I'm so proud of our bakers, I wish everyone could come in France and taste their work. How subtle and amazing it tastes.

I never realised just how much work and effort went into the creation of the not so humble croissant. The bakers and other staff at Maison Travers show just how much they love their work, and I'm a great believer that when one does their work with passion and love, it shows in the finished product. Thank you for posting this video.

@DB-ky3dv

3 жыл бұрын

Hello from France It is so true ...

I am French and I really enjoy watching these videos ! We rarely see the behind the scenes as detailed as you filmed it.

@titi08

3 жыл бұрын

c'est exactement pour cette même raison que j'ai regardé ces vidéos. C'est étonnant comme on peut subitement avoir une grosse envie de croissant

@neoDarkSquall

3 жыл бұрын

@@titi08 De croissantine ?

As some commenters noted, even us French people don't have knowledge of how croissants are made, I mean most of us. Thanks for such a documentary, Diane!

observations: Having been to bakeries all over France, I've long been impressed with the consistently high quality. And we see that the reason is years of organized formal schooling in the skills of baking. A really good example of career education. Also impressive is the obvious pride of these young men in their work and their ability to speak speak about and explain their work in a well-organized and thoughtful way. The result of a quality education and a real respect for all professions.

@MeiinUK

4 жыл бұрын

How come the UK do not have "pie schools" then ? :)) I miss those cornish pasties, and those home-made pies from British bakeries.... This says a lot about our apprenticeships.

@danemon8423

3 жыл бұрын

In France pastry and bakery are classified as art so there are highstandard just like wine and cheese

@MeiinUK

3 жыл бұрын

​ @D Anemon : Ah.... that is why it is classified as "culinary arts". I see.... No wonder !

@jocelyneb

3 жыл бұрын

@ David Welsh You are right, French people love quality for their bread and pastries... We buy bread and viennoiseries every day. Quality and freshness are our first requests. This brings excellence in every bakery shop... Enjoy...

@backintimealwyn5736

3 жыл бұрын

UK should classify british old knowledge and craft as art . you have plenty of great things going on that you're going to loose if you put no effort in teaching and preserving them. All the good things you can find in France are still here because we worked to keep them alive, or else we'd just have american chains and low quality. Good and beautiful things deserve to be loved and nurtured :)

Love these videos! I worked as a cashier in a patisserie for 4 years and the bakers never wore gloves for obvious reasons - they need to feel the dough to make it work! There were never any hygiene problems either. I love that you captured the croissant making process as it’s a huge labour of love. Baking is actually a really physical demanding job, as bakers need to wake up before dawn, lift heavy pounds of ingredients etc while still paying attention to detail which is something I’ve never appreciated or even knew of before working alongside them. The bakers make it look so easy because it’s obvious how much they enjoy their job.

I love how Sylvain explains what he is going to do so clearly...like a real teacher :)

Apart from really enjoying your videos, and in particular this bakery series, I'm super impressed by the dedication and commitment that these young bakers display for their craft, a pleasure to watch, in its own right !!. Cheers from Australia.

@Elurin

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! They actually Care about what they're doing, they Care about doing a good job, and they look genuinely happy to work there; this is not very common in the industry that I work in.

@kurouringo2318

3 жыл бұрын

@@Elurin Obviously (and sadly) it's not the case for everyone in France but it's deffinitly the norm for Artisans, it has a lot to do with the fact quality is valued way higher than quantity here in France !

merci too all for the wonderful look into a french bakery.

I just want to say that I LOVE that you took a criticism from the comments and turned it into an educational opportunity from the bakery owner himself. Love that little touch and shows that you care about your audience and the content you produce. Thank you so much

@OuiInFrance

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So happy you noticed. ;-) It's important to me to always try to do better and learn. I also lowered the music a bit on this video. Merci!

I was a baker and pastry chef..no one wears gloves, you have to feel the product, washing hands is essential as he said. Lovely to see the dedication and committment by these bakers, they take pride in their work and being a baker

I am very proud of Jonathan. He is such a good ambassador for the great French baking tradition.

Fabulous presentation! As for the gloves, well let's just say that for thousands of years baking/cooking was done without them. I would love to visit France, and this bakery!

French and amazed to see videos, from foreigners in France, so in-depth and professional about behind the scenes of French culture and way of life!!! I'm learning like never before.

Best 16 minutes I have spent in a long time. Those pain au chocolat were epic.

I didn’t see the complaints before about the gloves, but I’m guessing many people don’t know that you also aren’t required to wear gloves in the United States when preparing food as long as the food you are touching goes through an additional cooking step after you touch it. Only if it’s ready to eat food are gloves actually required. So if you’ve eaten cooked food anywhere, chances are someone else touched it. And you aren’t dead yet so I’d say it’s fine. 😅

@scruffy281

5 жыл бұрын

If your cooking with gloves you are a little "dead" inside!!😂

@mygirldarby

5 жыл бұрын

@@scruffy281 I think that is going too far.

@nancycabrera8887

2 жыл бұрын

I will forgive any French Baker not using gloves, as long as he speaks French. What a Sexy Language.

@nahaidiew2991

Жыл бұрын

Good explanation

@melaniezette886

Жыл бұрын

Even in the top restaurants products are artistically put by hand without gloves. The Backer, Chef is here to please you not make you sick. You have to trust him, if you don't he will tell you I you are not happy go elsewhere. Plus a few French words I don't want you to translate 🤕

Gloves are for streamlined assembly lines, where there isn’t much care for the final product. If someone didn’t wash their hands properly, they won’t care. But artisans to care about the product they make, and will keep their hands clean for the quality of their product.

@scruffy281

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!

@WNWNReDesigners

2 жыл бұрын

Well stated. Also not necessary to wear gloves by state health departments. It's a corporate or business rule.

That was amazing. I went to culinary school for Baking & Pastry and I loved making croissants, but they were so labor intensive, that I only made them once at home. Watching this video, there's such a difference. We were taught how to be very careful to make sure the lines were straight... in the video, he cut off a chunk and stuck it in the middle! Talk about a time-saver! I always learn something from your videos. My husband is in France this week. Everyday he sends me a picture of the amazing croissant he is eating...

@AChighur

4 жыл бұрын

There's an essential difference between baking at school and baking in a bakery, which is profitability. Man power is very expensive in France, so head bakers want their workers to not lose time on details. Also, the quantities are significant enough to that does not have repercussions on the final product.

Another fantastic video. I love croissants. I could eat them every single day. I really love getting to see behind the scenes in how they are made. I am also highly impressed by the pride that Jonathan has as a baker. In the US, I feel that many bakery workers would see it as just a job, and not necessarily something they are passionate about and proud of. You can tell he loves it. It's very nice to see.

@ioanekoroivuki543

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. His passion for the job just jumps at you. No wonder french bakeries make the best bread/pastries.

@JayBrockway

4 жыл бұрын

The majority of pastries here in the US are like white bread unlike the rich flavors in Europe and they cost 3x more here. I’ve found a few European quality bakers within a 100 miles from my home.

@WNWNReDesigners

2 жыл бұрын

That's mostly because demographics can't support the customer cost to pay for croissants. They are relatively easy to make in a commercial setting but very time and space consuming at home. If you do venture to make them use whole butter for your first batch. After you know how to make them use European butter. It's more expensive but had a higher percentage of butter fat. Watch your arteries though, it's a lovely addiction.

@Jamirio

Жыл бұрын

@@WNWNReDesigners That's why frozen croissants exist

Oh, the butter! Incredible process. The gym workout comment was priceless by Sylvain! Excellent video.... Monsieur Travers is a cool guy as well. Thanks, Diane!

@OuiInFrance

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@delcapslock100

4 жыл бұрын

Not really an inside joke either; we knew exactly who he was talking about :)

@RaymondHng

3 жыл бұрын

@@delcapslock100 And we can see who has the bigger shoulders.

I loved this series of three programs. The bakery was so nice to let you do this and the bakers, all of them, were just adorable and so talented and they did a great job explaining the processes. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

Thanks Diane - a superb and succinct summary of a process at the very heart of French culture. It is hard to describe to someone who has never travelled to France and sampled what traditional French boulangeries and patisseries produce. I’ll never forget buying apricot and pear tarts, a custard slice and pain au chocolat from à boulangerie in a small village near the Normandy beaches - it had been in the same family for 200 years! I can still taste the incredible flavours and textures years later!

Best videos on the making of bread and croissants I've seen. Better than any I've seen on travel or cooking shows. Thanks for the videos and thank you to the bakery for taking the time to allow you to do this.

@OuiInFrance

5 жыл бұрын

Is that you, Dad? In all seriousness, I truly appreciate the comment. Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Would a behind-the-scenes like this in a French restaurant kitchen be of interest?

@keith2366

5 жыл бұрын

For me, a video of behind-the-scenes in a restaurant wouldn't necessarily be all that interesting. But if you shoot one I will watch it. I'm sure plenty of your viewers would like it. My favorite videos of yours have been of the bakery and shopping at the store and the farmers market.

@BenHardouin22

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you sir

@BenHardouin22

5 жыл бұрын

or madame, sorry ^^

@teramonte7077

3 жыл бұрын

Could not agree more🥖🥖

5:15 "I'm pretty proud to be a baker." Man I love your saying!

There's nothing in life better than a crusty, tender baguette. And no one does it better than the French. Yummmmmm.

I’ve been loving your bakery videos so much. My mom is a high school French teacher and is going to use some of your videos in her lessons! And I’m watching because I’m trying to become more comfortable listening to everyday French. I have family in France and plan on spending more time there in the near future. Thank you for all the work you do for us. And thank Travers Bakery for taking the time to let you shadow the workers

@OuiInFrance

5 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that your mom is going to use my videos! Tell her thanks and thank you for being here.

Sylvain smoothly calling out on Jonathan 😂 It's interesting to watch the croissant making process especially with bakers who are passionate with their craft. I really enjoyed these bakery videos and I'm learning French baking terms as well, very informative. Thank you very much Diane and Maison Travers 👍

Thank you for these videos! I have even more respect for the baker's art! In my few travels to Europe, I have learned that finding a good local bakery is often more memorable than the tourist hot spots!!!

This video is a dream come true! Thank you Diane and thank you also to the bakery owner for allowing you access to the bakery! I will watch and appreciate this many times!

@OuiInFrance

5 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching. ;-)

I thoroughly enjoyed this cross-cultural video that helped me to learn from these skilled French bakers. Having worked for a brief time in a commercial American kitchen, I marvel at their speedy precision.

Sylvain was an excellent host! I really enjoyed the way he explained his work ❤️ 🥐

Just found your channel. I’ve been a baker my entire life. I’ve always wanted to travel overseas just to eat and talk with other bakers over there. It would be such an experience. Great video. Thanks for making them

I just love how much they love what they do and how proud they are of their products!

Love the French bakery videos!!! So nice of them to let you in to video. Can't wait for your next bakery segment...will there be one one the pastry desserts? Enjoyed your outdoor market segment as well. Anything relating to foods (especially pastries), gardens would be interesting, favorite little towns, confections would be fun as well. Hope these ideas are useful. Enjoy your channel. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

@frenchcountrysidechateau

5 жыл бұрын

I'm also interested in this as well.

@OuiInFrance

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Donna, yes, as I put up on the screen toward the end of this video, I'll be back in the bakery this week filming the making of a special cake. ;-) Thanks for watching!

Beautiful, beautiful croissants!!! I used to visit Montreal in Canada as a child and that was the last time I remember having a real, flaky, tender croissant like the ones you're making here. I also made homemade croissants once but never want to again since it was such a long, tiring process and I did it without a machine-all by hand!! In the United States, "croissant" is usually a piece of bread shaped like a croissant and not a real croissant. These are the real deal in your video!!

I want Jonathan to be my daily croissant! J’adore.

@jonmacdonald5345

4 жыл бұрын

Right here with honey on top mi amore!

@vincentchan1173

4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree!!!

@coreybenson5817

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO!!! ore videos of Jonathan!

@RaymondHng

3 жыл бұрын

@@coreybenson5817 Who wants to butter those buns?

@lizaltman1200

3 жыл бұрын

you guys are clearly desperate and have awful taste. -Sylvain

I’m very impressed by the bakers. They were so knowledgeable and talented. They really did like what they were doing. Good stuff.

I love crossaints and I can appreciate how the French bakes the bread to a nice caramel color. That dark beautiful color assures me the bread is cooked through and through and the crispness is at its best...This is a wonderful video....Thank you...I enjoyed watching this video so much... 🌷

Oh my goodness, Diane ! Your a girl after my own heart ! I just love this ! There is nothing like the buttery crispness of the delicious pastry ! I've never met one that I didn't like ! I am ready to jump through the screen and move in for the taking ! Excellent vid, beautiful, informative and very well done ! Lots of hugs, love and many blessings to you !

Love how passionate and happy all the bakers look. Thank you for this wonderful video.

Your baking video gives me a greater appreciation for the work and passion that goes into preparing French bakery products. Just loved it!

I appreciate all the pieces you’ve done about French life. Keep at this, definitely!🙏🏻

Bonjour Diane! Comme prof de français aux E-U (pas loin de Boston), votre chaîne est formidable, particulièrement ces vidéos dans la boulangerie. Nous venons de terminer une unité avec la nourriture française et mes élèves ont fait des spécialités chez eux et ils les ont présentées aujourd'hui! Ça va être génial de leur montrer ce vidéo demain! Merci bien! Une autre Dyan :)

Croissants. LITERALLY the only food group that matters. I appreciate the process because I devoted one weekend to making those suckers and it was laborious.

I really like Jonathan's personality. I can tell he has a bright future.

Lovely! Never seen any video showing how real French bakery works around the clock. Very interesting and I would like to see more of this kind of video. Thank you! Saved to watch again!!

fantastic video! I'd love to see some French festivals like Bastille Day for example or local festivities in french villages.

Thanks dear lady,,,,, this was such joy to watch good artisans. Same goes for that Asian French guy in your first presentation. They work, not lazy, confident, well appreciated....what can be better. They make society better.....every day. It is a joy to see motivated people that do a job they like. Does not matter if they clean sewers, build houses, are nurses in a hospice. are your car mechanic or a real scientist. A serious part of the population on Earth are good people.

If only the technology today could transfer the smell through youtube.....

@bravemaverickstudio4845

4 жыл бұрын

hHHHHAHHAHAHAHA

@19Edurne

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah... I would let my laptop on all day with this video tab in the backgroud...

@ioanekoroivuki543

4 жыл бұрын

I'd have a mask connected to my phone so I can smell it all day long or on demand. 😂

@naleenidas8444

4 жыл бұрын

Fragrance :)

@timpoowned

4 жыл бұрын

nosulus rift :)

I appreciate the making of French pastry as well as other areas in French lifestyle. Thank you for sharing.

Anna - Love love your show and how's this for an idea. When I go to France I love the small regional markets that pop up in villages and towns sometimes 2 or 3 times a week. Would love to see how the Chicken rotisserie guy prepares for his day, how the cheese guy makes or buys his cheese, where the vegetables come from. So especially looking at stall-holders who make their own product. wether it be jams, charcuterie, cheese, hams, chickens and all kinds of other food. Small markets like these have all but disappeared from other European countries and is a sign of how dedicated the French home cook is at demanding and getting good quality produce. I once asked a French guy, running a wild mushroom stall, why French markets had such high quality of produce. He said "You don't want to mess with a French housewife","if you sell merde, you'll never have another customer again."

I love croissants! So, I really enjoyed watching these behind the scenes at a French bakery!

Excellent demonstration of nuances of making a fine bakery product ... exceptional depiction of mastery of the art of baking in France! Thank you so much!

Oh please keep doing as much French bakery visits and cooking experiences! I so wish I could do this!!!!

OMG. I had no idea that baking croissant was so laborious. But is it worth it? By God, yes! Can we see how Brioche is made? 😇

I enjoyed your bakery trilogy & love all things about food. Truly enjoy your outings to supermarkets & open-air markets as well. Thanks.

Thank you and French bakery for letting you film their work please. I wish you could get their croissant recipe. I’m going France in 5 days. I’m gonna make sure to visit that amazing bakery.

Absolutely love your videos!! Diane, you take me back to my several summers enjoyed in St. Jean Cap-Ferrat, on the Cote D’Azur. You bring forth the amazing artistry of French baking! Merci beaucoup!

Thank you for making this video. There's a lot to learn and enjoy in it. The process is fascinating. The French are lucky to have young men like the ones in your bakery videos.

thank you for continuing part 1! Hope this turns into a series!

The bakery videos were wonderful. When I was in Paris recently, I had hoped to take a croissant class but there was so much to do in the days we were there. Thanks for sharing!

Good products takes time indeed! It's really nice to be able to buy croissants easily in France with reasonable price. Thank you for sharing this video!

I am amazed at the craftmanship of these bakers. These are great videos to watch.

Excellent video Diane! These behind-the-scenes bakery ones are killing it!!

Yay!!! I can't wait for the cake video! Thank you for this one :D Merci beaucoup Sebastien!

Jonathan is a great ambassador the French baking culture. His passion and love for the job is commendable.

Yum!!!! Yes please, one of each lol. Thank you, just a lovely fun friendly video and we just love your outings.

It might be nice to have intimate views of other artisanal businesses. This was quite interesting. It was a wonderful mix of science, service, business and art that join beautifully at the end. Welll done.

I truly enjoyed learning about croissants! It was the right amount of English to French to keep it interesting. Great job!

A great stress reliever beating that dough. These guys look like they enjoy their work.😍

Wow, again I'm drooling all over my desk... Super interesting to watch, you're on the right track. Keep up the good work and thank you for your efforts.

Excellent video, mostly because of the openness of the bakery to show the process and the kindness of it workers. Thanks for your compromise to bring us this content of your channel, hope to see more of this kind of videos. Greetings from Argentina.

Thank you for sharing this amazing video. I really enjoyed it since the part 1 and now i'm going to spend my free time watching all your videos. Love from Indonesia!

Watching this at 1 am is like hell. I wanna eat those croissants. Jonathan is so cute and lovely to see that he loves baking. Thanks for the video.

The food looks so beautiful. This video makes me smile for no reason 😎🤗🤗😎

So much fun. The French have the BEST bakeries - the breads are SO GOOD ; the pastries are beautiful and delicious. i really enjoyed this video. I was happy, too, to be able to pick out a few words here and there with my not-even-elementary French.

Apart from the excellent content, what my wife and I both like is how *genuine* you are! You come across not as a "KZread Star", but just as a regular neighbor type of person that's easy to feel comfortable with. That alone is worth a lot! Thanks very much, and please keep your interesting videos coming our way!🙂

Loved your video Diane! I'll be in France in April. Keep up the great vlogs, good interviews and yummy pastries. 👍

Thanks for your videos! They are amazing, it's such an art what they do, congrats to all of them 😍

Love this video! It was very interesting to see how a true French bakery makes croissants. I knew they were labor-intensive, I just didn't realize how much so. Thank you for making this.

I had a French friend who made croissants in the past. She said it was a lot of work due to the layering of pastry dough & butter. She never made them when I knew her. In this video, he folded over of the dough which was so simple! That is how he got all those yummy layers. Genius!

@synteis

5 жыл бұрын

It's easier when you have a machine making the initial dough and then doing the rolling. Also with the rolling machine you don't have to put it in the fridge after each turn (fold) while here they could do a couple of folds before it went back into the fridge.

I love these. Please continue this series 💕

Thanks for another great video. A lot people don’t realize wearing gloves 🧤 in a kitchen can cause more problems . Because people are not washing their gloves or not always changing their gloves.and changing jobs and still wearing the same gloves! So frequent hand washing is the best !

Wow,so amazing how-to bakery and croissants perfect .😍👍🥐

May I just say Sylvain is awesome!? He is so charismatic and funny. He makes me want to bake with him. Really love the inside jokes between he and Jonathan. This video is fantastic! Thank you for sharing💋💋

This was wonderful! We”re (my husband loves your videos, too) looking forward to your next video.

Love your videos. French bakeries are so delicious,,,, thanks for showing the behind scenery

Thank you so much for doing the video on croissants. This was dream come true to see this process. Just extraordinary the process. You are so lucky. I would love to see the culture of the ordinary cook in France cooking the everyday home cooking. The locals and their cooking. Thanks great job.

@nox8730

3 жыл бұрын

Hint: not everybody cook :p. But even when we don't cook, normally, we would look for quality products with no additives, even when it comes to industrial sandwiches. And the rare times i cook... well cooking a "flammekueche" is nothing big really. Even me can do it. You can look on the net if you don't know what it is. On the other hand, when i was young and cooked with my mother... i remember that "Boeuf Bourguignon", "Blanquette de Veau", "Osso Bucco" (Italian), "Lasagna" (Italian) and "Poulet à l'Indienne" took 2 days to make properly. When it came to Lasagna, she made the sauce, i made the "pasta" from scratch. Actually, most of our "pasta" was home made. But this is nothing compared to what my grand mother does... Even me would kill for her "Foie gras poêlé au Sauternes". All with products from the family farm. Even most french will never know about this, so i don't expect foreigners to ever have a chance :D

Hard work goes into all of these delicious and beautiful items. Merci ❤

The bakers are a credit to their boss, so professional and enthusiastic, well done.

The owner and the bakers are so kind to share their space. They are so passionate about what they are doing. Happy people! :)

My mouth was watering watching this. Thank you!

What a fun and fascinating video! Thank you so much! I compared their croissants to ones in our bakery & of course--there is NO comparison.

Hi, This video is incredible. Watching behind the scenes in any bakery is interesting but to see a bakery in France, now that is really special. The owner of the bakery was very generous in allowing you to do this video... so a huge Thank you to him. I would like to see a series on topics. IE: series on food, bakeries, restaurants. Then maybe a series on how the French stay thin and their diets eating such delicious food. Then a topic on Homes, decor, living spaces, country vs city living etc etc. I love learning about other cultures. I also enjoyed the breakdown of the French language as you clarified about the pastries. Thanks again for another great video.

@pascalgandin2699

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, to stay thin change the word "more" by " better" it will works my friend 😊...

Love, love, love your videos!! Thank you so very much!

I loved this! Thank you. Such a great video

I’m so happy I found ur channel!!! I love to make pastries and am mostly self taught other than the baking classes I finished before my accident. I love to make Pate Choux!!! It’s my fave second is any puff pastries and have done a few croquembouche the first one was a lil tricky but was so fun my next pastry tries are gonna be croissants macaroons and lobster tails

Brilliant video. Pleasure to watch these bakers. J'adore croissants.♥️

I'd love to see more on tips for visiting your region of France. You make me want to visit and practice my French!

Thank you very much. The bakers and owner were polite and friendly. Good luck. 🤗🌹🌻😉