Atelier Sucré

TriBeCa, New York, New York

(115 Reviews)

Born in France, Simon Herfray began his pastry education in the local Vendee region, before earning a master’s degree in pastry and bakery at the local vocational pastry school. He’s worked at renowned bakeries and restaurants like Aubaine and Blue Bird in London, traveled to Australia to bolster his technique, and entered the NY pastry scene as the Executive Pastry Chef at Falai LLC in 2009 before lending his talents Cafe M. Today, he whips up spectacular desserts for the sister restaurants Bacchus and La Defense Bistro in Brooklyn, and plans to open French’Encas, a company designed to teaching others the art of French cooking through classes and workshops.

Located in the heart of East Harlem, Atelier Sucré's commercial kitchen offers a space to create delightful, delectable sweets. We welcome students of all experience-levels and provide all the equipment and tools needed. A kitchen is a special place for chefs; it's where the magic happens.

Reviews of Atelier Sucré

(115 Reviews)

3/1/2019
Emilie H.

Attended: Couple Date night: Traditional French Croissant Class

Loved the class! Couldn't believe how well the croissants turned out and had a fun and informative instructor.

2/28/2019
Chris C.

Attended: French Croissant

Very well prepared - time for a relaxed an fun experience while learning all the necessary tricks and technics to create the perfect croissant. I will most probably be back soon for another patisserie class. Recommended!

2/14/2019
Stephen M.

Attended: Couple Date night: French Macaron Class

Great class! Looking forward to trying at home

1/20/2019
Anonymous

Attended: Chocolate Evening Class

This is hands down, the best chocolate making class. I took another class the week before this one and did not like it one bit. I was in a hotel guest area, there was no kitchen and everything was done in disposable utensils. It had a "date night feeling" and was full of ppl drinking alcohol while making chocolate and etc.. THIS IS NOTHING LIKE THAT! I got a very thorough look into making chocolate and was able to ask all the questions I had. The best part - I was in an industrial kitchen and got to see how the pros make chocolate.

12/20/2018
Chrissie C.

Attended: French Pastry Night

Great fun! Will be making this on Christmas :)

12/20/2018
Kristen N.

Attended: French Croissant

This is a great hands on class for all levels. I took it with a friend who makes her own bread from scratch, while I rarely bake at all, and we both enjoyed the class. We worked in teams of 3-4 people but everyone got a chance to participate in each step. The instructors were creative in managing to fit a several hour process into 3 hours. And best of all we all left with a few delicious croissants to impress our friends (or eat ourselves!). Merçi beaucoup!

11/12/2018
Louis T.

Attended: Couple Date night: French Macaron Class

Course was canceled at the last minute as there wasn't enough attendees. We were so looking forward to it. Have agreed to a new date with the host, hopefully it doesn't happen again.

11/4/2018
Anne R.

Attended: French Macaron

We all had a wonderful time. Chef Jennifer was a terrific instructor. I liked the way she was able to relate to all the students. Chef Simon is also a great teacher of desserts. We all want to participate in other classes. Thanks so much for your thoughtful care and expertise. Anne Rowe

10/21/2018
Mathew H.

Attended: French Croissant

Extremely fortunate to learn from such a knowledge and experience pastry chef. I will definitely never forget this class. My wife and I had a blast and the croissants turned out wonderfully!