Wild Sourdough (Perth), baking and desserts teacher

Wild Sourdough (Perth)

Wild Sourdough (Perth)

location_on Ardross, Perth

local_activity classes: Bread MakingBaking and Desserts

4.7 (7)
Facebook likes7k

Following successful careers in Fashion and Finance, Yoke Mardewi took the plunge and decided to work at her first love and passion – the making and sharing of food and in particular, sourdough bread-making.

Yoke runs cooking classes with a specialty in sourdough bread-making. She has written the book ‘Wild Sourdough,’ featured on Western Australian TV, radio and in various food and health websites, newspapers and magazines.

Yoke was also a TedTalk speaker in 2019 running a segment 'Ground Yourself with Sourdough' which touched on the slow, purposeful process of making sourdough and served as a reminder to notice what gives us simple joy - and why everyone needs to find their 'sourdough'.

Her cooking classes are as much about sharing her warmth and passion for life as they are about the joy of food.

Yoke is a member of the Artisan Bakers Association and Slow Food, and is a keen supporter of organic/bio-dynamic farming.

She supports and encourages others to have the courage to pursue their passion in life.






Classes







Reviews

(7)


Susan Milligan Dec 2023


I had a lovely morning watching and tasting various recipes with Yoke. I got lots of great tips on gluten free baking and I am looking forward to making them myself. Thank you for an interesting and fun class.

Alison Swarts Dec 2023


Yoke has an excellent product and everyone seemed to enjoy her class.
She did explain to us that she had ADHD but her execution of information about the class was a little confusing at times. There were times when no one was sure if she was talking about what was in the oven, what was on the bench or had just been cooked. We were all confused at times.
My suggestion coming from a teaching perspective is that she has a class program written down and it will keep her focused.

Michaela Zilwa Oct 2021


I absolutely loved this class! Having never made sourdough before, I was a complete novice but Yoke guided us through the whole process in a really easy to understand way. The notes provided were really comprehensive, perfect for someone like me who likes to understand it all. Thank you Yoke for such a great class!

David Qian Oct 2021


I enjoyed this particular Sourdough class. Yes, the instructions in the manual could use a little rearrangement to help beginners more (would have given 4 stars if just off this) but what I found most invaluable was the help, information and support provided by Yoke outside of the class. Sourdough is difficult! I imagine most people who don't have much experience in the kitchen wouldn't really succeed on their first attempt but Yoke has been very helpful and doesn't make assumptions leading into the class. My previous attempts at self made starters haven't been very good thusfar so getting some her her rye starter is almost a cheatcode to getting decent results. She also very willingly provides contact details and consistently replies to messages and pictures to help diagnose and improve my attempts at sourdough after the actual class.

Timothy Cheung Sep 2021


Yoke was really friendly and helpful, I really enjoyed the class! Only feedback I have is that the written instructions were a bit wordy and confusing.

Karen Lamont Nov 2020

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Really enjoyed the day with Yoke learning the finer points of Artisan Sourdough. Yoke has extensive knowledge and experience and was very open with the ‘do not’ and ‘you dont need’ cutting through the pretentious hype around the Sourdough art. I am an absolute beginner but still was able to keep up. Yoke provided a ‘take away bag’ with a mix of ancient grain flours, a banneton of our choice, and starter so we left the class well armed to continue our learning. We also left with the dough we had made ready for the long rise and baking. I made the golden linseed 1kg loaf and I was very proud of the result when I finished it the next day. My husband said ‘wow!’ And then ‘yummm’ when he tasted it. Thank you Yoke.

Artisan Sourdough Class for Beginners review by Karen Lamont - Perth

Leah Perejuan Oct 2020


Yoke was very informative regarding flours and bread making and the class enjoyed some of her beautiful breads, scrolls and pizza bases on the day.

V48I01Z33L 34c052b7f77f35dccea660a6ce51910d production Perth WA AU perth