The Gourmandise School is a women-owned and operated recreational cooking school in downtown Santa Monica CA. Our mission is to create a space to educate people on how to create amazing meals and treats out of locally-sourced and sustainable ingredients. We want to help people develop their culinary intuition and serve as a resource for at-home bakers and chefs, connecting the LA food community from our kitchens. Our classes speak to every level of skill, age group, and interest.

The school’s objective is to educate people on how to create amazing meals and treats out of locally sourced and sustainable ingredients… and have fun! We work with the finest instructors who have their own specialties. They teach the very best techniques. Our aim is to help people develop their culinary intuition, and be a resource for at-home bakers and chefs, as well as a key resource for the LA food community.

Together with Clémence’s culinary expertise, Claire's operational management skill and Sabrina’s extensive marketing background, The Gourmandise School has a vision to expand the consumer’s education and experience of how to create amazing meals and treats out of locally sourced, sustainable ingredients, using the very finest techniques.