Cooking & Baking Classes in Healdsburg
Small-group workshops in Sonoma County wine country
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Pie Dough: Sweet & Savory Galettes
Learn flaky all-butter pie dough, then make sweet and savory galettes with seasonal produce and sit down for a casual lunch.
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Jam Club 2026
A collaborative cooking event. Work together to make and hot-water-bath can several kinds of jam from the ripest summer fruit and take home jars you helped preserve.
Past Classes
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Croissant Workshop
Our most popular class. Learn to make flaky, golden croissants at home using simple tools and everyday ingredients — no sourdough starter needed. Covers shaping, lamination, production timelines, and troubleshooting.
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Pâte à Choux Workshop
Master the classic French dough behind cream puffs, éclairs, and gougères. Learn piping techniques, explore fillings, and take home a variety of sweet and savory treats.
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Spring Tea Time
Delicate spring treats and dainty sandwiches, including lemon parfaits, raspberry-filled almond sandwich cookies, and bite-sized glazed dark chocolate cakes.
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Blitz Puff Pastry
Make quick puff pastry from scratch, learn lamination techniques, and take home your own pound of pastry to use the next day or freeze.
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Bûche De Noël
Roll fluffy vanilla sponge cake with whipped cocoa filling, then decorate with meringue mushrooms and chocolate ganache bark.
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Pie Dough Workshop
Hands-on mixing of flaky all-butter pie dough with rolling, shaping, and an apple galette to take home.
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Holiday Gift Making 2025
Salted caramels, vanilla bean marshmallows, pistachio butter, and hot cocoa mix, all packaged as holiday gifts.
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Scone Workshop
Sweet and savory scones with lemon curd, plus a handmade scone mix to keep or gift.
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Chocolate Soufflé and Ice Cream
Classic chocolate soufflé and custard-base vanilla bean ice cream with raspberry coulis and salted caramel sauces.
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Classic Tarts
Shortbread crust with smooth pastry cream and fresh fruit, plus a dark chocolate tart with sea salt.
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Honey & Harvest Lunch Workshop
Honey-focused cooking at La Ruche: flatbread with dips, honey roasted nut salad, and berry honey fool parfaits.
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Get Cultured: Crème Fraîche & Shortcakes
Homemade crème fraîche, shortcakes with whipped cream and summer berries, plus a cultured butter demonstration.
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La Dolce Vita: Italian-inspired Treats
Ricotta crumb cake, chocolate semifreddo, and almond cantucci cookies.
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Brunch for Dinner: Easter
Spring brunch dishes including baked eggs en cocotte, roasted carrots with whipped feta, and sweet hot cross buns.
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Valentine's Day Treat Box
Hand-rolled chocolate truffles, fruit jellies, and buttery shortbread hearts packaged in a gift box.
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Get Cultured: Natural Soda Making
Fermented sodas from scratch including Jamaica hibiscus and Lemon Balm. Take home your own ginger bug culture.
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Zesty Citrus Treats
Winter citrus baking: orange madeleines, Meyer lemon posset cream, and grapefruit with brûléed sabayon.
“Croissants have always seemed intimidating but Lisal made it quite approachable and really fun. We loved the intimate class size, the hands-on teacher participation, and the end result turned out much better than we expected. We honestly can’t think of anything we’d change.”
— Anne C.
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Small Groups
Intimate class sizes so you get personal attention and hands-on time with the instructor.
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All Skill Levels
No experience needed. We walk through every step together from prep to plating.
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Take It Home
Leave with everything you made in class, plus printed recipes to recreate it at home.
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Questions?
Visit our FAQ page for details on location, age requirements, cancellations, and private events.
“Wanted to thank you for the great Pie Dough class. The apple galette turned out perfect. Happy Thanksgiving and looking forward to taking more of your classes.”
— Gwen
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Browse our upcoming classes and reserve your spot. New workshops are added throughout the year.