12 Apr 2026, 10:45am - 2pm
In this class you’ll learn how to make make different types of doughs and fillings from scratch, learn new shaping techniques, and make the most nourishing vegetable-rich broths, perfect for the change of season. At the end of the class, you’ll get to sample everything you have made as we share lunch together round the table overlooking the Museum’s courtyard garden.
Sample menu
Open to all levels of skills and interests. This class is suitable for Adults 18 and over.
*This class is part of our hands-on monthly masterclass cooking sessions, which focus on specialist topics or advanced cooking techniques. Sessions are usually on Sunday and held in the Garden Museum’s food learning studio. Each class is 3 hours, and will include tastings or a full meal eaten together depending on the course.
Alissa Timoshkina is a London-based cookery teacher, cookbook author and historian specialising in the culinary culture of Eastern Europe. Born in Siberia into a rich Eastern European heritage her family history is a defining ingredient in her cooking and writing.
She is the author of Salt & Time (2019) and Kapusta (2025), and writes the Substack newsletter In Her Hands. In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alissa co-founded the global fundraising campaign #CookForUkraine with her friend, chef and writer, Olia Hercules, raising over £2.5 million for humanitarian relief and receiving multiple international awards.
Connect with Alissa over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and Substack In Her Hands.