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.
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!
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.
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.
J
11 Dec 2024
Chef Elena puts on a good time. She is very knowledgeable in the space, providing additional tidbits of info you might not get elsewhere. A very comfortable and enjoyable time; not to mention tasty breads. If you are looking for something to do for a date night, to learn a bit of baking or even do something different - you should atleast try once.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Marti
22 Aug 2025
Chef Elena was very knowledgeable and friendly. We had an amazing time!
Brian
14 Jul 2025
She’s amazing! The food was great! It was a perfect activity for our date night 😁
Brian
14 Jul 2025
Chef Elena is extremely knowledgeable, very personable, and super kind! We learned a lot and the food we made was delicious. We’re definitely taking another class from her soon.
Andrew
07 Feb 2025
Elena was awesome to learn from and was refreshing to talk to and learn about her career as a baker and a chef. My wife and I had a great time
Lindy
23 Jan 2025
My granddaughter and I took a puff pastry class and it was terrific. Elaine was great, the food was great, and we learned a lot.
Outside Reviews for Chef Elena
Marcelo
22 Nov 2024
Chef Elena is so nice and has has a great culinary knowledge
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.
