Things we host
around the room.
The Saturday sourdough class has run since 2022 — twelve-week wait list, but it moves. Plus: standing weekly meet-ups, seasonal tastings, occasional readings. Below: what’s next, what’s standing, what just happened.
- May 11Satfull
Sourdough class — beginners
8 students · 7 — 11 am · Polk Street kitchen · $185 · 12-week wait list
- May 24Satfull
Sourdough class — intermediate
8 students · 7 — 11 am · Polk Street kitchen · $215 · returning students only
- Jun 7Satbook →
Sourdough class — beginners
8 students · 7 — 11 am · Polk Street kitchen · $185 · 4 spots left
- Jun 21Satbook →
Croissant class — full day
6 students · 7 am — 4 pm · Polk Street kitchen · $325 · 2 spots left
- Jul 12Satbook →
Stone-fruit galette workshop
10 students · 9 am — 1 pm · Mission Street · $135 · open · seasonal one-off
- Aug 2Satbook →
Sourdough class — beginners
8 students · 7 — 11 am · Polk Street kitchen · $185 · open
Coffee meet-up · 8 — 10 am
Mission Street. Open to anyone. Helena hosts twice a month, regulars pour the rest. No agenda; just regulars.
Loaf swap · 9 am
Mission Street kitchen, before opening. Bring a loaf; leave with a different one. Helena and a guest baker (rotates) sit in.
Bread Library reading
Polk Street, 4 pm. We close at 4 most Saturdays — the cookbook reading runs 4:30 — 6 with a cookbook author + a glass of wine.
- Apr 26
Mariposa Bakery × Larder loaf trade
Quarterly tradition. Their gluten-free croissant beat ours; ours kept the country loaf title.
- Apr 12
Frog Hollow apricot tasting
Sneak preview of the May galettes. Eight tables; sold out in 14 minutes.
- Mar 22
Cherry Bombe SF event
Helena guest-spoke. Standing-room. Episode airs May 14 on the Cherry Bombe podcast.
- Mar 8
Spring book launch · Helena
Reading + signing for the paperback edition of A Year of Bread.
