French Bread Making & Baking Class

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We all love classic French bread but often think they are too hard to achieve. In this class, we will show you how with a few basic techniques you can wow your guests with delicious, useful tips to make bread at home. This hands on class is a great way to start your journey of bread making. Experience how quick and easy you can make a variety of breads from scratch that smell and look amazing and flavourful. On the menu:

French BaguetteMake baguette that is light with a crusty exterior and a soft, slightly chewy interior. Make dough, shape and bake.
FougasseMake fougasse with black olive and rosemary or semi dried tomato. Make dough, shape and bake.
Fig & Walnut BreadMake dough with blended white and rye flour with fig and walnut. Make dough, shape and bake.
Hummus and Tzatziki dips

What you’ll learn

How to make French baguette.
How to make Fougasse which is a leaf shaped bread.
How to make Fig and Walnut Bread.
How to make all dough to knead, shape and bake.

What you’ll get

Baking skills that will last you a lifetime.
How to prepare and bake delicious French breads.
Take home beautiful breads that you have made!
The recipes for all the dishes prepared during the class.

What our students have to say about VIVE

What to bring

Your love of good quality French breads.
We recommend you wear comfortable closed-toe shoes as you will be standing for most of the time.

Dietary Requirements

This class is not suitable for gluten intolerant and Coeliac. Unfortunately, we are not able to cater for a substitute for this particular class.

Useful Information

FAQ

Do I get to eat the food I make?

Yes, and you are welcome to bring take away boxes if you want to bring home the leftovers.

Do you cater for people who have allergies?

In most cases we can, however as our number one priority is our students’ safety, we will advise you what precaution we will need to take. Please let us know your allergy once you reach the check-out page.

Can I drink during the class?

Yes, you can, we are fully licensed. You can purchase your drinks from us on the day. Please keep in mind that we will be using sharp tools and exposed to hot surfaces, and we reserve the right to refuse entry or ask students to leave the school if the staffs feel the person(s) is/are intoxicated or may cause harm to themselves or anyone else attending the scheduled class or event.

What is the minimum age/height to attend a class?

All adult classes are for 16 years and above. We permit children of 12 years old to 15 years old and at least 1.3m tall to safely reach our workbench, to attend our adult class so long as each child is accompanied by a responsible adult. Ratio 1 child: 1 adult. Please kindly inform us in the note section (no. of children & ages) when making the booking at the checkout page. For the safety of our students, we reserve the right to refuse entry if these conditions are not met.

Important COVID-19 Update

Upon your arrival to VIVE Cooking School venue

Hand-sanitizer will be made available.
We recommend you to wear a face mask during the class.

During the cooking class session

Disposable food-grade gloves will be made available.
Individual eating-ware, drinking glass, water jugs will be provided at each workstation.

What is expected from our students

To combat the spread of the virus and to keep everyone safe, we can’t do it all alone, and we need your help. This is why we ask our students for the following:

Please respect the social distancing rules, and stay at your allocated workstations.
If you feel unwell before the class, please stay home and get in touch with us via email.
Please refer to our COVID-19 update page for more information.

Maximum tickets 8 at a time.
For more than 8, please book a private event.

Directions T & C’s Allergy Policy

About the Guest Chef: Pastry Chef Mayumi

Specialising in French pastry with an essence of her Japanese origin, Pastry Chef Mayumi creates pastries and desserts with love and truly enjoys sharing her passion with people. Mayumi is well travelled and has lived in several countries to train her palate and skills, working in Japan, France and Singapore with many passionate chefs. She was inspired by Olivier Bajard, a world pastry champion in France and worked with Olivier at his pastry school Ecole Internationale de Patisserie Olivier Bajard.

In Australia, Mayumi has worked at Lake House (2 hats restaurant) in Victoria, Kazuki’s (1 hat restaurant) in Melbourne, The Bathers Pavilion (1 hat restaurant) and currently teaches Pastry at Le Cordon Bleu. She owns a pastry business "Mimi's Pastry" making cakes to order, and event catering. You can find her most Sundays at the Tramsheds grower market.

Mayumi's motto is "Pastries for smiles". Sourcing goods from mostly local farmers, suppliers and her choice of ingredients from Europe and Japan. Always looking for something good for our body, environmentally friendly ingredients are important to Mayumi in making her sweet creations. That is also the reason she only does custom cakes to order to ensure there is no wastage, and her customers get freshly made pastries. It takes time and a lot of effort but this is important for her.

She also supports the charity organisation "Two Good" to donate her cakes regularly to share the love to women who have experienced domestic violence.

She now joins us at VIVE Cooking school to share her love and enjoyment of making these beautiful breads with you.

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   Samantha Heap 
 29/01/2024
 
 
  Had an amazing experience with VIVE COOKING SCHOOL. I participated in the laksa cooking class and the chef and assistant chef made the experience super easy and fun. The ingredients are all measured and prepared. The chef demonstrates and then you follow. It was such a great experience to cook with foods and spices I don’t usually cook with. Whilst being in an environment with amazing and helpful people. Other guest were very nice and overall an experience I’d highly recommended to anyone.
  
 
       
   Sandra Deeth 
 28/01/2024
 
 
  My daughter & I enjoyed a wonderful 3 hours at Vive's Live Like a Roman cooking class last night making Beef Carpaccio & Gnocchi and watching how to make Tiramisu. Mikoko demonstrated clearly and cheerfully, making it easier to replicate the meals. The food was  delicious and these cooking classes are a great way to liven up your kitchen, teach you techniques & meet new food enthusiasts.  Thanks to Sirto too (hope I have the name right)!   Loved it,  wholly recommend this and we will do other classes.
  
 
       
   Theodora Cambouris 
 24/01/2024
 
 
  amazing and lots of fun, the chef on the day 'Jodie' is very engaging, makes cooking an experience and has a wealth of knowledge - highly recommend Vive Cooking School
  
 
       
   Naomi Lam 
 22/01/2024
 
 
  Fun, well organised, beautiful kitchen and fantastic team. The molecular gastronomy course I did is one of a kind in Australia, I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in this exciting branch of culinary art!
  
 
       
   Zinnia Oringo 
 22/01/2024
 
 
  My husband and I together with our couple friends did the  Singapore Chilli Crab cooking class with Julie and we had the best time! I learnt so much and I can't wait to cook Singapore Chilli Crab with friend Mantou! We will definitely do more cooking classes with Vive Cooking School!
  
 
       
   John Laing 
 21/01/2024
 
 
  What a great way to spend an evening! Fun, educational and delicious! We did the Asian Street Food course on Fri 19th Jan, and had an absolute ball. We’re already planning out next foray into cooking. I would highly recommend getting a group of friends together and doing a VIVE cooking course. 😁👍🏼
  
 
       
   Jilly and Dan Collins 
 19/01/2024
 
 
  A thoroughly enjoyable evening spent at VIVE cooking school at their French cooking class. Made to feel very welcome and not intimidating, accessible for all levels. Jodie, the chef was fantastic - knowledgeable, great teacher and entertaining! We all got to enjoy what we made straight after the class too. Great gift option.
  
 
       
   Catherine Stephenson 
 13/01/2024
 
 
  We had a great time at Vive. Jodie and Serta were fantastic, very supportive and explained the process well. We will be back!!  The paella and churros were delicious!!
  
 
       
   Sherman Fernandes 
 13/01/2024
 
 
  One of the best Cooking classes my wife ande ever have been to. We went to the thai cuisine class. Definately recommend this to anyone