finally, french cooking
properly taught
The French Cooking Academy is an online culinary school built on classical French technique, adapted for the home kitchen. Self-paced courses, a structured learning pathway, and a private community of home cooks worldwide.
We have everything you need to cook with real confidence, on your own terms.
DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START?
We can help you
Everyone arrives here from a different place. Some of you have been cooking for years and want to finally fill the gaps. Others are starting from scratch and want a proper structure. Some simply want to master one thing - sauces perhaps, or charcuterie - and do it properly. Let us point you in the right direction.
“I want a complete culinary education I can work through at my own pace”
THE FCA CLUB
The FCA Club gives you every course. The private community. Monthly workshops and seasonal content. New courses every year. Direct access to Stéphane for advice. All at your own pace - for less than the cost of a bistro lunch each month.
“I want to master a specific area - sauces, soups, desserts, charcuterie ect”
INDIVIDUAL COURSES
Not ready for a full membership? Start with one course. Deeply structured, technique focused and with lifetime access. 11+ courses available each with a focused way into French culinary technique.
“I’m curious but I’d like to see how the learning experience is before committing ”
FREE MINI-COURSE
Start with our free mini-course to experience how we teach. Our free mini-course, Pot-au-Feu to French Onion Soup, walks you through one of France’s most beloved techniques. The lesson that shows you exactly what proper French cooking feels like.
HOW WE TEACH
A structured pathway to French Cooking confidence.
BUILD THE FOUNDATIONS
Learn the classical techniques that underpin everything in French cooking - stocks, sauces, knife skills ect. The foundations most home cooks have never been properly taught.
GO DEEPER
With the foundations in place, move into more advanced territory - classic dishes, refined techniques, the kind of cooking that produces restaurant quality results and feels accomplished.
COOK WHAT INSPIRES YOU
From classic soups and charcuterie to patisserie and regional preparations - once you have the foundational skills the world of French cuisine opens up to you. Follow your curiosity.
Our approach
we don’t believe
in just following recipes
Most cooking content gives you steps to follow. In my experience, that is not enough. When you understand why a sauce works, why a dough behaves the way it does, and why French cuisine is built on a system of layered foundational techniques - everything changes.
You stop following instructions and start cooking with real confidence. You begin to cook with a chef’s intuition rather than someone executing a recipe. Whether you are just starting out or have been cooking for decades, this approach will transform the way you work in the kitchen - and the skills you build will stay with you for life.
“It truly felt like having a professional chef guiding me right in my own kitchen”
In a recent survey of FCA students:
98% said they would recommend our courses to a friend.
100% said their cooking skills significantly improved.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Stéphane
When I first moved from France to Australia, I thought I could rely on my heritage for good food. But when friends asked me to make a classic French dish, I realised (to my shock) that I had no idea how.
I didn’t want to be that Frenchman who didn’t know how to cook. So I made a decision: I would teach myself French cooking properly, not by trial and error, but by studying the same textbooks used in culinary schools in France.
For two years, I trained myself at home recording my progress on an iPhone. My first videos were as simple as “how to peel and cut vegetables.” But little by little, I built confidence. And I realised: French cooking isn’t impossible, it’s a step-by-step path that anyone can follow. Once you understand the why behind each technique, confidence follows naturally.
That’s why I built the French Cooking Academy: to give home cooks the same path I wish I had - structured, step-by-step lessons that take you from your first sauce to confidently serving full French dinners at home.
I promise this: our courses won’t leave gaps or guesswork. We begin with the essentials, like knife skills, stocks and sauces, and stack skills step by step. Technique by technique, dish by dish, you’ll feel completely at ease cooking and hosting French meals at home.
Join me in the kitchen
Stéphane teaches alongside his partner Kate Blenkiron, creative director, food photographer, and the person who keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes.
READ OUR FULL STORY
500+ video lessons across 12 courses — every course we have built, plus every new course we release
Direct access to Stéphane. Ask questions, get personal guidance, never learn alone
Private community of 1,000+ home cooks. Share results, ask questions, celebrate progress
Monthly cooking challenges. Structured practice that builds real habits
Completely self-paced. No deadlines, no schedules, learn on your terms from any device
One year from now, do you want to still be cooking the same way? Or do you want to look back and think: that’s when things really changed for me in the kitchen. That is what our members tell us- not that they learned a few recipes, but the way they cook fundamentally shifted.
THE FCACLUB.
EVERYTHING You Need to COOK WITH REAL CONFIDENCE. IN ONE MEMBERSHIP.
JOIN THE FCA CLUB
$199 / YEAR
Less than $17 per month
(less than the cost of a single bistro lunch)
14-days money-back guarantee
no questions asked
BONUS: Get the ebook version of our acclaimed cookbook when you join the club.every technique, taught with the home cook in mind
OUR COOKBOOK
100 ESSENTIAL RECIPEs FOR THE HOME COOK
A tour of the best France has to offer; from French staples and bistro classics to regional dishes and elegant desserts. Every recipe is built around classical technique, written to teach as well as to inspire. The same philosophy that underpins every FCA course, now in print.
100 recipes built around classic French technique
From French staples and bistro classics to regional dishes and beloved desserts
Free eBook version included with every FCA Club membership
"For anyone interested in French cuisine, The French Cooking Academy is the perfect place to start. Stéphane is a passionate French food educator sharing his great knowledge of traditional French cuisine. Bravo Stéphane!"
— Gabriel Gaté, Celebrity French Chef and Author
"For anyone interested in French cuisine, French Cooking Academy is the perfect place to start. This handy reference book will guide you to culinary success!”"
— David Leibovitz, author of My Paris Kitchen and Drinking French
Techniques in practicea taste of what we teach.
FRENCH CUSTARD MASTERCLASS. Learn 3 easy custard techniques that will allow you to make dozens of French desserts.
ALL PURPOSE SHORTCRUST. The recipe taught in French culinary schools that yields a perfect result every time. The dough can be made with and without sugar, making it suitable for both sweet and savory delights.
THE SAUCE ENTRECÔTE. The world famous green sauce recipe from the famous Entrecôte restaurant in Paris.
EASY DEMI GLACE A valuable shortcut for crafting mouthwatering sauces that can save you hours in the kitchen. My secret weapon to craft excellent classic sauces.
CLASSIC BECHAMEL. If there’s one sauce you should master at home, it’s béchamel. The list of things you can do with this silky white sauce is almost endless.
PERFECT CREPES. Having experimented with various methods of making crêpes over the years, this is my foolproof recipe that everyone can make.
BOEUF BOURGUIGNON. I revisit our national dish to transform it into a one-pot recipe that will save you a lot of kitchen labor and dish cleaning. No sacrifice on the taste front.
