About

The San Diego Artisan Bread School was founded with the sole purpose of teaching home bakers how to make good tasting nutritious bread.  Kathleen Allenbach, owner/instructor wants to bring the almost lost art of baking good bread back into our lives. 

A baker since childhood, Kathleen holds degrees in microbiology and chemistry and landscape architecture.  She was executive vice president of a $35 million dollar manufacturing and distributing company.  Kathleen has a love of history and has been lucky enough to travel around the world learning about different foods, cultures and traditions.

Kathleen has a passion for making bread.  All kinds of bread, however, this wasn’t always the case.  Kathleen has never been shy in the kitchen and has a kitchen tool collection to be envious of, but making good healthy bread from scratch seemed daunting. 

 Learning to make bread from a book was…well, let’s just say it took a lot time and a whole lot of trial and error.  After years of this trial and error Kathleen decided to take more formal professional classes.

Taking courses at San Francisco Baking Institute, King Arthur Flour, Johnson and Wales University, Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and The Artisan Bread School in Tuscany, Italy, combined with her corporate training background, gave Kathleen the ability to design and set up a unique program that successfully teaches the art of Artisan Bread.  The more Kathleen learned about bread and its history the more she came to believe REAL BREAD is different from what one finds in the bread isle of the supermarket.  She set out to bring GOOD BREAD back to the home baker. 

The San Diego Artisan Bread School is designed to teach how easy it is for the home baker to make healthy and delicious bread.  Our classes are intentionally small to ensure each student has personal attention every step of the way.  At the end of the class students leave with loaves of bread that they made themselves.  More importantly, they will leave with the knowledge of how to make bread in their own kitchens.

Testimonials

" The class is fun, energetic and best of all - you actually come out knowing how to make bread! "
Lynn E.
" My bread tastes delicious and I'm so proud of myself for baking it. You are an excellent teacher and you make the class fun because of your sense of humor."
Kristen F.
" Hi! It was a great class and I’ve already recommended it to several friends and coworkers. I hope to take another one soon! "
Mary F.
" Thank you so much for such a wonderful day. You have empowered me and I look forward to starting to bake my own bread. Your school room is great. It was a full and tiring day but it was so much fun. After I get confident with these breads I will come back to learn to bake the true artisan breads. "
Jodi K.
" You never cease to amaze me with your wonderful bread baking class! Thanks for such a wonderful day yesterday. I took my creations to my brother/sister-in-law's after I left class last night and they were SO amazed and delighted with the bread and Stromboli!! (so was I!!) The focaccia disappeared before dinner and it was no surprise that everyone was fairly full by the time we got to the main course. I can't wait to recreate these delicious breads again (very soon)!! "
Carol L.
" Thank you Kathleen. It was truly a pleasure meeting you. I learned so much and really enjoyed myself. You have such a way with people and it’s apparent you love to teach. I can’t wait till the next class. Treva W A big thank you once again for a wonderful class.. Sande and I are still smiling and feeling like we learned a lot.. 5 of our friends are happy also because they got the benefits of homemade bread!!! THANK YOU once again. Great teacher, great class and yummy results! "
Lin K.
" My interest in baking bread is SOARING to new heights after taking your class. The total hands on approach gave me the confidence I needed." Thank you!!!! "
Kate D.
" My family was astonished I made such delicious and good-looking bread after my first class."
Alex P.
"It was a pleasure and a privilege to attend your class. I truly learned a lot and it was an exciting and fun experience. "
Frank G.
" Thank you for a wonderful day of learning how to really bake and have fun to boot. I was such a naive baker and you have a great way of teaching us. After I have tried all the new techniques I definitely hope to return for more. "
Helga L.
" Thank you so much for today's class. I had a blast and learned so much. I LOVE making bread! I'll definitely be taking more classes and recommending you to friends. "
Linda S.
" Thank you so much for an awesome Day! My husband was in heaven tonight (as was I) tasting all the breads we made in class. They are truly delicious and I feel so proud of myself! "
Rena H.
" Love the class! Also loved that cinnamon bread made into french toast! 🙂 Thank you for your knowledge and all the "sciencey stuff." It was a wonderful class and I will be back! "
Stephanie R.