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The Art of Baking at Meryl Bakery (3-Class Series)

$400

with Jessica Spivey

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 16, 2025 at 2 pm

Jessica Spivey opened Meryl Bakery in Stonington’s Velvet Mill in October 2024. Prior to Meryl Bakery, Jessica was the Pastry Chef at Mystic’s award-winning Oyster Club and Port of Call where she earned a nomination for Best Pastry Chef by the Connecticut Restaurant Association in 2024. At Meryl Bakery, which has quickly become a Stonington sensation, Jess uses local and seasonal ingredients to produce naturally leavened products made by hand with care.

In these hands-on classes, Jess will welcome you into her kitchen and teach you to work with sourdough, bake with whole grains, and create gluten-free bakes.

Classes will meet at Meryl Bakery in the historic Stonington Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Ave, suite 75, Stonington, CT 06378.

$400 for the entire 3-class series. If you would like to attend individual classes for $150 each, please view our individual "The Art of Baking" listing HERE

Class Information:

Sourdough 101 on March 16th from 2PM - 5PM

Baking with Whole Grains on April 6th from 2PM - 5PM

Approachable Gluten Free on April 27th from 2PM - 5PM

Proceeds will allow Yellow Farmhouse to bring children from all over Connecticut to Stone Acres Farm to learn to cook with seasonal produce. 

Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.

The Art of Baking at Meryl Bakery (Single Classes)

$150

with Jessica Spivey

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 16, 2025 at 2 pm
2 additional sessions through Apr 27, 2025

Jessica Spivey opened Meryl Bakery in Stonington’s Velvet Mill in October 2024. Prior to Meryl Bakery, Jessica was the Pastry Chef at Mystic’s award-winning Oyster Club and Port of Call where she earned a nomination for Best Pastry Chef by the Connecticut Restaurant Association in 2024. At Meryl Bakery, which has quickly become a Stonington sensation, Jess uses local and seasonal ingredients to produce naturally leavened products made by hand with care.

In these hands-on classes, Jess will welcome you into her kitchen and teach you to work with sourdough, bake with whole grains, and create gluten-free bakes.

Classes will meet at Meryl Bakery in the historic Stonington Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Ave, suite 75, Stonington, CT 06378.

Each class in this series is $150. To register for the entire 3-series course, please visit our listing HERE.

Proceeds will allow Yellow Farmhouse to bring children from all over Connecticut to Stone Acres Farm to learn to cook with seasonal produce. 

Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.

The Art of Empanadas at Masa

$100

with Jorge Baldiviezo

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 31, 2025 at 4 pm

Chef Jorge Baldiviezo opened Masa in Stonington’s Velvet Mill in April 2024. In January, Masa made CT Magazine’s list of top new restaurants. Prior to moving the United States, Chef Baldiviezo was chef de partie at Central, the visionary restaurant in Lima Peru that earned #1 on the list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2023. Now Chef Boldiviezo is expressing his latin roots through traditional dishes, artisanal sandwiches, and innovative empanadas.

In this hands-on class, Chef Baldiviezo will welcome you to his kitchen and teach traditional and new takes on empanadas fillings and the fine art of hand crimping.

Workshop price: $100

Proceeds will make it possible for Yellow Farmhouse to bring children from all over Connecticut to Stone Acres Farm to learn to cook with seasonal produce. 

Location: Masa in the Stonington Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Ave Suite 75, Stonington, CT 06378

Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.





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