We stayed across from this fire station, apparently the oldest in Paris, for a week. As some…read morebackground, my friend was obsessed with this & was hoping to check out what French firefighters were all about. From what I can tell, they are a cool bunch. While we were in Paris, there was some commemoration in front of Hotel-Ville that had to do with firefighters. They had antique engines manned by retired firefighters, a band and an appearance by the Firefighters Gymnastic Team. You heard me - they have a gymnastic team - and they were really good. Our last day was on the Paris Semi, which passed right down Rue St Antoine. Even though it was cold, windy and pouring rain, the whole engine company turned out to cheer on the runners. They were out there for hours, yelling "Allez!" and giving high fives. They made my friend's vacation more than memorable!

We stayed about one block away from this fire station! Early in the morning I would go for a run…read moreand go by the station to see my brothers and sisters working out as a team! It's a really cool and old fire station! Even though we could not communicate very much (I don't speak French and nobody spoke English), they were very attentive and took me for a walk around the station! Anywhere you go in the world, firefighters are the finest!! Thank you Pompiers!!

Stephane was great!! We had so much fun during the experience!!!! I would recommend this to anyone…read morecoming to Paris!!

I work for an American flour company called King Arthur Baking and have taken my fair share of…read morebaking classes - stateside for work and abroad for pleasure from Mexico to Italy to Japan. The space was beautiful and well organized and super easy to get to and find. Highly recommend taking a class at Le Foodist. My friends who live in Paris that I stayed with, I've told them to go themselves, do an outing with work colleagues, or let other visitors of theirs know about Le Foodist. Stephane was a great instructor who made everyone feel comfortable. He spoke at least three languages and felt his English was impeccable and extremely easy to understand. I appreciated how intimiate the class size was, how quick and straightforward the instruction was, and the hands on help Stephane provided when requested. I'm not the best piper and do wish there was more time to practice. Additionally, not having the recipes where you could write notes as we went would have been much more helpful. Finally, I think physically showing us when the macarons are done and letting us view from the oven and/or touch would have been helpful.