Flour & Fold Baking Series: A DMV Pastry-Making Experience

This class is part of Nourish Culinary’s Flour & Fold Baking Series series. Each experience stands alone and may be booked individually. No previous class is required.

Spend an evening immersed in the art of pastry, where butter, flour and professional technique come together in both sweet and savory creations. Bake alongside a Nourish Culinary chef as you work through the fundamentals of pastry-making, then leave with your own finished pastries—and plenty of hands-on experience to take with you.

What you’ll learn:

• Pastry dough fundamentals and proper butter temperature
• Rolling, shaping and preventing shrinkage
• Blind baking and oven control
• Making smooth vanilla pastry cream
• Working with puff pastry and creating classic palmiers
• Finishing and presentation techniques

Hosted at the BSH Kitchen and Showroom in downtown Washington, DC, this experience takes place in a beautifully designed culinary space featuring premium Bosch, Thermador and Gaggenau appliances—an ideal setting for an evening of cooking, learning and eating together.

The evening’s baking menu includes:

• Seasonal Fruit Tart — vanilla pastry cream and fresh seasonal fruit
• Savory Gruyère & Herb Palmiers
• Choice of red or white wine, beer, or soft drinks

What to know before you arrive:

• Please arrive 10–15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
• Comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes are recommended.
• All necessary cooking equipment and ingredients are provided.
• [Parking/Metro/entrance instructions.]
• No prior baking experience is required.
• Guests will leave with their finished pastries.

This experience is for guests 18 and older. Alcoholic beverages may be available to guests 21+ only, and a valid government-issued photo ID will be required for alcohol service. Guests under 21 will not be served alcohol.

Cancellation & Transfer Policy: Tickets are non-refundable. If you’re unable to attend, your ticket may be transferred to another guest or the value applied as a credit toward a future Nourish Culinary class when requested at least 72 hours before the scheduled class.

Dietary Restrictions & Allergies: Please share any food allergies or dietary restrictions during registration. While we’ll do our best to accommodate guests when possible, this menu is designed specifically around the steakhouse experience and not all substitutions may be available. Classes take place in a working kitchen where common allergens are present.