Cooking Club

You know the adage, teach a man to fish . . . teach someone to bake sourdough, and they will start buying 25 lb bags of flour and feeding their neighborhood!

Time for school! With Cooking Club and Alchemy Sourdough School Hailey gently guides you with warmth and love to create your own real, nourishing meals and bread. Nothing fussy.

Sourdough 101

Sourdough is intimidating. Heck, baking is scary! I was a lifelong non-measurer. I used to cringe at measuring spoons and cups. My palms, fingertips, and eyeballs were as precise as I got. A scale and grams were more than Greek to me!

Enter sourdough. I went entirely down the rabbit hole. Sourdough has become my love language — baking it, sharing it, eating it, talking about it with anyone who will listen, and teaching others to bake their own magical sourdough creations.

I’m a nurturer by trade and by heart. I want to gently guide you in a safe and comfortable environment, free of judgment, full of warmth, love, fun, and delicious bread!

Sourdough 101 is for beginner and intermediate bakers who may have killed a starter (or four) and want to learn the alchemy behind successfully baking your own sourdough bread. I’ve dug deep into the science so you don’t have to unless you want to, and then let’s talk sourdough 2.0!

This workshop covers everything from maintaining your starter, understanding the glossary of sourdough terminology (autolyse and leavain and bulk fermentation, oh my) as well as the whole process of creating and baking your dough, plus tips and tricks to ensure you’re successful. I’ve made every, single mistake so you don’t have to!

All classes held at Petite 4: 4 N Latah St, Boise 83706

Classes all begin at 6:00 p.m. and last approximately 2.5 hours depending on how loquacious the group!

— REFUND POLICY —

Due to limited seating and the upfront costs of food and preparation, HWK's cooking classes and events are final and non-refundable. Please think of signing up for a class like you would purchasing a concert ticket—you can always send someone else in your place, but refunds cannot be issued. Alternatively, reach out to Hailey, and she will do her best to sell the seats on your behalf. *Refunds will be issued if HWK needs to shut down/cancel events due to other unforeseen events. Sure appreciate your grace and understanding! xoH

Group in-person classes

  • 3-hour beginner workshop

  • Receive an active or dehydrated starter

  • Recipe and tips to successfully bake your own sourdough

Online classes

Have friends or family who don't live in Boise? No problem! Technology can bring us together! The online workshop mirrors the in-person class across space and time. If only we could teleport!

Custom classes

  • 1-on-1 mentoring

  • Build your own adventure

  • Kids' classes

Interested in scheduling a custom workshop?

Let’s chat!

Naturally leavened.

Naturally amazing.