Learning to bake is like learning to walk: you have to keep at it even when you inevitably end up face down in a pile of flour. Dust yourself off and get to it with today's Groupon: for $22, you get a macaroon baking workshop at DessertTruck Works located on the Lower East Side (a $45 value). A thriving purveyor of scrumptious confections and winner of Time Out New York's Readers' Choice Award for Best Mobile Food in 2008, DessertTruck Works reveals the sweet secrets of the mysterious macaroon during hands-on workshops taught by their own professional pastry chefs. Aspiring puff buffs learn the almondy treats inside and out, mixing and baking the dough and then filling and assembling finished flavor blocks under the guidance of an expert. Novices need not fear, as the 90-minute class walks students through each step with clear, detailed instruction. Much like third-graders that eat their book reports, workshoppers show their pleasure with the fruits of their labor by devouring them. Complimentary coffee, tea, or water accompanies the sugary post-class feast. Reviews DessertTruck Works has been featured on The Restaurant Fairy, Village Voice, and The Lo-Down. 117 Yelpers give DessertTruck Works a 4.5-star average. - Butternut squash macarons with maple caramel - WOW. Maybe the best macaron I've ever had. – Tiffany S., Yelp, 1/16/11
- All along, [owner Jerome Chang's] passion was to make gourmet desserts – the kind you usually only see in the city's most expensive restaurants – accessible to all. – The Lo-Down
 | Learn from a pastry chef | | Novices welcome | | Taste the treats you make along with complimentary drinks | |
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