Bao’s Pastry Workshop
Bao’s Pastry
On October 17th, 2024, Valpo’s French Club went to Bao’s Pastry to learn how to make traditional French pastries.
French Students
Many students from French 101, 203, and 306 at Valpo went to this workshop. The event was in French for the majority of the time, but it was a great opportunity for all to practice both casual and directional French!
Students first watched a demonstration by Bao before attempting to pipe their own pastries and filling them with the cream. At the end they got to take a home a box of their freshly made pastries to enjoy.
This event was made possible by funding made available through the Duesenberg Endowed Chair in French Language & Culture.
Image: Professeur Tomasik (left) helps Roman (center) pipe the custard while Dain (center in black) and Chris (right) watch.
The Pastries
Meet Bao!
Bao is the Head Chef at Bao’s Pastries! She explained to the French students how to create the pastries, all in French!
She was born in Paris, France!
Jaymee & Bao 
Her History!
2015 – She earned her Professional Pastry diploma at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Paris
2018 – Bao, her husband, and 3 children left France and moved to Valpo!