Travel Around the World When You Take Baking Classes in San Francisco

Travel Around the World When You Take Baking Classes in San Francisco


By Kiana Pontrelli

Combine your love for travel and food at baking classes in San Francisco! From perfecting French pastries to exploring the rich traditions of bread-making, these classes offer a delightful escape from everyday life (without stepping foot outside the city). Join us on a culinary journey and let your taste buds travel the globe right here in San Francisco.

Our baking classes are beginner-friendly, so you can appreciate all the world’s cuisines with or without experience! Guided by a local chef, you’ll learn how to create delicious desserts and baked goods from scratch.

If you're looking for fun activities for an event – say a birthday party or corporate event – how about hosting a baking party to add some sweetness to your special occasion? These classes are great for intimate celebrations too! Instead of going to eat, learn to make easy desserts at a baking workshop! It could make for a lovely date idea with your special someone, or a heartfelt gift for mom, offering a chance to bond over a shared experience and learn some new tricks in the kitchen. So, leave those travel plans aside for now, but don't forget your apron because, in San Francisco, there are some delightful baking classes waiting for you to explore!
 

Explore Asian dessert classes

A student in a baking class stirs a pot of melted chocolate.

Travel to Asia in our San Francisco baking workshops and learn how to make delicious Japanese and Chinese treats! 

Mochi, a delightful glutinous rice treat with a chewy texture, has captured the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide. It can come in many flavors and even includes fillings such as red bean, peanut butter, or ice cream! This delicious treat originates in Japan, and you’ll learn about this dessert’s cultural impact and why it became so well-loved across the world. In a mochi-making class, you'll learn the secrets of crafting the perfect mochi dough and shaping it into exquisite bite-sized pieces. 

Mochi is also used in a variety of other baked goods, and will add a chewy texture to classic recipes. Experiment with how to make mochi donuts or mochi cakes in one of these hands-on workshops! This mochi class in San Leandro is perfect for private group events, and will give you a lesson in a variety of different mochi recipes! 

Next, travel down south to China and learn how to make steamed buns! In this class, not only will you learn how to make a delicious bun dough mildly sweet, but you will also learn how to shape your dough into adorable creations! Angela Cheng will teach you how to make steamed bun turtles with matcha shells that might be too adorable to eat in her bun-making class in Fremont. This instructor combines her Chinese and Japanese ancestry to create cute and tasty steamed buns!
 

Bring the patisserie into your home

A student in a french baking class pipes pink filling onto a pink macaron.

Looking to explore the cafes and patisseries of Europe? Join one of our French baking classes. France is home to some of the best pastries in the world, and now you can create them in your home kitchen.

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to make homemade éclairs but you're intimidated by the process, join a baking class! You’ll have guidance from a professional chef every step of the way, so you can feel confident taking on the challenge. It will be all worth it in the end, trust us. You’ll leave with light and fluffy treats that will make you feel like you just left Paris! 

If you rather try something a little sweeter, join a macaron making class! These delightful treats bring joy simply in their colorful appearance, but they’re just as fun to make. Learn how to pipe perfect circles and achieve gorgeous pastels. Your pastry chef will clue you into all the tricks so you can create macarons for every occasion. There’s no need to travel all the way to France or buy expensive imported boxes of pastries when you can learn to make them yourself! 
 

Suggested experiences in San Francisco

Explore the flavors of South America through homemade chocolate

A student in a truffle making class pipes chocolate onto a baking sheet.

If you've ever searched for things to do in San Francisco, you've likely found yourself at the iconic Ghiradelli Square chocolate shop, so you know that San Francisco is no stranger to a good chocolate bar. But with one of our baking classes in San Francisco, you can take your taste buds on a journey past the comfort of Fisherman's Warf to South America! Taste the delicious chocolates its countries have to offer!

We offer chocolate making classes in San Francisco where you can learn how to make brigadeiros, a Brazilian chocolate truffle in this workshop with TinyB Chocolate! This class includes fun toppings so you can customize your treat to your palette. 

We also offer chocolate-tasting workshops, so if you don’t feel like getting your hands messy and want to skip to the best part (eating), we have an option for you! Your chocolate guide will explain the tasting notes, flavors, and origins, of your delicious spread of chocolates. It’s like a wine tasting but with candy instead of alcohol! This makes it a great option for corporate events in San Francisco!
 

Discover the African origins of yeasted dough

A chef in a cooking class kneads dough to make homemade bread.

Searches for sourdough bread baking might have peaked in the pandemic, but did you know the first sourdough bread dates back to 3000 B.C. in Egypt? Tap into the minds of the ancient Egyptians in this bread-baking class to unlock the secrets to fermented dough.

Your instructor will teach you how to create a sourdough starter, an essential first step in the process. Then you’ll learn the process of creating homemade sourdough bread. You’ll learn all the techniques to master the perfect loaf including. pulling, shaping, cold proofing, scoring and baking. Sandwiches will never be the same after you learn how to master the art of sourdough. 

There are so many skills you'll learn in beginner baking classes, why not give it a try and find out? 


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