This Course is Designed for:
Professional cooks + bakers looking to add to their repertoire
Aspiring professional bakers who want a foundational skillset
Home bakers who want to work at a higher level
Our world-class professional training is designed to build your culinary intuition about how and why things work in pastry kitchen. You will learn to fix recipes not just follow them.
An Online Educational Experience Unlike Any Other
San Francisco Cooking School is a top culinary school in the country. This course has been designed to be a complete, instructor-led experience, which includes:
Online training based on the proven Professional Pastry Arts curriculum of San Francisco Cooking School (on Teachable)
Staff instructor/mentor to provide 1:1 feedback, answer questions, and host regular live check-ins with the class (on Zoom + SFCS community platform)
Intimate, small class size to enable community and extra-credit assignments
Professional student kit w/ tools and ingredients (included in price; details below)
Learn Four Base Doughs
Learn how to make four base laminated doughs: Blitz Puff Pastry, Kouign Amann, Croissant, and Laminated Brioche
Variations of Filings + Flavors
Learn elegant variations on the classic doughs using a variety of fillings, shapes, and flavors
Détrempe, Folds and Shaping
Understand the key steps to creating laminated doughs, including détrempe, butter blocks, turns/folds, and shaping
Understand the Science
Understand the science behind how core ingredients work and how to use them
Professional Work Habits
Learn to build professional work habits to help you work more efficiently
Build Your Intuition
Learn to confidently troubleshoot your work, and build intuition to develop your own signature pastries
8-Week Course to be Completed in Your Own Kitchen
This course is an instructor-led training experience.
The curriculum is designed to be completed at your own pace in your home kitchen with the exception of five live Zoom sessions with your class.
Additionally, your instructor will be available for regular online office hours.
Total course workload is estimated to be 5-7 hours per week, plus optional extra practice if you want it.
A short project will be assigned the week prior to the first class Zoom session. This can be completed on your own time.
