Katie Kimble - Making Macarons

While everyone else has visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads, what do pastry chefs dream of? Macarons. Well, that’s what Area Four’s Katie Kimble is thinking of this holiday season. All she wants for Christmas is a day in the kitchen with Pierre Hermé, pastry chef extraordinaire and master macaron-maker. If your budget doesn’t allow you to send the confectionary aficionado in your life to France for an afternoon with monsieur Hermé, why not sign them up for an educational evening at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts? The spring roster includes classes for all levels of cookery from basic knife skills to bread baking. There’s even a class on macaron-making. Check the calendar to find one that’ll strike the fancy of your sweets-loving gift-getter.