Cooking Class: Make Fresh-Baked Artisan Bread

Bake bread fresher than your local bakery in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Elena.


You’ll start by mastering an enriched yeasted dough — soft, versatile, and the perfect base for both sweet and savory breads. Next, learn how to make a vibrant sunflower seed pesto with Pecorino Romano, garlic, lemon, and olive oil. With these building blocks, you’ll create a stunning pull-apart pesto star bread layered with housemade sunflower pesto, and a beautiful black & white seed braided bread topped with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. These breads are sure to become a staple at your table.


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Enriched Yeasted Dough

Soft and versatile, perfect for sweet or savory breads

With flour, eggs, butter and milk


Sunflower Seed Pesto

With sunflower seeds, Pecorino Romano cheese, garlic, lemon and olive oil


Pull-Apart Pesto Star Bread

With housemade sunflower pesto filling


Black & White Seed Braided Bread

With poppy, black and white sesame seeds, olive oil and balsamic vinegar


Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

  • Minimum Guests 2
  • Maximum Guests 4
  • Event Duration 2 hours
  • Activity Level
    Activity Level
  • LabelsVegetarian, Fun, Italian, Baking, Bread Making, Holiday
  • This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Reviews Guests Left For This Experience

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Shannin

04 Jun 2025

Elena was a delight, she explained everything very well step by step. I did the class with my mom we’ve taken a few and have left in the past not learning a thing. This class was not like that at all she included us in the process and explained why we were doing each step. Would gladly take another one of her classes! Don’t hesitate booking her!

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Rebecca

28 Mar 2025

What an enjoyable evening! Chef Elena was great! She is an exceptional chef and taught us the art of bread making. We look forward to taking more of her classes in the future.

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Petrona

24 Jan 2025

What an enjoyable and delicious evening. Chef Elena was gracious, knowledgeable and made it very easy to follow along. Highly recommend.

$ 99.99 Per person

all-inclusive: 2-hour class, meal and taxes.


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Event location: Phoenix

Chef’s Place

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Meet your chef

Chef Elena
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Chef Elena’s love for cooking is evident in all of her classes. Inspired by her rich Mexican heritage, Jewish traditions and French techniques, she crafts fragrant breads and flaky pastries that excite the senses. Her hands-on classes encourage students of all skill levels to explore new flavors, unleash their talents and build confidence as new chefs. Chef Elena's cooking style is fun and inspired, leaving all her guests excited to spend time in the kitchen.

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