosting, 3 dozens of "donut" macarons and several designed cookies that she individually packaged for me. Jasmin offers the most ridiculous delivery service, $7 to anywhere in Seattle - are you kidding me? I would have had to bribe my husband with more than that.. We agreed on a date and time during the official booking and the day of, she arrived at 11am on the dot! My guests could not get over the details and intricacy of all of the desserts. Everything was just too pretty to eat and it hurt my soul a bit to cut into everything but everything was simply amazing. read more

Jasmin leads a WONDERFUL French macarons making class virtually, if that is the only way to access her. (We live in the SF Bay Area) My friend took it last month and highly recommended it to my daughter and me. She does it over Zoom so she can interact with you and check your work while you see exactly what everything should look like and ask questions as needed. Instructions were very clear and Jasmin sends you a recommended purchase list but also helps you work with whatever equipment you already have at home. Our class was such a great relief from the crazy things we have been dealing with this summer and now we feel confident to try this again ourselves. read more

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Jasmin made a custom 6" cake and matching cookies for our daughter's birthday. She was super responsive and easy to work with, and the cake and cookies were beyond beautiful, not to mention delicious! We were so happy with them and would definitely order again. read more

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Discovered this gem when we stopped by Central District for some ice cream and Jasmin was there with her pop-up booth. We bought all flavors to try and everyone I shared the macarons with seemed to enjoy them! Overall, they are yummy, affordable, and beautiful~ read more

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Jasmin is an amazing pastry chef. Not only are her baked goods gourmet but she also decorates beautifully. She also teaches wonderfully, I have taken a cookie decorating class with my daughters and a cake decorating class at Seattle Chocolates. We love Bells Pastries, she is always the one I call to make goodies for my events. She is so creative and explains so clearly in her lessons. I cant wait to take another class! Highly recommend ordering macarons from her! read more

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Jasmin of Bells Pastries is so talented and such a delight to work with. I reached out to her 6 months before my wedding to have her create a mini cutting cake. We had a Pacific Northwest mountains and flowers theme and the design she came up with was absolutely beautiful! And the cake tasted amazing too. My mom and I also had the opportunity to take her virtual macarons class and were so impressed with her teaching skills. I can't wait to find more opportunities to buy her treats! read more

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I've taken three of Jasmine's classes. Y'all really need to check her out and take a class. I wanna say she is most popular for her french macarons. Have you checked out her monthly macaron club? SO MANY FLAVORS! What I love about her is how she really explains the process, the reasoning, and the proper techniques! I'm planning to take the cake decorating class next!!! read more

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This is a pretty awesome find - a low-key, hands-on, very informational baking class for small groups. I signed up with a friend for the Eclair Class, which was held at LaReve Pastry Shop in Queen Anne, after it had closed for the day. There were just six of us, so everyone got loads of chances to do things, rather than just watch as in some classes. We were divided into pairs, and after the initial demo of making the pastry cream, we all set to work making the pastry itself. Jasmin is really friendly and informative, and came by to check on progress, offering tips on how to pipe properly, or the texture something should be at a given stage. I loved her examples - play-doh, taffy. Yeah, I can remember that next time I do this. She doesn't work from recipes in the class, instead wanting everyone to get a feel for texture and technique, so the recipes she'll email after class will make sense. We had loads of questions and she answered them all very well. The final result? Well, the eclairs weren't the prettiest, sadly, but they were mighty tasty - the prettiness will come with time and practice. Fortunately, I feel I can easily master these pastries after taking this class. I'm looking forward to more instruction with Jasmin. Pro Tip: Sign up early! The classes are small and they sell out! read more

Jasmin is the best! I don't really remember how i found her on Instagram but I'm so glad I did! I've taken about 3 classes from her so far and all of them have been amazing! Jasmin is super great at explaining everything and I like that the classes are fairly small so she can come by each student to guide and help them out during difficult parts. She is super nice and the plus is she provides you with recipes and instructions via email after the class so you can recreate them at home! I will be taking more classes from her because she is the best! Love that her recipes are not too sweet they are just right! So balanced! Take a class from her! You won't regret it! read more

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So I have always co spidered my self the king of Macaroons . I have always thought that my best Macaroons were behind me, left in my memories of strolling France. Man was I wrong! I was told to give hers a try and they did not disappoint. I joined the Macaroon of the month club and the theme was milkshakes and smoothies. Every single o e was delicious but one of them have stolen my heart. The single best macaroon I have ever had in my life (I've had a lot of them) is her pineapple coconut one. I'm still having regular dreams about it. This place is lit and not to be missed. read more

My friend took me to a macaron class with Jasmin, and IT. WAS. AWESOME. There are pastries and wine for your consumption. Each person then got to choose which unique flavor of macaron s/he wanted to own. Then we got to work. You get a set of instructions on paper and they're very clear. Jasmin is clearly knowledgable in her art. She wouldn't just talk about each step; she had us touch, taste, smell, and feel what she was explaining. I am the most klutzy cook/baker but Jasmin totally told me to embrace it. She is a fun and energetic teacher. There is also a photographer who captures all the fun. I was so shocked to have produced some damn good looking macarons despite the amount of batter in my hair and on my apron. Hands down the best macarons I've EVER had (maybe I'm biased because I poured my blood, sweat, and tears into them). We all got to-go boxes and filled them to the brim with all the different flavored macarons. Best to-go box I've ever packed. Look out for Groupons and gogogo! read more

I have taken a macaroon class under Jasmin and even ordered a custom birthday cake and both the times my experience was great. She was pretty detail oriented in the class, the class is only 8 people so she pays individual attention and makes sure you are doing things correctly. She shared a lot of her secrets on how to make amazing macaroons which most if the bakers dont. She even made the cake for my friend's birthday and it was amazing how detail oriented she was. She took the order on a 48 hour notice, and made sure it looked perfect. She is very easy to work with, takes in your inputs and the results are gorgeous. The cake itself was delicious, (chocolate with chocolate ganache) and the fondant was not too thick. Would highly recommend her! read more

What fun! I'm a little bit obsessed with French macarons. Mostly I enjoy eating them, but lately I I had gotten it into my head that I needed to learn how to make them myself. I knew enough about these tasty treats to know that as easy as the online recipes may look, there is a certain magic to making these come out right. I first heard about Bells Pastries because I follow @seattlefood on Instagram. Looking at the class schedule online I realized that I couldn't make any of the listed dates, so I reached out to Chef Jasmin to see about future classes. That's when I learned that I could schedule a private class as long as I had a minimum of four people. Perfect! We agreed on a date and we were good to go. Chef Jasmin was super responsive to email communications for both scheduling and follow up questions. Payment is usually handled via an email link to all participants in the class (she will ask for emails). Since my group was taking advantage of her Groupon we just had to purchase it and let her know once complete. She would later redeem the Groupon's based on the email addresses I had provided. Classes take place after business hours (6:30pm) at Le Rêve Bakery in Queen Anne. It is such an adorable space! We arrived a few minutes late of our 6:30 start, but that is why it is so brilliant that the class is kicked off by a happy half an hour. We were warmly greeted by Chef Jasmin who had a lovely bottle of Bordeaux and an assortment of hors d'oeuvres set out for us. She also had four workstations ready and waiting for us along with aprons with our names on them. She let us mingle for a little while and we started the actual instruction right at 7pm. Chef Jasmin had all of our ingredients and supplies laid out, pre-measured, and ready to go. The class was completely hands on. We worked in teams of two which worked out really well because there are some times when two different components of the ingredients had to be ready at the same time. She had her own workstation at the front where she would demonstrate each step, and we would then do it ourselves. While we worked on our own macarons she would come by and make sure we understood what to look for in terms of consistency, answer any questions, and provide handy tips and tricks for if anything should go wrong along the way. Each of us made our own flavor of macaron which is the ONLY reason I would suggest going to a class with more people, so you get to make more flavors. Her max class size is 8, but I think 4 was really quite perfect given the space and ensuring lots of individual attention. We made coconut, chocolate mint, strawberry and vanilla macarons, and they turned out beautifully despite my lack of pastry bag piping skills. And so yummy! In the end we each took home a box full of all of the cookies we made. I am so happy with our experience at Bells Pastries last night and I would highly recommend the class to anyone interested in learning the art of French macarons. Full price for the class is $85 per person, which is on par with other cooking classes in Seattle, and I would say totally worth it. I look forward to taking some of her other classes in the future. If I had to make any suggestions for improvement, I would have liked to purchase some of the other treats in the display case of the bakery, but that wasn't possible. Also, Chef made a batch of perfect macarons as she was demonstrating up front, maybe we could have taken home some of those too. ;-) read more

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Macaron Class - I took a friend to a Bells Pastries class for her birthday since she loves macarons! It was a wonderful experience. Jasmin manages her class well with personality and entertainment. She keeps you on time and really gets you to engage with your ingredients. We had delicious wine and tea as beverages to start with, as well as delicious pastries! I will certainly be looking at doing other types of classes with Jasmin! read more

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Jasmin is the best! Tried her virtual macaron baking class and it was lovely. Family members from across the country were able to log in and share in the experience. Jasmin is an excellent teacher, sharing her knowledge about the history of the food and checking in with each person during the steps- all while online! Not at easy feat! Would highly recommend her classes and will most likely sign up for another one soon. read more

Jasmin's classes are amazing! I've taken two classes with her, cake decorating and a macaron class. in both classes I learned a lot, and had a wonderful time. Jasmin is a lot of fun, always engaging and she teaches the technique very well. I highly recommend taking a class from her, to have a good time and learn a new skill. read more

This yelp comment is long overdue. Jasmin is truly amazing at what she does. Her art and love for pastries truly shines through her work. I ordered a doppelgänger cake for my fiancé's birthday and it was more then I could ever ask for. Not only did the cake look exactly like him, it also tasted delicious! Best cake I've had hands down. The taste of the cake surely did not fall way-side because of the meticulous art she did for the topping, it exceeded my expectations! So happy I found her company through IG. I will be ordering ALL my cakes from her for every occasion. Now I just need to find time to attend one of her baking classes:) read more

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This was already the second course I did with Jasmin. I cannot praise her enough! Next to the fact that she is so much fun and patient, she is such a great teacher. You can really tell, she has a wealth of professional experience which she is sharing without a second of hesitation. We will definitely be back for ALL other courses and then start from the beginning again. read more

I was very impressed with Jasmin and the macaron class I took. Baking is one of those skills that you need to feel as much as know. I think about ski instructors I've had and the ones that were the best were the ones who really found a way to make me understand how something should feel. Jasmin did this for baking. I have not yet tried to replicate the results of our class at home, but I feel confident I'll be able to. Would definitely recommend. read more

I'm not sure which is more amazing, the class and skills you learn or the amazingly adorable and talented baker Jasmin Bell. Not only was it an extremely fun night with wine, chocolate and cake, I learned so many new baking and decorating skills I have already started applying at home. Jasmin Bell is the most kind, warm, welcoming and talented baker I have ever met. I can't wait to sign up for another class. read more

I arranged a private macaron class for my sister's birthday with Jasmin of Bells Pastries. From start to finish Jasmin was incredibly professional and detail oriented. We were able to chose flavors for our class and Jasmin came to our home for a very reasonable traveling fee. She also responded quickly to all my questions. She brought snacks which included cheese, hummus, fruit, cold cuts, etc and wine. Jasmine also brought everything needed for the class and was very well prepared and did all the cleanup as well. We just got to focus on having a great time and making delicious macarons. With Jasmin's instruction we were able to make an assortment of macarons and were sent home with recipes so we can make them again. She also just gave us great general baking tips. Additionally, a photographer was included in the cost of the class and we received a very professional digital photo album of 140 pictures from the day. It was so nice to be able to take the class and not have to think of anything from snacks to photos to clean up, Jasmin had it all covered. I would highly recommend Jasmin's classes to anyone with a love of cooking or baking or anyone who just wants to experience a different and fun activity. read more

I am a total newbie when it comes to baking of any sort. I actually have tried baking twice with guidance and both times have broken the hand mixer I was using. Jasmin has helped me break my curse AND taught me how to make buttercream frosting, macarons, and decorative frosting all in 3 fast hours. It's a great small hands on class. She is a really good natural instructor who explains things well and gives great tips, answers any questions and generally makes the class go by really fast. I would highly recommend and would definitely suggest a private class for a girls event like a bridal shower or birthday activity. read more

My daughter and I just had an in-home baking class making macarons with Jasmine. We had a great evening!Jasmine is smart, engaging, fun, organized and incredibly encouraging to two amateurs. Our macarons were beautiful and delicious. We can't wait to make more but it won't be nearly as much with our mentor and cheerleader, Jasmine. She is the ultimate professional. I highly recommend taking a class or having in home instruction from her. read more

Jasmine is very informative and extremely pleasant and patient. I love how she came to my house. I wish it lasted longer. I would definitely go to her again to learn further cake decorating skills. read more

Jasmin catered a dinner for eight at my house this past weekend, and I can't stop thinking about what we ate. The food was gorgeous and tasted as good as it looked. She created a bright, seasonal menu, taking into account food allergies/aversions of guests. She takes care of everything - plating, serving, explaining each course and clearing - meaning I just got to sit on my you-know-what and enjoy! Jasmin also thinks of everything - she brought take-home containers if guests didn't finish their food (not an issue with my friends!), and made extra desserts for my kids to try later. If you're looking for a fine dining experience in the comfort of your own home, I could not recommend Jasmin more highly. She is a creative, consummate pro with a delightful personality. read more

I've taken a lot of cooking classes and Jasmin's has by far been my favorite!! She is a great teacher and is able to convey the techniques without being "stuffy". Such an awesome class and in a fun environment (at a wine tasting room). Seriously such a great class and can't wait to take more! read more

Jasmine is the BEST. Incredibly professional, knowledgable, and entertaining. I felt like after I attended her macaron class I left with so much knowledge and a new found excitement and interest that I didn't have prior to the class! I'm eager to try out her other classes as this macaron class was simply the best baking/cooking class I've ever attended. Very much worth the cost which is something my jaw dropped at when my sister first showed me. The macarons I made were also the best thing I have ever done in my baking/cooking class life. I've tried classes at Michaels, at The Pantry, at PCC, etc, and her level of knowledge and skills go beyond anything I've ever experienced. Everyone would really benefit from being around Jasmin even if it's just for her class. :) She has some contagious energy that is sure to light up any room she graces her presence in. read more

I've taken 3 classes with Jasmin, the fantastic owner of Bells Pastries and can not wait to take more! She is amazing at her craft and an even better teacher. I love her style of teaching and have learned so much. Book your class with her now. You'll be so glad you did! read more

We did a private in-home cake decorating class with Jasmin! She was absolutely outstanding. Jasmin has a great personality and is truly incredible - her passion for her work is inspiring. As to her craft, she absolutely one of the best teacher I have had - Jasmin is patient, has a positive attitude, is very encouraging and just a fun person to be around, making the class super fun. We will definitely be doing another class with Jasmin. Highly highly recommend. read more