I show you what a living culture needs, what it should look and smell like, and how to keep it going at home.
Learn sourdough with your group · Private sessions for 2–12 guests
Private Sourdough Bread Class in Albuquerque
When you choose a private sourdough bread class your people get to make the magic of sourdough together.
I’ll teach you and your group how to make artisanal sourdough at home, send everyone home with a live starter, two loaves, and professional recipe guidance to keep baking at home.
Included with your private package
Wine is part of the table.
See this months current wine rotation
One bottle per two guests age 21+ is included. Choose your pick of Chef’s choice, dry, or sweet at checkout.
Hi! I'm Chef Evangalene
I’ll give each of you a live culture and show you what to notice, feel, and keep feeding at home.
You do not need previous baking experience. I’ll guide the hands-on work, answer questions as they come up, and help your group leave with a clear path for the next bake.
The private sourdough class, in one look
Start with a living culture. Leave ready to bake.
This is an unhurried, three-hour bread experience—not a demonstration. Your group works the dough, learns the cues, and leaves with a real path for the next bake at home.
Mix, strengthen, ferment, shape, score, and bake with clear cues for the dry climate here in Albuquerque.
Each guest leaves with a live starter, two loaves, recipe guidance, and the confidence for the next bake.
Private vs. public sourdough classes in Albuquerque
Choose private when the people and the date matter.
Both paths teach sourdough with me. The difference is the experience you are booking: this private class is reserved for your own group and built around your preferred dates; the public calendar sells individual seats on a scheduled class date.
Private is the better fit for a couple, family, friends, birthday, homeschool group, or team that wants the table reserved just for them. Choose public when one or two people want a published class date and enjoy learning alongside other Eat Well ABQ guests.
Private package · this page
Your people get the whole table.
Choose a 2–12 guest package, share your preferred dates, and I’ll shape the experience around your group.
- Reserved for your selected group
- Couples, families, friends, birthdays, and teams
- Preferred dates submitted at checkout
- Wine and paid upgrades available
- Same-day reply to begin confirming your plan
Public class calendar
Join a published class date.
Reserve individual seats in an upcoming public sourdough class and learn alongside other Eat Well ABQ guests.
- Specific published class dates
- Individual seat pricing
- Small-group public learning
- Strong fit for one guest or a learning-first pair
- Direct booking from the live class calendar
How private sourdough booking works
Choose the package. Give me your dates. I’ll confirm the plan.
This is a package-first reservation: you choose the guest count and purchase the experience, then I confirm the strongest available date and full event plan with you the same day.
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1 · Choose your guests
Select the 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, 10-, or 12-guest package.
The live price updates for your exact group size. Every guest receives the full sourdough experience.
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2 · Share your preferred times
Give me up to three dates and three-hour windows.
Tell me the occasion, who is coming, wine preference, and anything I should know about the group.
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3 · Purchase your package
Checkout secures the experience—not an automatic date.
Your selected guest package and any paid upgrades are visible before payment. Preferred dates remain requests until I check the calendar.
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4 · Same-day confirmation
I reply and finalize the strongest available plan with you.
Together, we confirm the date, time, guest count, dietary review, location, add-ons, and event flow.
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Private sourdough bread class · Here’s what you’ll learn and take home from class
A live culture, real dough cues, and a bread practice your group can carry home.
This private sourdough class in Albuquerque is built around doing the work together. I’ll guide the hands-on process, keep the pace beginner-friendly, and make sure every guest understands both the bread on the table and the next bake at home.
This is a class you keep using when you leave
I’m not handing you a recipe and hoping it sticks—I’ll show you how to read the culture and dough for yourself.
Your group will feed, fold, watch, shape, score, and ask questions in the moments they actually matter. I’ll translate the tactile parts into decisions you can repeat in your own kitchen.
Choose 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 guests. Everyone in your party will learn and take the full experience home.
Share preferred dates, three-hour windows, and the occasion at checkout; I’ll finalize the strongest available plan with you.
Each guest gets a live culture and learns what a strong starter looks, smells, and feels like before taking it home.
Choose Chef’s choice, dry, or sweet at checkout. Extra wine appears only when the current add-on is available.
The skill is learning what the dough is telling you.
Hands-on sourdough, Chef-led instruction, a private group table, and an alive-at-home bread practice.
Step 01 · Starter care, culturing & Wine
Feed, maintain, and read your live culture.
I'll give everyone a live culture in class, we’ll identify what a strong starter looks like at peak strength, how feeding and hydration affect it, and what tells you it is ready to bake with. Each guest leaves with one to keep feeding at home.
Step 02 · Dough strength and structure
Build strength without losing the dough.
I’ll teach you hydration, rest, and handling so you can feel resilient dough developing in your hands—not just follow a clock or a written instruction.
Step 03 · Fermentation cues
Use volume, bubbles, aroma, and tension—not guesswork.
We’ll look for the visual, aromatic, and tactile signs that help you time fermentation, including the high-desert variables that change the rhythm of dough in Albuquerque.
Step 04 · Shape, score, and bake
Create tension, score cleanly, and understand the bake.
We’ll build shape, talk surface tension and oven spring, and practice clean scoring. Every guest leaves with two loaves, a live starter, recipe guidance, and a plan for the next bake.
The promise is not a one-day demo. It is real hands in the dough, a living culture to keep, and a process your group can carry forward. Your exact date, time, location, and any upgrades are confirmed after checkout so the private experience fits the people you are bringing.
I’ll help you choose · Full Packages + prices by guest count
Private sourdough class packages and live prices by group.
Start with the number of people in your group, then use the live selector below for the exact current price and availability. I’ll shape the date, time, bread experience, and details with you after checkout.
Private sourdough date night or birthday bread class
$300
Current package price for two guests
2 Guests
An intimate private sourdough class for an anniversary, sourdough birthday class, date night, best-friend experience, or personal bread-baking class.
- Private class reserved for two guests
- Live starter culture + two loaves for each guest
- Starter, fermentation, shaping, scoring, and baking guidance
- One bottle of wine for two guests age 21+
- Recipe guidance, standard tools, setup, and cleanup
- Date, time, and location confirmed after checkout
Small private group
$500$650
Current four- and six-guest package range
4–6 Guests
A private bread-making class for close friends, families, couples with friends, birthdays, celebrations, or homeschool groups.
- Private class for four or six guests
- Live starter culture + two loaves for each guest
- Starter, fermentation, shaping, scoring, and baking guidance
- Wine included per two guests age 21+
- Recipe guidance, standard tools, setup, and cleanup
- Celebration upgrades available when listed
Full private bread class
$760$1,140
Current eight- through twelve-guest package range
8–12 Guests
A full private sourdough class for birthdays, team sourdough events, larger families, staff appreciation, friend groups, and milestone gatherings.
- Private class for eight, ten, or twelve guests
- Live starter culture + two loaves for each guest
- Starter, fermentation, shaping, scoring, and baking guidance
- Wine included per two guests age 21+
- Recipe guidance, standard tools, setup, and cleanup
- Date, time, location, and flow confirmed afterward
One month lead time recommended · Reserve your private sourdough class
Pick your guest count, then I’ll help build the bread experience around it.
Choose the private sourdough package for your guest count, share preferred dates, time windows, and event details, then complete checkout. You are purchasing the package first; I’ll confirm the final date, time, location, and event plan with you afterward.
Plan ahead, then give me the details that matter to your group.
Tell me who is coming, what you are celebrating, and which dates work best. I’ll take it from there.
I’ll review the details with you after checkout and help finalize the strongest plan for your specific occasion and experience level.
Private means private: the experience is reserved for your selected group. Preferred dates are requests, and planning about one month ahead gives Chef Evangalene the strongest calendar and setup options.
Clear package value: every guest receives a live starter, two loaves, and recipe guidance. Wine is included at one bottle per two guests age 21+, and every selected paid upgrade appears as a separate cart item before payment.
2 Guests | Private Sourdough Date Night
Choose your private guest package.
$300.00 Private package value:Choose the group size that fits your private sourdough class. Every package includes the core Eat Well ABQ bread experience with Chef Evangalene, a live culture, two loaves, recipe guidance, and wine for eligible guests.
Private instruction with Chef Evangalene
Live starter culture + two loaves for each guest
Starter, fermentation, shaping, scoring, and baking guidance
Wine included at one bottle per two guests age 21+
Date and time confirmed after checkout
Ask me anything · Questions before booking
Private sourdough class FAQ.
Exact answers about guest count, live package pricing, starter and take-home outcomes, date nights, birthday and team events, wine, scheduling, and the difference between private and public classes.
Can I book a private sourdough class in Albuquerque?
Yes. I host private, hands-on sourdough bread classes in Albuquerque for 2–12 guests. Choose the guest-count package, share your preferred dates and planning details at checkout, and I’ll reply the same day to begin confirming the final date, time, location, and event plan with you.
How much does a private sourdough class cost?
A private sourdough class starts at $300 for two guests. Choose the 4-, 6-, 8-, 10-, or 12-guest package when your group is larger; the live selector shows the exact current package price before checkout. Optional upgrades are separate, clearly priced items.
Can this be a private sourdough date night or sourdough birthday class?
Yes. The two-guest package is designed as a private sourdough date-night option and can also work for an anniversary, sourdough birthday class, best-friend experience, or personal bread lesson. The Albuquerque Date Night Cooking Class guide compares this bread path with pasta and public-class options.
What will we learn in the private sourdough class?
I guide your group through four professional hands-on moves: starter care and culturing; dough strength and structure; fermentation cues such as volume, bubbles, surface tension, aroma, and timing; then shaping, scoring, and baking. You learn the practical dough cues that make the process repeatable at home, including high-desert considerations for Albuquerque.
What do we take home from the private sourdough class?
Each guest leaves with a live starter culture to keep feeding, two loaves, recipe guidance, and a clearer understanding of what the dough is telling them so they can keep baking at home and keep their starters alive.
Is the private class beginner-friendly?
Yes. No previous sourdough experience is required. I teach the feel, rhythm, timing, and decision points behind sourdough and a living starter culture. If someone in your group already bakes, include that in your planning notes and I’ll shape the guidance around your group.
How many guests can attend?
The live packages on this page are built for personal 2 person experiences, to groups of 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 guests. Contact Eat Well ABQ for a feasibility and event-flow review when the group is larger than twelve.
What is included with every private package?
Every package includes my Chef-led instruction, core ingredients, a live starter culture, two loaves and recipe guidance for each guest, standard tools, setup, cleanup, and private-event coordination. Wine is included at one bottle per two guests age 21+; choose Chef’s choice, dry, or sweet at checkout.
Am I buying an exact date or the private-event package?
You are purchasing the private sourdough package for your selected guest count—not an automatically confirmed date. At checkout, share preferred dates, three-hour windows, and planning details. I reply the same day to confirm the strongest available date, time, location, and final event plan with you.
How far in advance should I book?
Plan approximately one month ahead if you want the best date/time. Private events require calendar coordination, ingredients, preparation, equipment, setup for you. An earlier opening may occasionally be available.
Can allergies or dietary needs be accommodated?
List every known allergy or dietary need during checkout. Eat Well ABQ reviews the information before confirming the final plan and explains what can be accommodated safely. This is a wheat-based sourdough experience; use the gluten-free class path for dedicated gluten-free instruction.
Can I add a starter-care kit, bread, dessert, wine, or a celebration touch?
Yes. The builder shows only the currently available Private Sourdough add-on variant sized for the guest package you selected. The live starter-care kit, bread and spreads board, dessert selection, celebration setup, and full celebration cake each have their own guest tier. Extra wine and take-home loaves remain unit-based, so you choose the quantity you actually want.
What is the difference between this page and the public sourdough calendar?
This page sells a private experience reserved for your own 2–12 guest group. The public sourdough class calendar sells individual seats on specific scheduled dates with other students.
What if sourdough is not the right private experience?
Compare pasta, birthdays, corporate events, team building, holiday gatherings, specialty baking, and kids cooking on the Private Cooking and Baking Events hub.
What is the wine policy for a private sourdough class?
Private sourdough packages include one bottle of wine for every two guests age 21 or older. At checkout, choose Chef’s choice, dry wine, or sweet wine; use planning notes for nonalcoholic or other table needs. Extra bottles are available only when the live builder shows the current add-on for purchase.
Is this a private sourdough class near me in Albuquerque or Rio Rancho?
This private sourdough class is planned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and serves groups from Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Placitas, Santa Fe, and nearby communities. Choose your guest-count package first, then share preferred dates and planning details so I can confirm the final location and event flow with you.
Private sourdough with Chef Evangalene
Choose your people. Reserve the bread experience. I’ll confirm the final plan.
Start with the live guest package that fits your private sourdough class. Share your preferred dates and event details, complete checkout, and I’ll handle the final coordination with you.