Slovak Kolaches and Babka Baking Class in Park City

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2 hours
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2 - 5 guests
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Join Lenka for a 1.5-hour baking class in Park City. Learn to make Slovak kolaches and Jewish babka while exploring vibrant culture through traditional flavors. Options for dietary needs.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Dive into this 2-hour journey of mouth-watering Slovak flavors and uncover the secrets behind traditional family recipes. Hosted by Lenka, a passionate baker and food lover from Slovakia currently living, eating, and baking in Park City, Utah! She learned to cook and bake from her grandmother when she was eight, and still uses her valuable recipes. This 1.5 private, hands-on baking class is sure to take your taste buds on an unforgettable adventure. Learn to bake traditional kolaches (breakfast pastries) and babka (sweet braided bread of Jewish origins) from scratch. Discover the vibrant culture through local dishes as you bake two homemade specialties in Lenka's cozy home kitchen, then savor the result with her.


• Private baking lesson in a local home in Park City

• Learn to bake Kolaches and Babka in a hands-on baking class

• Introduction to Slovak culture and cuisine

• Vegetarian, Vegan and Lactose free options available

Sample Menu

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Slovak Kolaches (sweet and savory)
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Babka bread (filled with sweet filling)

What You Get

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Private baking class with your host Lenka
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Please note that this is not a professional kitchen, rather than an experience to visit a local home and cook in a home kitchen, while sharing family recipes, culture and cuisine together
  • Lenka can accommodate lactose free, vegetarian and vegan diets, so please let her know if you have dietary restrictions while booking the experience online.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu varies based on season

What You’ll Experience

Learn to bake traditional Eastern European pastries in this baking class in Park City. Lenka’s main focus is on sharing traditional Slovak and Eastern European pastries. In her baking class she is so excited to share her family recipes and teach you about Eastern European cuisine – which is incredibly diverse and still pretty unexplored. In your 1.5 hour hands-on baking class learn how to bake two pastries from scratch - sweet and savory. Learn to bake traditional kolaches (breakfast pastries) and babka bread (sweet braided bread of Jewish origins). Both pastries will be filled with a variety of different, typical and seasonal fillings for example, poppy seed paste, walnut paste, sweet cheese filling, savory cheese filling, chocolate, jams, ajvar (vegetable spread) or sauerkraut. The baking class is hands-on and every guest will be making their own batch of pastry. After you learn to make traditional Slovak and Babka from scratch following Lenka’s family recipes, you will sit down to share the dishes you helped prepare.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Park City, Summit County Utah, United States, US

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Meet your host directly at her apartment in Park City. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Family Food!
May 01, 2025
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Lenka, her family, and her home were beautiful and comfortable. The science of the preparation and social discussion made me feel like a young girl again, cooking with my family. I learned a few...read more

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So Fun, So Unique!
March 10, 2025
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Lenka was an amazing baking teacher as she guided through her grandmother's pastry recipes from the old country. My sisters and I treated my mom to this very special class for her 90th birthday and...read more

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Tasty & Fun Experience
January 31, 2025
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This class was SO MUCH FUN! My husband and I were gifted babka and we were hooked ever since! I was trying to learn how to make it, but we found this class during our honeymoon and it was so great!...read more

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Lenka was wonderful!
January 19, 2025
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We had a wonderful experience with Lenka baking the kolaches and babka! She was so friendly and it was wonderful to share her home as well as stories of her native Slovakia.

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Fun Experience!
December 12, 2024
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My wife and I went to Lenka's class and had a wonderful time. She was very friendly and a great instructor. She made us feel right at home and simplified the baking process for us. The kolaches and...read more

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