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Last weekend, Cecilia and I attended a baking course run by Baking with Maria: a small bakery school founded in North London by Danish baker, Maria Mayerhofer.

It’s something I had never considered doing – given my novice cooking skills – but Cecilia is an extremely keen cook, and was interested in giving it a go. But also, my interest was piqued after listening to a interview with her on Monocle 24’s show, The Entrepreneurs (episode 5, from about 21 minutes). Maria talked about how baking was her passion, and she wanted to share her skills with others in the community. Finding commercial premises was simpler and cheaper than she thought, and so the business was born.

We attended the Introduction to Bread Baking course, and shared the light and airy space with about eight others from all walks of life for four about hours, learning how to bake a basic white loaf, soda bread, and foccacia. At the end of the session we were given the bread to take home, and I personally took away from it a new found interest in baking and an eagerness to compete in the next Great British Bake Off.

I’m always very inspired seeing people like Maria turn their passions into exciting, small businesses, and I wish Maria the best of luck. So if you’re interested in giving baking a try, please get in touch with her.

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