Our “Bread Sticks" class is for our teenage chef brigade! Students in this class have, or with support quickly learn, many basic foundational skills. This is a great class for older chefs that want to build their confidence in the kitchen, becoming more independent young adults. Wether helping out with dinner at home or going to university with a few solid recipes under their belt, this class makes the most of our chef tutor’s professional insight, to stretch potential. A class that both supports and challenges the older chef on their culinary journey.

When purchasing "Single Sessions" please book by 12pm the Friday before, to be included for that Saturday's class.

- Teenage chefs work more indepedently, sometimes adding extra elements to our weekly dish or learning more advanced techniques not suitable for younger classes
- Every term has it's own theme with varied, seasonal recipes. Each week is different!
- A range of dishes from simpler skills-based weeks, to more ambitious dishes with the “Wow!” factor
- With regular attendance chefs work towards a bronze, silver or gold certificate
- Students gain access to a weekly recipe for use at home. Over time they’ll build a cook book of their very own, with the relevant skills to match
- Chefs take home what they make!

This term we will be making:

- 13/09 - Cinnamon Banana Bread
- 20/09 - Chorizo Pasta
- 27/09 - Skills Week - Fizzy Orangeade
- 04/10 - Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi
- 11/10 - Apple Crumble
- 18/10 - Cheesy Potato Cakes

Bread Sticks: Term 4

Sharon Coy

Tess Mcvey

My daughter has loved joining mother doughs gang. She's made new friends and learning new skills every lesson. Everybody is so kind and welcoming, we have loved the new things she has made so far. Just sorry we didn't find it sooner 

Shareen Clarke

Mia had a brilliant lesson chicken nuggets was fab staff lovely xx

Indigo  Hutchinson

Great cookery lessons for all children all ages all abilities. Wonderful chef tutors who make cooking fun. A safe learning environment that helps children learn essential cooking skills and gain confidence. 

Bread Sticks: Term 5

Lewis Fallows

Lewis loves the cookery class  and his confidence in cooking is building. His Oreo cheesecake and chicken nuggets were amazing.  Great   chefs who are down to earth and  friendly. They encourage the children to bake and create food that they love to eat.  Lewis is a very fussy eater but he is trying different food as the other children do - so does he.  win win as we get to try his creations too.

Joseph Coy

Bread Sticks: Term 6

carla Brown 

Milly  really enjoyed cooking.
Will be booking September


Liverpool Bread Sticks: Term 3

Dylan Fisk

Dylan enjoyed his experience and will hopefully be back

Rachel McDonald

My daughter had the best time!  She can't wait to come again

Michael  Church

Great lessons that make want to try the recipes again at home. Thank you 

Lucia Bussey

My 8 year old daughter really loved the class. After attending she felt motivated and cooked chicken nuggets at home for us!  

My daughter has been going for about 2 months now and she loves it!!!! She enjoys learning new skills and loves how friendly the class is

Liverpool Bread Sticks: Term 1

Lisa Fitzner

My daughter attended her first session yesterday. She went in very quiet and nervous and came out talking ten to the dozen! She had a great time and really enjoyed learning new skills and about the ingredients she used. She came out with a delicious tray full of rocky road ans a lot more confidence that she went in with. She can't wait for next week! Thank you so much! :)

Topping Isla 

Absolutely brilliant kids loved it. Booking it again for next week 

Lacey Singleton

So happy that we have found this cooking class for my daughter she absolutely loved her first lesson everyone was so helpful and friendly and she can’t wait for her next lesson thank you

Daisy  Fitzner 

Daisy has really enjoyed her first term. She's very shy but feels really comfortable going every week and really looks forward to it. It's great to see her confidence increasing and also her interest in food and cooking. Thank you. Look forward to next term!

Isla  Topping

Absolutely brilliant sessions for the kids. My daughter loves it 

Jacob  Pike

My child ( 11 ) really enjoyed the session … would highly recommend.. thankyou! We will be back! 

Julie  Carbert 

Great class for teens who want to learn new skills and make new friends 

Our weekly Liverpool based “Bread Sticks" class (11-17 Years)

Question 1

Does your chef have any allergies or intolerances that we need to know about? (Please do not list preferences, only foods that may cause them harm or an allergic reaction.)

Question 2

To help us support them, does your child have any learning difficulties or additional needs that we should be aware of? (If your child needs 1-to-1 support please contact us directly as we may not be able to provide this in our sessions.)

Question 3

Please tell us the full name of your child. (Please fill this out again, even if you used their name to book.)

Our weekly "Bagel Bites" class. Perfect for our younger students, or those just starting out on their culinary journey with Mother Dough! This fun, closely supervised class helps students practice and develop their cookery skills. Chefs in this class use safety equipment, such as plastic knives, and learn skills that are age-and-stage appropriate. This allows them to learn in as safe an environment as possible, whilst still allowing them the opportunity to progress and build confidence in their skills.

When purchasing "Single Sessions" please book by 12pm the Friday before, to be included for that Saturday's class.

- Our young chefs focus on specific elements of, and skills related to, the weekly dish
- A range of dishes from simpler skills-based weeks, to more ambitious dishes with the “Wow!” factor
- In-class student competitions
- With regular attendance chefs work towards a bronze, silver or gold certificate
- Students gain access to a weekly recipe for use at home. Over time they’ll build a cook book of their very own, with the relevant skills to match
- Chefs take home what they make!

This term we will be making:

- 13/09 - Cinnamon Banana Bread
- 20/09 - Chorizo Pasta
- 27/09 - Skills Week - Fizzy Orangeade
- 04/10 - Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi
- 11/10 - Apple Crumble
- 18/10 - Cheesy Potato Cakes

Liverpool Bagel Bites: Term 3

Ola Kuc

It was my son's first session today and we already booked more. He really enjoyed and he can't wait to do more cooking.  It was great and atmosphere was very friendly. Thank you

Maia Graham

So welcoming and a lovely group. My LO is coming along so well and wanting to help in the kitchen all the time now, and is pretty good with even knife skills (at 7!). Had a lot of laughs and tastes today making brownie that we all had as an after lunch treat. Thank you. Such good life skills being taught as not just a baking class, lots of savouries and different tastes being developed too! 

Gina Ward

My little girl loved her first session today. She had a steak skills lesson and actually ate steak for the first time.  Everyone was so friendly and welcoming, we will be booking more sessions in the future! 

Liverpool Bagel Bites: Term 5

Anais  Glover 

Brilliant class
My daughter loved 
Brilliant life skill to learn 

Liverpool Bagel Bites: Term 1

Kingsley  Akanbi 

Kingsley loved his first lesson and I have booked the next 5. Such a different thing for kids to do. Brilliant x

Rowan Thomas 

After being a little nervous Rowsn joined in and had the best time. 
Thank you so much, I have booked the next 5 sessions. X

Natalie Hughes

My son rudi is so shy, but he loved this class. The teaches were brilliant with him. He can’t wait to come back not next week the week after. 

Anna Owens

My son had a fantastic time at his first session - he really enjoyed doing something new, making new friends and was very proud to bring his food home for us all to try!

Our weekly Liverpool based "Bagel Bites" class (5-7 Years)

Our weekly “Dough Balls" class. For our slightly older or more experienced chefs who have already begun to acquire the basics of cookery. Chefs in this class are looking to practice their foundational skills and progress further, learning about the week’s dish in an extended or deeper way. They also work more independently to help build their confidence in the kitchen.

When purchasing "Single Sessions" please book by 12pm the Friday before, to be included for that Saturday's class.

- Older chefs refine their basic skills, learning more advanced or complex techniques
- A range of dishes from simpler skills-based weeks, to more ambitious dishes
- With regular attendance chefs work towards a bronze, silver or gold certificate
- Students gain access to a weekly recipe for use at home. Over time they’ll build a cook book of their very own, with the relevant skills to match
- Chefs take home what they make!

This term we will be making:

- 13/09 - Cinnamon Banana Bread
- 20/09 - Chorizo Pasta
- 27/09 - Skills Week - Fizzy Orangeade
- 04/10 - Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi
- 11/10 - Apple Crumble
- 18/10 - Cheesy Potato Cakes

Our weekly Liverpool based “Dough Balls" class (8-10 Years)

Liverpool Dough Balls: Term 1

Let's Bake Wirral!

Sian  Burgess

Really enjoyed learning baking skills with my niece at Mother Dough’s baking class!  We learnt four different recipes and they were all delicious!  We would love to join in again !  Thank you! 

Hannah Roberts

Georgia was fantastic, my little girl and I loved the sessions! Great for us to spend time together but didn't expect it to make me feel passionate about cooking (as I never had been!) and my daughter who wants to be a Chef it gave her 'that' teacher who has given her all the confidence in the world. And obviously everything we made was extremely yummy!

Liverpool Bagel Bites: Term 4

Bodi Harrison

Our children have been attending Mother Dough Culinary for almost 2.5 years now and they absolutely love creating new treats or dishes to recreate at home. 
Luna is a typical 9 year old who doesn’t like veggies and some how the amazingly talented Georgia managed to convince her to try the veg she’s had cooked in a stir fry, to the point where I didn’t even get a taste of what she had made! We are astonished! 
Our son Bodi loves most veg and most foods so the classes for him are more about gaining confidence around other adults and children and of course becoming a master in the kitchen at home. 
They both take a keen interest in the receipts sent home and we regularly go out to buy those specific ingredients so they can cook us up at storm at home for the whole family!
Out of all the clubs after school and weekends they’ve tried, this is most definitely their favourite of all.
The independence they learn in the kitchen and being sensible is second to none. The sessions are tailored for specific age ranges and Georgia is so kind and caring with the children that it feels so homely and I know they are always safe and happy in the centre.
In our opinion, the sessions are worth their weight in gold, preparing them to be confident chefs and be comfortable in kitchen environments along with providing enhanced enrichment opportunities.

Let's Bake in Town!

Sian  Burgess 

Lemon cheesecake was another success. It tasted really luxurious and as it was a non bake recipe was easy to make and so delicious!  Thank you Georgia!  

Sian Burgess 

Loved baking the seeded bread recipe!  It was a big hit with the family and it was delicious toasted too with home made soup!  Will definitely be making another loaf soon!

Great class; really inspiring teacher and the blueberry muffins were light as a feather and delicious!  Can’t wait to make them again!  Enjoyed the opportunity to bake with my niece too! Xxx

Mother Dough @ So Curious, Wavertree

Clare McCaffrey

My little boy had a great time cooking gingerbread biscuits. Would definitely recommend and would book again x x 

When making payment there is a 24 hour window to cancel or re-schedule your classes as you wish. After this period, refunds and changes to bookings  are, regretfully, no longer permitted.

When purchasing ticket bundles you have up to one month to choose the dates/sessions for which you would like to book. However they must be used within the term they were originally purchased.

Mother Dough Culinary

A mother dough is a base for all doughs, a little bit is in every batch. It breathes life into every loaf of bread and, like a baker's mother dough, we pass on our knowledge, skills and passion to the next generation of young chefs.

Mother Dough Culinary are a partnership of Georgia Riley and Glenn Stavers, delivering engaging, professional cookery classes for children age 5 to 16 years.

Georgia is a professional chef. Having trained at catering college, and baking from a young age, she then worked for several years in the catering and restaurant industries. 

Glenn has a background in teaching and education, currently working in several primary and secondary schools across Merseyside. He has been working in the education sector for over 17 years.

About us

 Have a question for us? A suggestion for future sessions? Would you like to hire us for a private event, or perhaps host us for a lesson in your school? Please drop us a message. We'll be in touch as soon as we can.

We’d love to hear from you!

Mother Dough Culinary deliver engaging cookery classes for children age 5 to 16 years. We provide all the equipment and ingredients needed for every session. All you need to do is drop off, pick up and bring a container to take your dish home in.  We’ll take care of the rest…even the mess!

Run by a partnership of Georgia Riley and Glenn Stavers, Mother Dough are passionate about all things food! Georgia is our lead chef, having worked in the catering and restaurant industry for several years. Glenn has a background in the education sector, currently working as a class lead in several primary and secondary schools across Merseyside. We are fully insured and enhance DBS checked, so you can be confident that your chef will be well looked after while  in our care.

Below you can see all the classes we currently offer. We follow a termly format, closely following the academic year. 

Our youngest students usually start in our "Bagel Bites" group. "Dough Balls" classes are better suited to slightly older children and our teenagers are our  "Bread Sticks" class. 

When available, you can also find our Home Education and Holiday Schools here!

If you have a child between 5-7 years we usually suggest our "Bagel Bites" class. Slightly older children will be best in our "Dough Balls" class and for chefs 11 and up, we'd recommend our "Bread Sticks" classes.

If you're unsure please drop us a message as these ages are a guide. We also like to take into account the ability level of our chefs.

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