Bringing cooking back home
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Back to cooking.

Food should feel close again: hands in dough, a pot on the stove, people gathered around something simple and good.

I am Chaim, a baker and teacher shaped by kitchens in New York, Tel Aviv, and Dallas. I bring practical cooking workshops to homes, churches, venues, and community spaces so your group can cook together with confidence.

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Simple, hands-on private workshops for homes, churches, venues, and community groups.
Cooking classes

Cook simply. Bake beautifully.

Small, practical private workshops for pasta, Middle Eastern cooking, pizza, focaccia, rugelach, sourdough, and challah. Choose one focus, gather your group, and I will help shape the plan around your space.

Fresh dough

Pasta

Mix, knead, roll, cut, and sauce fresh pasta with a calm, practical method.

  • Hands-on dough
  • Simple sauces
  • Beginner friendly
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Home cooking

Middle Eastern

Build generous plates with herbs, grains, dips, salads, spices, and bright sauces.

  • Seasoning basics
  • Dips and salads
  • Family-style meal
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High heat

Pizza

Learn dough timing, stretching, topping balance, and how to get a better bake at home.

  • Dough and sauce
  • Oven strategy
  • Shared meal
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Olive oil bread

Focaccia

Make airy, olive oil-rich focaccia with dimpling, toppings, and a crisp golden bake.

  • Soft dough
  • Seasonal toppings
  • Shared bake
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Sweet pastry

Rugelach

Roll tender pastry with rich fillings, shape classic crescents, and bake them glossy and golden.

  • Pastry dough
  • Chocolate filling
  • Take-home batch
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Slow bread

Sourdough

Understand starter care, fermentation, shaping, scoring, and the feel of good dough.

  • Starter basics
  • Shaping practice
  • Take-home method
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Signature bake

Challah

Make soft, glossy challah with mixing, shaping, braiding, and a clear baking plan.

  • Classic dough
  • Braiding practice
  • Take-home loaf
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Kitchen Notes

Simple cooking starts before the pan gets hot.

Short essays about ingredients, technique, and the kind of cooking that makes people feel more confident in the kitchen.

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Ingredients Kitchen Notes

Start With Better Ingredients

A practical note on flavor, health, seasonality, and why fresh ingredients let you cook with more confidence and less covering up.

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