Forget the preorders and the pickups and the million trips to the grocery store this Labor Day. This year, you’re making your own pie.
Santa Monica’s Gourmandise School of Sweets & Savories is offering a few virtual baking classes the Sunday before the holiday, so you can whip up your pie along with the instructor (pastry chef Clemence Gosset) and ask her any questions you might have in the process, ensuring a perfect dessert for Labor Day.
Each class runs $55, and upon registration you’ll receive the ingredient list as well as the private Zoom link to attend the class.
If you’re more of a morning person, the 10am–1pm class will teach you how to make a classic blueberry pie with a flaky butter crust, and if you’re hoping to enjoy something a bit creamier, sign up for the 1:30–4:30pm class and whip up both a Key lime pie and a s’mores pie (both featuring a graham cracker crust).
From there, the next step is enjoying the fruits of your labor on Labor Day.