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Whether you're a complete beginner taking your very first steps in French cuisine, or someone who already cooks and wants to deepen their technique and expand their repertoire , we have a course for you. Pick a category to get started
WHAT MAKES FCA COURSES DIFFERENT
Here is what our students tell us sets FCA apart.
We teach the why, not just the how
Most cooking content gives you steps to follow and leaves you hoping for the best. Every FCA course is built around a different question: why does this work? Once you understand the logic behind a technique, you stop second-guessing yourself and you start cooking with real confidence.
Classical foundations, taught properly
Every course is built on the same framework used in French culinary schools, drawn from Escoffier and the same texts that underpin professional French kitchens. These are real foundations, adapted for a home kitchen without compromising their integrity.
Techniques are structured to build on themselves
Each course follows a deliberate internal logic. Skills layer on top of each other in the right sequence. You do not jump between unrelated techniques; you build. This is how culinary schools teach, and it is what makes the difference between someone who can follow a recipe and someone who actually knows how to cook.
Taught by someone who learned exactly the way you are learning
Stéphane is not a celebrity chef. He is a self-taught home cook who went back to the classical texts and taught himself French cooking properly. He knows exactly where the gaps are, where confusion happens, and what actually needs to be explained. Students describe him as a patient, methodical mentor (and not a performer).
Home cooks around the world have rated the FCA Club 5 stars and it’s not just the recipes they love. From complete beginners to seasoned foodies, our students rave about the step-by-step video lessons, the confidence they build in the kitchen and the friendly, passionate community they get to be a part of.
CORE CULINARY PROGRAMS
Learn the basics and go beyond
Start with the essential foundations every French cook needs. The logical starting point for most students.
GET STARTED WITH FRENCH COOKING
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The complete foundation course. This is everything a home cook needs to build confidence in the kitchen:
- Knife skills, stocks, cooking methods and classical sauces
- The foundations every other FCA course builds on
- 12 units | 10+ hours | Practice recipes | Downloadable recipes and guides
- Certificate of Completion
$189
Lifetime access
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
MASTER FRENCH SAUCES AT HOME
Master 40+ classical French sauces. From mother sauces to bistro classics like béarnaise and beurre blanc. Learn the methods that give you the ability to finish almost any dish with confidence.
$179
ADVANCED LEVEL
THE CHEF’S PLATE
Go beyond everyday cooking. Learn professional plating styles, elegant French recipes and the techniques that transform a good meal into a genuinely memorable experience - for two, at home, without the stress.
$99
FRENCH CULINARY SPECIALITIES
Explore the breadth of French culinary tradition.
Master authentic techniques in specialty areas and discover regional dishes so you can eat like a true French local.
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SOUP DU JOUR: FROM BROTH TO CONSOMME
The complete classical framework of French soup-making, structured exactly as Escoffier taught it, adapted for the home kitchen.
-The four essential French soup families - purée, velouté, crème and consommé
-Techniques taught in sequence
-Understand why each technique works so you can troubleshoot and adapt — not just follow a recipe
-6 chapters | 50 lessons | 15+ recipes | Downloadable recipes and guides
$99
Lifetime access
COOKING SKILLS
COOKING POTATOES LIKE A CHEF
Master 20+ potato preparations - from bistro-style pommes frites and elegant pommes pavé to classic restaurant staples like pommes duchesse and pommes dauphine.
$99
ARTISAN FOOD
BISTRO CHARCUTERIE FOR BEGINNERS
Master the foundational techniques of French bistro charcuterie. Classic pâtés, terrines and rillettes and the iconic pâté en croûte. Learn the trade secrets behind French charcuterie.
$149
FRENCH BAKING SKILLS
pâtisserie and desserts.
Master essential patisserie techniques, create iconic desserts or craft French-style ice cream and sorbets.
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French Dessert Essentials
The complete pâtisserie foundation course. Ten essential techniques that unlock France's most beloved desserts from crème brûlée to tarte Tatin.
-10 foundational pâtisserie techniques
- creams, custards, pastry, meringue and more
-Master 10 iconic French desserts through step-by-step video lessons
-Includes the Croquembouche challenge to push your skills further
-25+ lessons | Downloadable recipes
$79
Lifetime access
FROZEN DESSERTS
ICE CREAM & SORBETS À LA FRANÇAISE
Master the classic French techniques behind rich custard-based ice creams and vibrant, well-balanced sorbets; made from scratch, without additives or shortcuts. Learn to create your own artisan flavours at home. The best you’ve ever tasted!
$99
PATISSERIE
HAVING FUN WITH CHOUX PASTRY
Master the dough behind France's most beloved pastry creations, from choux chantilly and éclairs to Paris-Brest and Mini Saint-Honoré. Learn the golden ratio, the essential techniques and the advanced fillings that take choux pastry from daunting to deeply satisfying.
$79
can’t make a choice…then get it all with the fca club
Unlock the full course catalogue, enjoy exclusive access and early releases, and become part of our private community.
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 FCA CLUB.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO COOK WITH CONFIDENCE. IN ONE MEMBERSHIP.
THE FCA CLUB
$199 / YEAR
Less than $17 per month
(less than the cost of a single bistro lunch)
14-days money-back guarantee
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BONUS: Get the ebook version of our cookbook when you join the club.explore each course in detail using the course catalogue below
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