Cooking Classes Now Open for Booking

Our 2026 season is now open! Explore our hands-on cooking and baking classes, including beginner-friendly workshops, advanced sourdough sessions, and special seasonal experiences. All classes are small, personal, and designed to help you learn by doing.

Your Sourdough Journey Starts Here - 2026 Classes

Wherever you are in your sourdough journey, our 2026 classes are designed to help you grow with confidence. Begin with our Beginner Sourdough Class to learn the fundamentals and finally make consistent, beautiful loaves at home. Move into our Advanced Sourdough Workshop when you're ready to refine technique, improve structure, and understand your dough on a deeper level. Explore new flavors throughout the year with our Mini Workshops, each focused on one unique sourdough recipe. And if someone you love wants to learn, our Gift Certificates let them begin their own journey.


Hands-on learning, small groups, and real sourdough success - one class at a time.

Taste of the Southwest - 2026 Cooking & Baking Experiences

Explore the bold, vibrant flavors of New Mexico through hands-on cooking and baking experiences inspired by the Southwest. Our Taste of the Southwest series brings together regional ingredients, local traditions, and the dishes that define our desert home - from flavorful breads to comforting chile-infused meals. Each workshop focuses on one iconic recipe you can recreate with confidence, whether you're a returning student or simply craving something delicious and uniquely New Mexican.

Proudly supported by Visit Albuquerque, this series offers small-group classes, real ingredients, and unforgettable flavors - crafted together at Sherwood Bread and Coffee.

Wood-Fired Oven Experiences (Spring & Fall 2026)

Offered only in spring and fall 2026, these small, hands-on outdoor workshops let you cook in Sherwood Bread n Coffee’s traditional brick oven a rare, unforgettable experience that blends artisan learning with the fire, flavor, and magic of wood-fired cooking. Extremely limited availability.

Traveling to Albuquerque with a group?

Make your trip unforgettable with a private, hands-on cooking experience around our outdoor brick oven. Perfect for group tours, family reunions, or foodie friends. This is a chance to cook, eat, and connect like a local.

Request Your Group Experience

Cooking and Baking Classes in Albuquerque

Be the First to Know When Classes Open

At Sherwood Coffee 'n' Bread, our hands-on baking and cooking classes are one-of-a-kind. Held in our outdoor brick oven kitchen in Albuquerque, they fill up fast — and for good reason. From wood-fired pizza to artisan sourdough and seasonal specialties, every class offers something delicious, educational, and deeply memorable.

What You'll Experience:

• Learn to bake traditional breads and cook over fire
• Enjoy a warm, welcoming atmosphere with fellow food lovers
• Take home what you make — and new skills, too

Don’t miss out. Sign up below to get notified when your favorite class is open again.

Cooking Classes in Albuquerque – Hands-On Experiences

🍽️ Why Take a Cooking Class at Sherwood Coffee ’n’ Bread?

Looking for a unique way to immerse yourself in Albuquerque’s vibrant food culture? Join one of our many cooking classes in Albuquerque and discover the joy of making fresh bread, pizza, or full meals in a traditional outdoor kitchen. Whether you're local, visiting, or just a lover of food, you’ll feel right at home here.

Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned home cook, our hands-on classes will leave you with more confidence, real techniques, and the satisfaction of creating something from scratch.

🔥 What to Expect

Each class takes place in our outdoor kitchen, centered around a custom-built wood-fired brick oven. You’ll use fresh ingredients, learn traditional techniques, and enjoy what you make — hot and fresh, straight from the fire.

Brick oven with fire and fresh bread or pizza inside

👩🍳 Class Types We Offer

  • Baguette & Bread Baking Classes – Learn artisan techniques for shaping, proofing, and baking.
  • Sourdough Workshops – Dive into fermentation, starter care, scoring, and crust development.
  • Pizza-Making Classes – Make wood-fired pizzas from scratch with bold, local flavors.
  • Flatbreads from Around the World – Bake traditional recipes like Uzbek Lepeshka and Turkish Pide.
  • Private & Group Cooking Classes – Ideal for birthdays, team building, or a special night out.

🌿 Why Choose Us?

We’re proud to offer the only wood-fired brick oven cooking classes in Albuquerque focused on community, flavor, and craft. Our classes are small, hands-on, and welcoming to all experience levels — because we believe food is meant to bring people together.

Smiling group of guests enjoying their food at a table

📆 Reserve Your Spot Today

Whether you're from New Mexico or just passing through, our cooking classes in Albuquerque offer a unique way to explore food, flavor, and tradition. Scroll up to see what’s available — and book your spot before it fills up!