Behind the scenes at a French bakery

Bread is a huge part of French culture but do you know what it's like early morning at a French bakery? This video is a behind-the-scenes look at all the work that goes into making baguettes, croissants, and a whole lot more. I got there at 4 a.m. and the bakers were already hard at working. Let's see what they had to say!

Thanks to Mr. Travers and team at Maison Travers in Cholet, France!

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

____________________________________________________
📬🎁 My mailing address:
Oui In France
41- 43 Quai de Malakoff
44000 Nantes
FRANCE
******************

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
Salut! I'm Diane, the American behind the living abroad lifestyle blog Oui In France. My channel's focus is "Everyday French life and beyond," so let me know what you want to see! I make videos on French culture topics, food, travel, language, and give you my thoughts about what it's like living in France as an American in the Loire Valley. Thanks for being here and if you enjoy this sort of thing, please share with friends and subscribe!

❤️ Check out my blog!

👜 Here are companies I support:

*Travel* ✈️

*Food* 🍎

*Clothes* 👚

*Banking* 🏦

*Etsy Faves* 🎨

Disclosure: The description box contains affiliate links where I may make a small commission on purchases made through my links, at no additional cost to you.

#frenchbakery #frenchpastry #frenchculture

[OuiInFrance]

Hey, I see you! A big BIENVENUE goes out to all the new subscribers who have found themselves here. Thanks so much for watching and for your support! This video was the first one I've made of this kind and I'm so happy it's gaining traction on YouTube. I've read the feedback and a pastry video will be coming soon. I hope to film it by the end of January, so please stay tuned. I'm still finding my way with my channel and seeing what people like/what I like to make videos about and I hope to do more on different aspects of French culture (especially things that are food related. ;-)) See you soon!
--Diane

[pinksugarfluff]

As an elementary school teacher, I love the way these boys were trained to do a trade so young- without having to go thousands of dollars into debt!! America has a lot to learn from this model. These boys minds are kept focused on a task and it shows as a young adult. They look happy and pleased to be creating wonderful products.

[twiceabroad]

I find it amazing how much the two of them got done; and they’re so happy doing it.

[alangeorgebarstow]

I am a 68-year old Englishman. After watching that excellent video I want to jump into a time machine, travel back to when I was 16 (52 years ago!), and start an apprenticeship as a boulanger/pâtissière at that bakery. I bake good quality bread today but the knowledge these boys have would raise it up to another level. Utterly wonderful produce.

[sisigpapi]

I love that these kids went into baking at such a young age. These comments are right, not everyone needs to go to college. And that's not a knock on non-college people either, there are a ton of apprenticeships people can go under. Tons of trades to get into. Props to these young fellas

[tiffanybaby]

Quentin is so cute he smiles at every question and works so diligently :3 Meanwhile I struggle to wake up consistently at 7:30AM...

[kalishnikov]

the first time I tried a baguette in france was like the first time I had bread. nothing before that compared haha, they really take that so seriously and they're so well trained, no other nation compares to the sheer quality and quantity of nice bakeries.

[maggiesue]

That's what America needs - apprentice programs. A 4-year liberal arts degree means nothing these days, and costs tens of thousands of dollars. There's nothing wrong with so-called 'blue-collar' or 'service-oriented' - but most importantly, SKILLED work, so not only does it provide a decent income, but is more personally gratifying, as well.

[earlyNova]

Frenchman here. When we were teenagers / young adults and came out of nightclubs around 3:00, 3:30 in the morning, our first destination before going home was the back of the bakery, where the employees open up the back door to us charitably – and we were the first to taste the warm croissants and pains au chocolat of the day... Delicious memories 😍🥐🥞

[punditgi]

I was at a bakery in Aix, -en-Provence at 4 am and was amazed at the smells coming from inside. Actually, I was with a couple of other Americans (a rarity for me), I was 20 years old (now 72) and doing a college year abroad. We stayed up all night drinking vin rouge douzieme degre' abd and decided at 3 am to go to the boulangerie patisserie to wait for them to open. At 4 am the doors opened and we piled in to devour warm pain au chocolat. Quel paradis! Je m'en souviens toujours avec une nostalgie tr'es profonde!

[statesman]

People talk of the joy of walking through the streets of Paris at night. But I am not sure many visitors know the pleasures of walking in Paris early in the morning. The smell of freshly baked breads wafting out of the bakeries is so mouthwatering! There seemed to be bakeries every 100 meters in the part of Paris that I was in, or so it seemed. I wanted to buy and eat it all. The tragedy for me was that 20 years ago as a penniless Indian graduate student in the UK visiting Paris (I was lucky to be invited to live with the family of my French friend and fellow grad student), I had a choice of spending my very limited budget either on food for the body or food for the soul i.e. on visiting some museums. I chose the museums. Hoping to go back some day to see more of France and try more of the food.

[nestorluvsher]

I went to culinary school for cooking but fell in love with baking section of the curriculum, only to graduate and find out most places now a days just buy there bread from a factory. I wish America had a better appreciation for food, artisans are making a come back but it's not like other places.

[rosario]

For a couple of guys who start work at 4 AM they have an unbelievable amount of enthusiasm and energy.

[GoMommaGo]

In America we get guilted for enjoying bread and pastries. In France it’s accepted as part of the culture.

[mrb]

Je m'appelle Mark et je suis americain. Je parle francais courammant et je trouve formidable votre accent francais ! J'adore vos sujets et je suis content avec tout ce que vous nous proposez! Merci mille fois! Amicalement.... loin dans le Wisconsin! Mark et Christine

[molepatrol]

The French love their boulangeries and it shows by the way the team take pride in their work and obviously are trained to a high standard. It is a ritual on a holiday to go to one and just appreciate the goods when buying your daily bread. It all looks so appetising no matter where you are in France.

[mmmmikkimac]

should be more job training and apprenticeships for kids who dont want to go to college or are not college material

[maryv]

"That's a real stereotype"

Mere seconds later: French lady walks out of bakery with an armful of baguettes

[mollyburger]

Oh my goodness Quentin is so cute, and dude these bakers are so talented

[cmolodiets]

reportage très professionnel. Vous avez acquis une impressionnante maitrise pour l’écriture des sujets, le montage, les plans, le maniement de la camera, le doublage, sous-titrage. C'est dingue de penser que vous faites cela seule. Toute une équipe technique est nécessaire pour produire des reportages aussi professionnels d'habitude