Introduction to Bread Baking with Marnie – SOLD OUT

  Sunday 16 Feb 2025

  10:30 am  - 3:30 pm

  The Community Kitchen

The joy of eating tasty, artisan breads is something many of us appreciate, but making your own at home is something special. Specialist bread baker Marnie Charlton, will show you just how easy it is!

Your chef will lead you through the mixing, rising, knocking back, shaping and proving – processes that won’t be hurried in this laid-back session, which will include a shared lunch of sourdough frying pan pizza.

Learn a range of techniques including: shaping a loaf, shaping individual buns, how to tell if your bread is proved, how to tell if you have kneaded for long enough, how to tell if your bread is cooked, handling different types of dough and how to make an enriched dough. You will leave the course replete with new skills, a lovely meal as well as your bread to take home.

The course is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced bakers looking for new ideas and expert advice on their techniques.

By the end of the class you will create:

  • Confit garlic and rosemary focaccia 
  • Chocolate brioche buns 
  • White seeded sandwich loaf 
  • A shared lunch of a savoury bake with veggie toppings

Dietary information: This class is suitable for vegetarians. Not suitable for people who are gluten free. For any other allergies or dietary requirements, please contact us to discuss before booking.

Tickets for this event include:

  • professional cookery tuition
  • all ingredients and equipment
  • hot drinks throughout the session
  • your baked goods, packaged to takeaway
  • all recipes from the class.

Any profits raised from this class support our community cookery activities – where everyone can experience the benefits of cooking and eating together, regardless of finance, confidence or ability.  

“Excellent tuition, very friendly. Liked learning new skills & more about bread.” “Liked all the explanations of baking chemistry, I learned so much! And the communal lunch, yummy.” ” Very good teacher, facilities & recipes. I will be making all of it regularly.”

What previous participants on our bread classes said

 

About your chef

Specialising in bread, Marnie Charlton’s baking journey has seen her produce and develop a range of loaves for London bakeries including Cooper’s Bakehouse and Boulangerie Jade. From sourdough to baguettes she enjoys demystifying the process of baking with a playful attitude, creating an accessible space where everyone can enjoy the pleasure of a homemade loaf. Her move from commercial production to teaching comes with a passion for baking as a mindful practice, grounded in the belief that hand-making has a transformative power.

Booking instructions

Tickets for this event are £75.

Find out more about our refund policy, concession tickets, accessibility, promo codes/ gift vouchers and more in our FAQ below and at www.bhfood.org.uk/faq. At most classes, food is prepared in pairs, but dishes can be adapted to individual tastes if needed.

If you need any help with your booking, please contact us on [email protected] – leave a phone number if you want a call back and we can arrange bookings over the phone (Monday-Friday, 9-5pm).

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Frequently Asked Questions for events at the Community Kitchen

  • Food allergies/ dietary requirements

    Please ensure you check the dietary information on the class listing before booking – for any requirements not covered by these details, feel free to contact us to discuss. Please note we cannot guarantee the kitchen is a fully gluten or nut-free environment due to the range of events taking place.

    When purchasing your tickets, we ask for dietary information for everyone on your booking.

  • Directions, travel and parking

    The Community Kitchen is conveniently located at 113 Queens Road in central Brighton. There are a number of easy ways you can get to us:
    By train:
    We are easily accessible by foot from Brighton Rail Station.  Simply walk straight down Queen Road towards the town/ seafront, we are located just past the intersection with North Road. Look for our large windows onto the main street. The walk takes less than 5 minutes.
    By bus:
    A large number of Brighton & Hove bus routes stop nearby to the Community Kitchen, either at Churchill Square Shopping Centre or at Brighton Station. Explore local bus maps and timetables here.
    By car:
    The nearest car park is the RCP parking on North Road, which charges a flat rate of £5.50 after 5pm. For daytime parking, the most affordable central car park option is on Trafalgar Street, charging £8-9 for up to 4 hours.

  • Accessibility

    If you are booking for someone who has support needs or access requirements please contact us to discuss before registering for a class. Please note that carers/ companions assisting someone with a disability to attend a class can access our concession rate tickets.

    The Community Kitchen has facilities for disabled access and is easily reached by public transport or car. Some of our features are:

    • Level access entrance
    • Accessible toilet facilities
    • Wide turning space around all kitchen units
    • One height-adjustable cooking station – however please note that this station has room for two cooks so should be booked as a pair with a friend or family member. Please make sure to contact us when booking if you want to use this hob – we’re also happy to discuss any other accessibility requirements.

    For more information about our accessibility, please email us.

  • Promotional codes/ gift vouchers

    Promo codes: If you have a discount/ sale code, look for the field marked ‘Have a promotional code?’ when selecting your tickets to enter the code.

    For gift vouchers bought before 31st March 2023: If your voucher code is a mix of 9 numbers and letters and begins with GIFT, look for the field marked ‘Have a promotional code?’ when selecting your tickets to enter the code. Please note each code may only be used towards one ticket when buying online. If you are purchasing multiple tickets or need any help, please contact us and we will manually process the voucher.

    For gift vouchers bought after 1st April 2023: We have a new event booking system and new gift voucher codes – these are 16-digit numbers. When purchasing a voucher, you will receive two emails – one is a receipt and the other is your Gift Card which has a bar code and the 16-digit code which you can use when buying tickets on our website.

    To use your code, select your tickets, go to Checkout, and scroll down to Payment Information. You will see an option to enter your Square Gift Card code and to pay any remaining balance by card. If you need assistance please contact us.

    Find out more about purchasing gift vouchers here.

     

  • Concession rates

    We have a limited number of tickets available at a concession rate for those who are in receipt of a means-tested benefit, under-18s, carers/ companions assisting someone with a disability to attend a class, as well as full-time students. If available, these options will appear in the drop-down when purchasing your ticket.

    Please note that under 16’s must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult in order to attend our events, unless the class is specifically for children.

    You may see a booking fee on some of our event tickets – these fees go to our ticketing provider to cover payment processing, online sales and related services which we we need to run our cookery classes and events.

  • Social enterprise model and community benefits

    Any profits raised from this class support our community cookery activities – where everyone can experience the benefits of cooking and eating together, regardless of finance, confidence or ability. Find out more about how we invest in people, the local community and our wider environment.

  • Refund policy

    We are unable to provide refunds except if there is a mistake with the booking and we are notified within 48 hours after booking. Please note we rely on these ticket sales to continue our operations, including our free community classes for people in need. If you are unable to attend your class for any reason, please feel free to send a friend in your place.

    Please provide us with the new attendee’s details before the class starts by emailing [email protected]. If the new attendee(s) have food allergies/ dietary requirements please ensure these fit within the dietary options on the class listing and provide at least 48hrs notice if there are changes to dietaries from the original booking information. Thank you for your understanding and support.

  • Sold out classes

    Due to the popularity of our classes, upcoming dates are very often sold out. When the class you want to attend is sold out you can sign up for our waitlist by scrolling down to ‘booking instructions’ and filling out your details below the ticket types.

    Additionally, a lot of our classes have multiple dates throughout the year or different classes with the same chef, so don’t forget to scroll through our class listings for later dates. You can search for classes with ‘spaces available’ by selecting this option in the filter settings.

  • Can children attend our classes?

    Children under 16 are welcome to attend our classes, however they must be accompanied, supervised and assisted by a ticket holding adult when attending an adult cookery class. Both adults and children must purchase a ticket to be able to attend.

    We do host children’s cookery classes for 7-13 year olds during the school holidays. These are for children only.

    If you have any questions please let us know.

Location

The Community Kitchen
Queens Road
Brighton
UK

Introduction to Bread Baking with Marnie – SOLD OUT

The Community Kitchen, Queens Road, Brighton, UK

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