October Newsletter
NEWS FROM MY KITCHEN
OCTOBER, 2020
Dear Bakers
I hope everyone is enjoying the start to Autumn - maybe you are brightening your day up with a spot of baking!
It’s been so great to be back in the kitchen baking with my students - I really missed that during lockdown. I am still running a few classes in my kitchen over the next 7 weeks, but I have also started offering Zoom classes. I will be honest with you, I personally didn’t think a baking class on Zoom was going to be great. But, I was very much mistaken! What I didn’t think about when I started offering Zoom classes, was that this is a chance to connect with people all over the world! I have met a lot of new, wonderful students via Zoom, but I have also had the opportunity to bake with students who I haven’t seen for a couple of years! So amazing.
Here is some feedback for a regular Zoom baker:
“Wait until you taste the results!!!
This crazy pandemic has been a real bummer and the only thing that makes me and everyone else around me really happy is baking. Thankfully Maria has expanded her baking classes to the Zoom platform and despite the fact that I live in New York, I can feel like I'm in London baking along with her. She is such a wonderful and patient instructor, answering all our questions, improving our techniques and celebrating our bakes! I'm completely addicted and am constantly checking to see what new Zoom classes she's added. Taking an in-person class is still on my bucket list, but while we're all stuck at home this is an amazing option and would recommend it to bakers of all levels.”
Cathy, New York, USA
Check out all my lovely reviews on Tripadvisor (this is where I go when I ever feel low - totally cheers me up!)
So Zoom is here to stay - and stay connected doing what I love, baking. Check out my class calendar and join me for a 2 hour zoom class. It would be great to see you again!
Finally, every year I do a lot of private baking classes in the lead up to Christmas. These are mainly corporate classes but also classes for families and friends. This year these classes will be virtual. They will still be fun, so please do get in touch if you want to do something Christmassy with your work mates or friends. You would need to source your own ingredients, but hopefully that shouldn’t be a big problem!
Happy Baking!
Maria x
PS: the picture of Astrid is just click-bait ;)
BOOK YOUR CLASS TODAY - LIVE OR ZOOM
These are the live classes I have scheduled for this Autumn - you and all kitchen surfaces will be heavily sanitized during the 3 hours the class lasts!
3rd November: American Baking Class
17th November: Baguettes, Bagels & Buns
19th November: Scandi Baking
24th November: Intro to Baking
1st December: Small Cakes & Big Flavours
3rd December: Italian Baking
To book your place click here or send me an email: maria@bakewithmaria.com
CHRISTMAS BAKING
This year my Christmas baking classes will all be virtual. Each class is 2 hours long and costs £30. At the moment I have two types of scheduled Christmas Classes:
Panettone & Gingerbread Cookies ( 6 Dec at 7pm, 9 Dec at 7pm)
Stollen & Mince Pies (29 Nov at 7pm, 8 Dec at 10am)
I am thinking about adding another class where we’ll do Florentines, truffles and something else - most likely with chocolate as I plan to teach you how to temper chocolate during this class! fun right?
We can do any of these classes as a private class for you - just pick a time and date and I’ll be (virtually) there :)
PANETTONE
In this 2 hour class I will teach you how to make a delicious Italian Panettone. It is a far cry from the boxed up Panettone from the the deli - which tastes more like sawdust than Christmas. And why can it keep for so many weeks?!?
STOLLEN
If you haven’t tasted Stollen yet, then let me be the one to introduce you to this delicious German Christmas bread. It’s full of flavour but the highlight is the marzipan. I know I am biased, but do yourself a favour and see if you can source some Danish marzipan. It just taste better #fact
VIRTUAL TEAM BUILDING
It’s fun and gets you out of the home office/off the couch!