Provence & The French Riviera Retreat 2024
From the stunning coast of the French Riviera to Provence, where the smell of lavender wafts through the air, this seven-night luxury retreat will immerse you in the baking cultures of the South of France. We’ll begin our time in Nice, where we’ll bake local specialties such as lemon tart with olive oil, and then head to the city of Aix-en-Provence, which is known for its famous street market, walkability, and gorgeous light that inspired Paul Cezanne and other artists. We’ll bake gibassier, a yeasted bread scented with orange blossom water and anise, discover calisson, a local confection, and transform market produce into seasonal tarts and more.
France
September 20–27, 2024
$9,000 – $11,250.00
- 7 nights in 5-star hotels
- 3 hands-on baking and cooking classes
- 2 culinary experiences (in Nice and Aix-en-Provence)
- Fabulous lunch and culinary experience between Nice and Aix-en-Provence
- Welcome reception, breakfast daily, farewell apéro
- Private transfer between Nice and Aix-en-Provence
- One-year subscription to Bake from Scratch
- Gift bag with some of our favorite baking items
- Airfare/travel to/from France
- Airport transfers
- Some meals
Fall Baking with Brian Hart Hoffman and Erin Jeanne McDowell 2024
Bake from Scratch editor-in-chief Brian Hart Hoffman will be joined in the kitchen by cookbook author and pie maven Erin Jeanne McDowell. During this cozy fall baking weekend, you’ll learn how to make Apple Pecan Caramel Bundt, Pumpkin Sugar Pie, Fried Apple Pies, and Sweet Potato Casserole Cake with Meringue Topping. Learn about par-baking, crust decorations such as braids and cutouts, how to shape hand pies, tips for turning out beautiful Bundt cakes every time, how to torch meringue, and more.
Birmingham, Alabama
October 4–7, 2024
$2,250 – $3,250.00
- Hotel accommodations in Homewood
- All baking classes
- Shuttle transportation to/from the Bake from Scratch test kitchen
- Welcome wine reception, light breakfast, lunches, farewell toast
- Airfare/travel to Birmingham
- Airport transfers
- Some meals
Paris Baking Retreat 2024: Celebrating The Breads of France and Jane Bertch’s The French Ingredient
This October, escape to Paris for a five-night baking retreat and learn how to bake the quintessential breads of France, including croissants, baguettes, and brioche, in three hands-on baking classes at La Cuisine Paris. You’ll also visit bakeries and meet food artisans during two walking tours, one focused on the breads of France and the other on the gourmet stores surrounding Les Halles. Other retreat activities include a welcome wine reception at the fabulous new five-star Le Grand Mazarin hotel, where we’ll stay in Le Marais neighborhood; an apéro in conversation with Jane Bertch, owner of La Cuisine Paris and author of the soon-to-be-released book, The French Ingredient; a private Champagne river cruise on the Seine as the sun sets and the city’s lights begin to sparkle; a group dinner at one of editor-in-chief Brian Hart Hoffman’s favorite restaurants; and a shopping excursion at E. Dehillerin and G. Detou. Fall in Paris awaits, and you don’t want to miss out on this one-of-a-kind retreat to experience The City of Light the Bake from Scratch way.
Paris, France
October 20–25, 2024
$7,250 – $9,500
- 5 nights in a five-star hotel
- 3 hands-on baking classes
- 2 food tours
- Sunset river cruise on the Seine
- Breakfast daily at hotel
- Welcome wine reception, group dinner, and group apéro
- One-year subscription to Bake from Scratch
- Gift bag with some of our favorite baking items
- Airfare/travel to Paris
- Airport transfers
- Some meals
Southern-Style Holiday Baking with Brian Hart Hoffman 2024
Led by Bake from Scratch editor-in-chief Brian Hart Hoffman, this weekend retreat will get you ready for holiday baking, Southern style. Throughout the weekend, you’ll prepare some iconic Southern recipes such as yeasted angel biscuits and Lane Cake, a boozy and fruity Alabama icon. And we couldn’t have a Southern retreat without Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Before the weekend is over, you’ll be saying, “Happy holidays, y’all!”
Birmingham, Alabama
November 8–11, 2024
$2,250 – $3,250
- Hotel accommodations in Birmingham
- All baking classes
- Welcome wine reception, light breakfast, and lunches
- Transportation to/from the Bake from Scratch test kitchen
- One-year subscription to Bake from Scratch
- Gift bag with some of our favorite baking items
- Airfare/travel to Birmingham
- Airport transfers
- Some meals
Switzerland Baking Retreat 2024
Known for its grand snow-covered mountains, Alpine villages, and majestic lakes, Switzerland is all aglow during the holidays. Christmas markets are bountiful and brimming with chocolatiers, steaming fondue pots, melty raclette, and mugs of glühwein (mulled wine). In bakeries and home kitchens, you’ll find seasonal cookies and breads baked with generations-old recipes. This five-night retreat begins and ends in Zurich and is what Swiss dreams are made of. In Zurich, we’ll stay at the new Mandarin Oriental Savoy, Zurich, bake with Heddi Nieuwsma of Cuisine Helvetica, and visit the Lindt Home of Chocolate museum for a chocolate class. We’ll then travel to Arosa, where we’ll settle into the lovely Tschuggen Grand Hotel, a five-star hotel nestled on the mountainside that offers ski-in, ski-out experiences. In nearby Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland, we’ll bake Swiss cookies with cookbook author Andie Pilot of Helvetic Kitchen. Grab your passport and bundle up! This is a retreat you don’t want to miss.
December 11–16, 2024
December 12–17, 2024
$8,500 – $12,000
- 5 nights in 5-star hotels
- 3 hands-on classes
- Welcome reception, breakfast daily, fondue in the Alps, bakery experience in Zurich
- Transportation to scheduled retreat events and between Zurich and Arosa
- One-year subscription to Bake from Scratch
- Giftbag with some of our favorite baking items
- Airfare/travel to/from Switzerland
- Airport transfers
- Some meals
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Ireland Baking Retreat 2024
From the charming cobblestone streets of Dublin to the verdant countryside amidst stone walls and sheep grazing along hillsides, this luxury eight-night retreat will highlight traditional Irish baking and celebrate the country’s best contemporary bakers and bakeries, all while enjoying the lavish hospitality of Ireland at every stop. With classes at Howth Castle Cookery School, Bread 41, Firehouse Cookery School, and Ballymaloe Cookery School, you’ll bake Irish soda bread, scones, cakes, biscuits, and more.
Ireland
September 10–18, 2024
THIS RETREAT IS SOLD OUT
- 8 nights in a luxury hotel
- 4 hands-on baking and cooking classes
- 2 culinary experiences (in Dublin and at Powerscourt)
- Welcome afternoon tea, breakfast daily, some lunches, group dinner at Ballymaloe House
- Private transfers to/from scheduled retreat activities
- One-year subscription to Bake from Scratch
- Gift bag with some of our favorite baking items
- Airfare/travel to/from Dublin
- Airport transfers
- Some meals
PAST RETREATS
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Birmingham, Alabama
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British Baking Retreat 2024 with Brian Hart Hoffman and Edd Kimber
Birmingham, Alabama
February 16–19, 2024
Holiday Baking in Paris and Strasbourg, France 2023
Paris and Strasbourg, France
December 11–18, 2023
San Francisco & California Wine Country 2023
San Francisco & California Wine Country
October 6–11, 2023
Fall Baking with Brian Hart Hoffman and Author Erin Jeanne McDowell
Birmingham, Alabama
October 13–16, 2023