Sourdough Baking Workshop in Quezon City | Rise Artisanal

Welcome to the most intimate sourdough baking class in the Philippines.

Rise Artisanal's Sourdough 101 Workshop is a full-day, hands-on baking class inside our home bakery in Quezon City. Maximum 4 participants. You bake alongside Mai — the founder and baker behind Rise Artisanal — from starter to finished loaf.

This is not a demo. Your hands are in the dough from the first hour.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Everything that actually matters in sourdough baking — tailored for Pinoy home bakers, their kitchen, their oven, and our tropical weather.

• Sourdough starter — how to build one, feed it, read it, and keep it alive at home in the tropics
• Bulk fermentation — why timing changes in our climate, and how to work with warmth instead of against it
• Mixing and folding — the feel of good dough, what to look for, and when to stop
• Shaping and scoring — building structure, creating tension, and the basics of a good ear
• Baking — oven dynamics, steam, and how to get a proper crust at home

You'll bake the classic boule, then bring home our recipes for five variations: Cranberry Walnut, Seeded Classic, Jalapeño Cheddar, Olive & Fennel, and Ube Queso.

WHAT'S INCLUDED — ₱5,000/pax, all in

🍞 Full hands-on baking session, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🥗 Working lunch — all-you-can-eat sourdough, a charcuterie spread featuring Rise Artisanal granola, dips, sourdough crisps, and desserts
🧰 Tools to take home — apron, hairnet, bread lame, dough scraper, bench scraper, banneton, spatula, glass jar, drawstring bread bag, and a scale
📖 Reference materials — recipes, bake day schedule, and a glossary of sourdough terms
🍕 Your finished loaf — you bake it, you take it home
💬 PLUS: Lifetime consult with Mai, because good bread deserves to be baked in every home, and your questions shouldn't have an expiry date. Document your bakes, then run them by her. There will be "office hours."

THE BAKER'S SUITE — FREE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS

Every workshop participant gets lifetime access to The Baker's Suite — Rise Artisanal's home base for serious home bakers.

• The Baker's Converter — a dedicated baking conversion tool for weight-based recipes, hydration percentages, and scaling loaves. No more doing the math yourself.
• The Baker's Directory (coming soon) — a directory of flour and baking suppliers, and artisan producers across the Philippines. Know where to source the good stuff.
• The Baker's Budgeter (in progress) — a web app for managing inventory, sales, and expenses for small food businesses.

Built by a baker who needed it. Once you start baking real bread, you don't stop. We want to make sure you have everything you need to keep going.

THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU IF...

— You've always wanted to learn sourdough but didn't know where to start
— Your starter keeps dying and you're not sure why
— You want to understand the process, not just follow a recipe
— You want to bake bread worth sharing

No experience required. All levels welcome.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

💰 ₱5,000/pax, all in
👥 Maximum 4 participants · Minimum 3 to confirm
📅 Monthly, 2nd or 4th Saturday
📍 Quezon City (full address upon confirmation)
💳 50% downpayment to reserve · Balance due on workshop day

HOW TO RESERVE

Email info@riseartisanal.com or message @riseartisanal on Instagram. A 50% downpayment is required to reserve. We will confirm the date and send full details once we hit three participants.