Best of Spring: Galettes! - Im Moment Kaffee

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A hands-on in-person cooking class. Alongside the tasting of baked goods, a seasonal salad will be served with wine, beer, or nonalchoholic beverages to purchase. This class is limited to 10 students. Review our registration and cancellation policies here.

We are excited to announce a new partnership in Oakland! The incredible folks at Im Moment Kaffee will be hosting 18 Reasons East Bay pop-ups in their cozy community space.  We will be teaching hands-on cooking classes, demos and events! 
 

Join us for a delightful Spring Galettes cooking class, where you'll learn to craft flaky pastries bursting with seasonal flavors. In this hands-on, two-hour session, we'll explore essential baking techniques, from perfecting an all-butter crust to balancing sweet and savory fillings. The menu features a Strawberry Chamomile Galette, highlighting the best of the season’s berries, alongside a Caramelized Onion, Leek, and Asparagus Galette, to celebrate peak-season vegetables. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced baker, this class will help you elevate your skills and maximize flavor with the season’s most beautiful ingredients!

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Galette Dough

Asparagus Galette with Caramelized Leeks and Onion

Roasted Strawberry Chamomile Galette
 

This menu contains the following common allergens: Dairy, Eggs, Tree Nuts, Wheat. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together!

Born and raised in Colorado, Elise Hayashi grew up in a family where knowing how to use a paring knife was more important than riding a bicycle. This sparked her passion for food and cooking at an early age, and she enthusiastically relocated to the Bay Area to study nutrition science at UC Berkeley. Outside of the classroom, Elise helped implement childhood obesity and exercise research, and worked as a pastry assistant to fill her free time with galettes and mousses. She also broadened her experience with food by studying and cooking her way through the Mediterranean diet in Italy, and working on an organic farm in Japan. Now, she is excited to merge her gastronomic backgrounds, and lean into her Japanese and Korean heratige to share her love of food with the 18 Reasons community. During the rare moments when she is not eating, Elise can be found trying out new sports, playing and listening to live music, or wandering the aisles of grocery stores and farmers' markets.

Im Moment Kaffee is more than just a café; it's a place to pause, relax, and appreciate the beauty of now. Created from the heart of owner, Semret (Semy) Tecle and our family, the café’s food and drinks reflect our family’s rich, multicultural heritage, influenced by German, Eritrean, and Italian traditions. Each dish is a personal creation, perfected with love and attention. We combine German bread with Eritrean spiced fillings and toppings, creating unique offerings. We also make in-house Eritrean honey wine and serve imported Italian Lambrusco, German Riesling, and a selection of German and Eritrean beers. At Im Moment, we strive to create a space where worries and screens are left at the door, where you can truly be in the moment; a space that feels like home—for us and for you.