Bake Beside Me - Opening Special

What is Bake Beside Me?

Learn sourdough by actually making sourdough.

Bake Beside Me is a private, hands-on sourdough experience with Yohana from Sourdough Avenue.

Designed for just 1–2 people, your three-hour session is tailored to your experience level, whether you’re making your very first loaf, troubleshooting your home baking, or looking to refine your technique.

This isn’t a demonstration. You’ll be mixing, folding, shaping, learning and baking alongside Yohana, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions along the way.

3 Hours | 1–2 People | Hands-On | All Experience Levels - Special Opening Special $99 per person

What We'll Explore Together

From starter to that first crackly crust.

Yohana will guide you through the sourdough process while helping you understand what your dough is doing and why.

Together, you’ll explore caring for your starter, ingredients and ratios, mixing, developing dough strength, stretching and folding, bulk fermentation, proofing, scoring and baking.

You’ll also learn how time and temperature affect fermentation, what to look and feel for at each stage, how to store your bread and troubleshoot common problems, and how to adapt sourdough baking to suit your home, schedule and baking style.

With only 1–2 people per session, there’s time to focus on the areas where you need the most help.

What You'll Take Home

Three hours together at the bench.

Bake Beside Me is about giving you the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to continue making great sourdough long after your session is finished.

You’ll leave with a better understanding of what your dough should look like, feel like and do, rather than simply following a recipe and hoping for the best.

And you won’t leave empty-handed! Your session also includes:

• 1 x freshly baked sourdough loaf
• 1 x proofing basket
• 1 x prepared dough to take home and bake the following day

Beginner? Absolutely.

Already baking? Bring your questions.

Experienced or professional baker? You’re welcome too.

Yohana’s Bake Beside Me book, filled with helpful guidance and tips, and a Beginner’s Tool Kit will also be available to purchase to continue your sourdough journey at home.

Continue Your Sourdough Journey at Home

Discounted while purchasing your Bake Beside Me session.

There are also a few optional extras available to help make your sourdough journey easier and give you the confidence to keep baking long after your Bake Beside Me session.

1. Bake Beside Me Book
Think of this as having Yohana right there beside you, even when you’re baking at home. Yohana has brought together the hints, tips, techniques and lessons she has learnt throughout her own sourdough journey into one easy-to-follow guide. It’s the perfect reference when you need a little reminder of what you learnt during your session.

2. Bake Beside Me Starter Kit

Everything you need to begin your sourdough journey, all together in one handy kit.

Whether you’re baking your very first loaf or setting yourself up with the right tools from the beginning, our Bake Beside Me Starter Kit takes the guesswork out of getting started. We’ve brought together the tools we use and recommend to help make mixing, folding, shaping, proofing and scoring your sourdough that little bit easier.

Your kit includes:

• Handmade Sourdough Avenue Apron – made especially for your bread-baking adventures
• Dough Whisk – perfect for bringing your dough together
• Dough Scraper – for dividing, shaping and handling your dough
• Bowl Scraper – helps get every last bit of dough from your bowl
• Thermometer – take the guesswork out of dough and water temperature
• Flour Sifter – for a light, even dusting when shaping and preparing your loaf
• Bread Sling – makes transferring your dough into and out of your baking vessel easier
• Scoring Tool – for creating that all-important score before your loaf hits the oven

A practical collection of sourdough essentials, thoughtfully put together by Sourdough Avenue to help you start your bread journey with the right tools by your side.

Learn beside Yohana. Then take a little piece of Bake Beside Me home with you.