Hands on + Tasting

Location: Kitchen Collage, 430 E. Locust Street | Des Moines, IA 50309

Sharpen your knife skills with Clark Stone, our knife expert. He will teach classic cuts, fundamentals, mechanics, maintenance, and knife safety. If you want to take your cooking to the next level, we highly recommend this class. Don’t wait, it will sell out fast! Class participants will receive a paring knife that's valued at $30 .

Hands On + Tasting

Location: Kitchen Collage, 430 E. Locust Street | Des Moines, IA 50309

Celebrate the flavors of spring in this hands-on baking class with Angie! You’ll learn how to create a beautifully rustic savory galette from scratch, starting with a quick and approachable blitz puff pastry that delivers flaky, buttery layers without the fuss.

Angie will guide you step-by-step through mixing, rolling, and assembling your galette, featuring a seasonal filling of leeks, asparagus, and fresh herbs. By the end of class, you’ll have your own handcrafted galette ready to take home,bake and enjoy.

Along the way, you’ll build the confidence to create sweet or savory galettes with whatever ingredients are in season.

At Kitchen Collage, our classes focus on technique and community — learning new skills while connecting over the joy of cooking and sharing good food.

Demonstraton + Tasting

Location: Kitchen Collage, 430 E. Locust Street | Des Moines, IA 50309

Join us for a fun, relaxed class exploring the magic of puff pastry and our rotating repertoire of recipes! Watch as we demonstrate three crowd-pleasing bites.Cheese Straws, Jalapeño Popper Pies, and Strawberry Whoopie Puffs.Perfect for easy summer entertaining.

Enjoy a welcoming, laid-back atmosphere while learning simple techniques you can use again and again. Come and enjoy our community environment and the pure joy of creating something extraordinary out of almost nothing.

Hands on class

Location: Kitchen Collage

Spend the day diving deep into the art and science of sourdough bread! This full-day workshop is perfect for anyone who wants to truly understand sourdough from starter to loaf, with plenty of time to learn, ask questions, and enjoy the process.

We’ll begin the morning at 9:00 AM with sourdough starter care and dough mixing, breaking down the techniques that build structure, flavor, and fermentation. You’ll learn what to look for at each stage and how to troubleshoot common sourdough challenges.

Midday, enjoy a one-hour break to grab lunch and explore the Village. Then return at 1:00 PM to learn finishing techniques that help create that perfect crust and crumb.

Throughout the day, we’ll fill downtime with tastings of sourdough spreads, demonstrations, and plenty of Q&A on all things sourdough because no two starters (or bakers!) are alike.

At the end of class participants will go home with a banneton, a loaf to bake at home, and bowl scraper.

What we’ll cover in class:

-Feeding starter & different feeding ratios
-The usage of discard and discard recipes
-Milled flour and different flours to bake with
-How to mix your dough by hand or using a stand mixer
-Kneading/stretch & folds
-Bulk fermenting
-Shaping Boules & Batards
-Proofing vs cold proofing
-Scoring
-Different baking methods

At Kitchen Collage, our classes focus on technique and community, building confidence, sharing knowledge, and connecting through the joy of baking together.

Class taught by Chef Nela & Angie