Join MasterChef Canada alum Mai Nguyen to explore the techniques behind creating soft, chewy pretzels from scratch. Begin by mixing and kneading a yeasted dough, learning how gluten development contributes to structure and chewiness. While the dough rises, Mai will demonstrate how to prepare flavourful Sausage Rolls using store-bought Puff Pastry, accompanied by a warm, savoury Beer Cheese for dipping. You will then return to your dough to practise rolling, twisting, and shaping before giving your pretzels their signature lye bath and baking them to a deep golden finish. The class concludes with a tasting of your creations, with plenty to take home—please bring a container for leftovers.

Join Mai Nguyen in person to explore the flavours of Hue in central Vietnam through its iconic noodle soup, Bun Bo Hue. Learn to make a richly layered, spicy broth combining beef and pork bones, enhanced with lemongrass and shrimp paste, using an Instant Pot. Assemble bowls with rice noodles, Vietnamese pork sausage, and optional pork blood cubes. The class also includes a starter of Banh Bot Loc, delicate tapioca dumplings filled with pork and shrimp, finished with fish sauce and scallion oil. This class offers an opportunity to learn authentic techniques for Vietnamese broths, noodle bowls, and dumplings you can recreate at home.