Paris-trained pastry chef Meike Scaling and her team create exquisite French pastries on-site: intricate 'miniminis' (tiny tarts topped with jewel-like fruits), glazed éclairs, macarons made from ground almond flour, shell-shaped madeleine cakes, and 15 savoury quiches. Regular two-hour pastry-making classes (in English and Dutch) cost €50; check the online agenda for dates.


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