Sourdough for Beginners Workshop

Recent reviews of Sourdough for Beginners Workshop

• 5/5 from Sharyn Noy, attended Oct 2026: The time went so fast, Jessica is such an engaging and passionate instructor. Her lived experience with sourdough baking gave me confidence that I can achieve my dream of baking a sourdough loaf for my friends and family. She imparted tricks and tips of the trade and was positive and upbead! Not being a night person, I should have selected a daytime workshop.
• 5/5 from Andrew Ferrarese, attended Oct 2026: Excellent class presented by a very knowledgeable teacher who made the sourdough experience fun and something every can do.
• 5/5 from Roger Morris, attended Oct 2026: Thank you Jess you are a great teacher. Very Informative, laced with good humour. Highky recommend Jess' classes and follow up support
• 5/5 from Simone, attended Aug 2026: Great workshop! Very thorough and Jess was so lovely.
• 5/5 from Tanya Hunter, attended Aug 2026: Thanks Jess for a wonderful class, feeling more confident and truly inspired after your class.
• 5/5 from Anne Gehring, attended Aug 2026: Great class. Learned a lot and am very excited about trying my own dour dough baking!
• 5/5 from Karen Lane, attended Jul 2026: The Sourdough class was fantastic! Jess was friendly and very approachable. You can tell she loves her topic! She made making Sourdough less scary with her easy to understand instructions, guidance and explanations. No question was silly and her fantastic tips will see us all enjoying our bread baking. Highly recommend!
• 5/5 from Kim Donald, attended Jul 2026: Great class lots of information now to go home and put it into practice.
• 5/5 from Wendy Deane, attended Jul 2026: Great begginers class. I would highly recommend. Jess was great in explaining the process of sourdough. Im looking forward to doing my first bake tomorrow.
• 5/5 from Jodi Sibley, attended Jul 2026: I was very nervous going in as I've never tried bread making at all before but Jess explained everything so clearly. It was so great to do an in-person class where you can get feedback straight away and see and touch examples of the dough as it's proofing at each stage. And with the take home gifts I'm ready to make the next loaf. Just got my very first loaf out of the oven and it's so beautiful! I was not expecting that first go. I can't recommend Jess' class enough.
• 5/5 from Greg Brown, attended Jun 2026: Did Jess's sourdough course on Sunday night and absolutely loved it. She has a great way of explaining things that just makes sense, without overcomplicating it. The whole class was relaxed, engaging and easy to follow. No for making 10/10 sourdough :-) Thanks Jess
• 5/5 from Benjaporn, attended May 2026: Very informative, great communicator, lot of fun and turn me in to an instant baker
• 5/5 from Himanshu Sachdeva, attended May 2026: Great class, very informative. A lot of info! Jess was a great teacher and very approachable.
• 5/5 from Mardi Moss, attended May 2026: Jess was great, I learned a lot. Would actually love to do a longer course where we could make and bake our loaf.
• 5/5 from Lisa K Norris, attended Mar 2026: Jess provided a great environment to learn in. I came knowing a bit about sourdough but she helped elevate my knowledge, passion and enthusiasm for something so simple yet beautiful. Thanks Lisa
• 5/5 from Peter Lapetina, attended Mar 2026: The class was great info overload but the e book helps, l would say going forward it would have been very helpful if we had a baked loaf there as an example to taste and see what the texture should look like. Peter
• 5/5 from Taryn Clarke, attended Jan 2026: Jess really demystified the sourdough making process! She gave us all the tips and tricks to making our first sourdough loaf, and was able to answer any questions along the way. Can't wait to keep baking and experimenting at home!
• 5/5 from Lisa Cinquegrana, attended Jan 2026: Still haven't got the e-book that was promised but thoroughly enjoyed the class. Very informative. Jess was great.
• 5/5 from Jo Laidlaw, attended Jan 2026: Loved the knowledge and experience Jess brought to our workshop. What a beautiful smile she has to go with her teaching style! The sour dough starter is so special to have - the loaf flavour is delicious. Thank you so much
• 5/5 from Anastasia Bazzano, attended Jan 2026: The sourdough class was amazing. Jess was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. We had a wonderful time and would highly recommend this experience.
• 5/5 from Susan Li, attended Nov 2025: Nice first baking experience. The teacher’s speaking is very clear. It’s good for people who would like to have English learning with baking.
• 5/5 from Jan St Ledger, attended Nov 2025: Jess was an excellent instructor and passionate about sourdough baking
• 4/5 from Susanna Woodall, attended Nov 2025: The class was really interesting. Jess gave us so many tips and shared so much of her knowledge with us. I baked the loaf the day after and it was hit with the family. Worthwhile class with delicious outcome!
• 5/5 from Melinda Beer, attended Oct 2025: We really enjoyed our time at the sourdough basics class. We learnt how critical it is to measure ingredients accurately and why. We learnt how to mix, stretch and allow the dough to rest. The teacher was very knowledged and shared many interesting insights. We received very detailed e book on everything we learnt for future reference. I highly recommend this course!
• 5/5 from Danielle Lento, attended Oct 2025: Jess provided an exceptional experience. Very passionate about sharing her love of making sourdough bread. Very knowledgeable & her teaching was very clear & easy to follow. The instruction booklet accompanying the class was a fantastic bonus. Would definitely recommend this class.
• 5/5 from Laura Callaghan, attended Sep 2025: The teacher was fantastic, great motivator, I really enjoyed making the bread which turned out great.
• 5/5 from Cherine Daoud, attended Jul 2025: The sourdough class was amazing, Jess demistified how to bake sourdough made easy...thank you
• 4/5 from Chelsea Hayes, attended May 2025: I left the class well-equipped to bake delicious sourdough, with a jar of starter, a banneton basket, dough to bake the next day, and an instructional e-book. The session and the e-book provide plenty of information and through trying it out at home I'm now baking successful sourdough loaves. I feel the class would have benefited from more visual aids and a clearer structure, as people seemed confused with the large volume of information delivered verbally. There are only a few hands-on components (mixing, stretching and shaping the dough) so expect to spend most of the time sitting down listening.
• 5/5 from Elena de Fazio, attended Apr 2025: Fantastic presentation, well explained easy to follow instructions
• 5/5 from Lena Lee, attended Apr 2025: Jess is an experienced baker and shared a lot of her tips with the class. Clear instruction and my first loaf was fabulous.
• 5/5 from Christine Joseph, attended Apr 2025: Jess was great, she shared tricks of the trade and was patient in answering all our questions Thank you Jess.
• 5/5 from Renee Swadling, attended Apr 2025: My daughter and I attended this class together and loved it! Jess is a fantastic educator. She is organised, gets to the point, follows a good structure and encourages lots and lots of questions. The class itself (10 people) was fun and hands on. We got to take home a 95 year old starter, banneton basket and scouring tool. The nest part was that Jess quashed the myth that starter needs to be fed every couple of days. It doesn't! I feel confident to try sourdough baking at home now!!
• 5/5 from Gordon Dempsey, attended Mar 2025: Very informative class from Jess with lots of key points to remember whille getting some hands on experience. The hands on feel is what we need to remember along with how long each step should take.
• 5/5 from Kirsti Lach, attended Mar 2025: What a great class, so glad to have done it! I have my sourdough in the fridge ready to bake this evening. Jess was very knowledgeable and made the process feel accessible. I felt inspired to do all the other courses she runs too! Here's to a life time of sourdough baking!
• 5/5 from Dominick Ruggiero, attended Mar 2025: Jess was great. Amazingly knowledgeable, patient and took on any question (however dumb) throughout the night at any time. She was mindful of the fact there were people that had baked before, and some absolute first timers (like me). Her after class support is fantastic - I have never known any class/course where the teacher is available for more questions and tips like Jess has been once the class has concluded. There is a lot of downtime in the class while your masterpiece (dough) is resting and fermenting - but that allows you to ask heaps of questions. There is a lot of information to take in, but the e-Book you get after the course means you don't have to have a photographic memory. Thanks Jess. PS: Below is the result of the dough we prepared in the class on the night. We took it home and I baked it next morning. Came out a bit flatter than I'd like - Jess said more fermenting (resting) would solve that issue. Onto bake #2.
• 5/5 from Helen Sexton, attended Mar 2025: This class was a wonderful introduction to sour dough bread baking and why it is a great thing to do. Wonderful information and plenty of it. Jess is talented and generous. It was such a pleasure.
• 5/5 from Cathy Dibella, attended Mar 2025: Jessica was great at teaching us all about the basic principles of making sour dough bread. Her teaching style was engaging, informative and uplifting. Highly recommend others to do one of Jessica’s classes. Thanks to my beautiful family for gifting me this experience!
• 4/5 from Vanessa Montoya, attended Mar 2025: - Loved the class and the teacher was excellent. - I loved how passionate the teacher was and how serious she took breadmaking. It made me feel so excited about learning and feel as though I was learning from the best. - There was a lot of information that was interesting and useful. - We were able to ask lots of questions. - I loved how the teacher came around to look at our bread and demonstrated the folding techniques and when adding water the shine that we needed to have. - I left the class feeling as though I had learned how to make sourdough bread and excited to do it again at home.
• 4/5 from Megan Telford, attended Mar 2025: Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to learn alot about fermentation with bread...so many to learn and so many wanting to know more!! :)
• 5/5 from Mia Dayakli, attended Feb 2025: Very informative and structured. Jess was able to walk us through all the steps easily and gave us enough information and guidance to leave us confident that we would be able to make the sourdough bread ourselves.
• 5/5 from Paul Stravato, attended Feb 2025: Thinking before I arrived that I knew it all, Jess quickly changed that showing us that making sour dough bread can be done easily by anyone even if you have no idea or time. Jess expertise and deep knowledge of this craft was priceless as she went through all the basics. Her friendly character and passion for the craft oozed throughout the class and she was able to capture our full attention. Overall a well designed short course that will get you baking in no time. Thanks and well done Jess.
• 5/5 from Kerry Stewart, attended Feb 2025: Jess was fantastic I throughly enjoyed the class.
• 5/5 from Brett Foulis, attended Feb 2025: Jess was very informative, information was easy to understand. Everyone enjoyed her energy and love for sourdough. She managed challenging personalities diplomatically. Highly recommended.
• 5/5 from Alanah Peverelle, attended Feb 2025: Jess was very passionate and took a lot of time to explain the art of sourdough making
• 5/5 from John Shears, attended Feb 2025: Jess is superb presenter who demostrated her vast knowledge on the subject of baking, was comprehensive and human. Engaging her particpants for the complete duration of the course.
• 5/5 from Dorina Kalkum, attended Jan 2025: I loved this class - everything was explained in simple terms and there was a good focus on enabling students to keep baking at home, making sure we knew what we needed, how to make the process fit into our schedules etc. I'm making a loaf every week now experimenting with different additions and still learning!
• 5/5 from Christina Yee, attended Jan 2025: Great hands on class. Jess was very knowledgeable, approachable, passionate and willing to share her craft with the class. Came home with a loaf to bake and a sourdough starter to get going.
• 5/5 from Annabelle McKenzie, attended Jan 2025: Jess was INCREDIBLE. The PERFECT sourdough class.
• 5/5 from Parminderjit Singh, attended Jan 2025: Very informative class, I really enjoyed it.I think it was worth to drive 1.15min drive all the way to city. It was my birthday present to learn sourdough nd I didn't regret. Thanks jass
• 5/5 from Cynthia Salmons, attended Jan 2025: Great teacher who had excellent knowledge about the process of sour dough