French Bread Making & Baking Class

Bring the French Bakery Smell to Home
  • Discover the secrets of French bread making in a hands-on, immersive experience.
  • Learn to create three iconic French breads in our state-of-the-art, fully-equipped kitchen.
  • Our skilled instructors make the art of bread-making approachable and enjoyable.
  • We use premium ingredients to ensure your bread has the authentic taste and texture of French bakeries.
  • Enjoy the satisfaction of baking your own bread from scratch, with the guidance of our expert team.
  • Connect with fellow bread enthusiasts and share the joy of baking.
  • And the best part? We take care of the clean-up, so you can focus on enjoying your freshly baked creations!

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What you’ll learn and make

Don the apron, bake and enjoy: 

  • French Baguette: Learn the technique behind crafting the perfect baguette with a crisp crust and airy crumb.
  • Fougasse: Shape and bake this beautiful, leaf-shaped bread, a true showstopper for any table.
  • Fig and Walnut Bread: Create a deliciously rustic bread with the sweet and nutty flavours of figs and walnuts.
  • Bonus Fresh Tzatziki and Hummus Dip: The perfect and versatile dip to enjoy your bread.

Join us for this delightful class where you’ll learn the essentials of French bread making. You’ll leave with newfound skills, confidence in your baking, and a basket of fresh, artisanal bread to share with family and friends. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, this class will elevate your bread-making game.

This class is suitable for both vegetarians. We can cater for vegan upon request. Regrettably, it is not suitable for gluten intolerant or if you have a Coeliac disease.

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Dietary Requirement

This class is suitable for both vegetarians. We can cater for vegan upon request. Regrettably, it is not suitable for gluten intolerant or if you have a Coeliac disease.

We understand the importance of catering to dietary requirements and strive to accommodate them whenever possible. Please inform us of any dietary needs at the time of booking. At the checkout page, you will find a section at the end where you can add a note about your dietary requirements. This will help us prepare your station accordingly and minimize the risk of cross-contamination.

If you would like to know how we can cater to your specific dietary requirements, simply email us here, and one of our friendly team members will get back to you.

Help us help you: Please inform us of any dietary requirements as early as possible. Notifications received within 5 days prior to the class may not be accommodated.

About the Guest Chef: Pastry Chef Mayumi

Specialising in French pastry with an essence of her Japanese origin, Pastry Chef Mayumi creates pastries and desserts with love and truly enjoys sharing her passion with people. Mayumi is well travelled and has lived in several countries to train her palate and skills, working in Japan, France and Singapore with many passionate chefs. She was inspired by Olivier Bajard, a world pastry champion in France and worked with Olivier at his pastry school Ecole Internationale de Patisserie Olivier Bajard.

In Australia, Mayumi has worked at Lake House (2 hats restaurant) in Victoria, Kazuki’s (1 hat restaurant) in Melbourne, The Bathers Pavilion (1 hat restaurant) and currently teaches Pastry at Le Cordon Bleu. She owns a pastry business "Mimi's Pastry" making cakes to order, and event catering. You can find her most Sundays at the Tramsheds grower market.

Mayumi's motto is "Pastries for smiles". Sourcing goods from mostly local farmers, suppliers and her choice of ingredients from Europe and Japan. Always looking for something good for our body, environmentally friendly ingredients are important to Mayumi in making her sweet creations. That is also the reason she only does custom cakes to order to ensure there is no wastage, and her customers get freshly made pastries. It takes time and a lot of effort but this is important for her.

She also supports the charity organisation "Two Good" to donate her cakes regularly to share the love to women who have experienced domestic violence.

She now joins us at VIVE Cooking school to share her love and enjoyment of making these beautiful breads with you.

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