Southern Baking Retreat 2021

Birmingham, Alabama
August 11–14, 2021

Grab your aprons—it’s time for some Southern-inspired baking in Birmingham, Alabama, the hometown of Bake from Scratch magazine. During this baking retreat, you’ll get to meet the entire Bake from Scratch team and learn from Brian Hart Hoffman, our editor-in-chief, and the baking and pastry experts in our test kitchen. Plus, Alabama native Julie Tanous, co-author of Food Between Friends, will join us to bake biscuits on Saturday. Learn to master Laminated and Angel Biscuits, bake Lane Cake (the iconic state cake of Alabama . . . yes, we have a state cake!), find out firsthand why James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Dolester Miles’s coconut cake is our go-to, take things to the savory side of baking with Tomato Pie and Farmstand Cornbread featuring our best summer produce, and discover our new favorite sweet rolls recipe (hint: they are a take on the famous Hummingbird Cake).

You have two ways to join: in person and virtual. All attendees will receive a recording of all baking class sessions.

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Wednesday, August 11

Arrive in Birmingham and get settled into the Grand Bohemian, located in Mountain Brook Village, adjacent to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and world-class dining and shopping. We’ll have an early evening wine reception at the hotel so you can meet our team and your fellow bakers. Dinner will be on your own with our list of top restaurants to try while you’re in Birmingham.

Thursday, August 12

Just steps from your hotel room, all baking classes will be held in the Grand Bohemian’s state-of-the-art cooking school kitchen. Lunch, tea, and coffee will be provided, and class will run from 9 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. Dinner will be on your own with our list of top restaurants to try while you’re in Birmingham.

Friday, August 13

Get ready for another great day of baking—Southern style. Lunch, tea, and coffee will be provided, and class will run from 9 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. A group dinner will be held at one of Birmingham’s best restaurants. Transportation in a private coach will be provided to and from dinner.

Saturday, August 14

There’s no more proper way for a Southern send-off than a morning of baking biscuits together. Julie Tanous, co-author of Food Between Friends and blogger at Julie and Jesse Cook, will join us as we wake and bake from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Departures in the afternoon are at the time of your choosing.

 

The entire trip cost (100%) is due at booking. Your reservation will be confirmed upon receipt of payment. We accept payment by American Express, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Amazon Pay. Trip prices are in US dollars.

The price of the trip includes all hotel accommodations, all baking classes, some meals, and a private coach transfer to/from the group dinner on Friday evening.

Single- and double-occupancy rates are available. Virtual passes are also available.

Since the trip is nonrefundable, we suggest buying trip insurance through a company like Travelex. You can also check with your credit card company to see if they provide travel insurance.

If you don’t purchase travel insurance, you agree to indemnify us against any charges that might otherwise be covered by your insurance. You further agree that we are not responsible for any costs of cancellation by you.

Your credit card will be charged by Hoffman Media, the parent company of Bake from Scratch.

We reserve the right to cancel this retreat if fewer than 16 participants (in person) have signed up by July 1, 2021. We will send an email confirmation to all participants when this number has been met. If Bake from Scratch initiates the cancellation, we will refund all payments. Please note that we will be monitoring travel advisories related to the COVID-19 pandemic closely.

Have a question about this baking retreat? Contact us.