Cookery Classes

My classes are a fun way of learning many secrets of Italian cooking.

They are ideal for small groups (minimum 1 – maximum 8/10) and can be themed and tailored to the wishes of the students.

They can also be a birthday treat, a team-building exercise, or simply an enjoyable way of getting better at cooking.

I run classes at the following cookery schools and finally at my own bakery in Tackley too:

 

19 Freehold Street, Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire OX25 5NS

WOOD FIRED PIZZA & FOCACCIA WORKSHOP

Learn how to mix, knead and shape a versatile Italian dough for focaccia, pizza and ciabatta. At this hands-on class, you’ll discover simple, effective techniques to bake authentic pizza in both a home oven and a wood-fired one.

We’ll finish the class by sharing a garden lunch together (weather permitting).

One of my favourite class with Sue Brown a friend and one the finest sourdough baker: a collaboration I always look forward to!

10:00 – 2:30 pm   £130.00

Book Here Sat, 18 April  2026 

Book Here Sun 5th July 2026

PIZZA SHAPING AND ANTIPASTO EVENING

Join us for a relaxed evening of hands-on pizza making and a true Italian-style aperitivo. You’ll learn how to stretch and shape pizza dough, then bake your own pizza in our wood-fired oven (or in a domestic oven, with tips you can easily recreate at home).After cooking, we’ll sit down together to enjoy a generous antipasto board featuring locally cured meats and cheeses, all paired with wine and beer. To round off the night, you’ll also take home your own dough, ready to bake the next day.

6:00 – 8:30 pm   £70.00

Book Here Fri 8th May 2026

 

ALL ABOUT PASTA & SAUCES 

With Mariella and Sue 

Join us  to make a perfect dough with only two ingredients, roll it by hand or by machine, cut tagliatelle, pappardelle,, fill Ravioli or Tortelli and add herbs or spinach for a traditional ‘Paglia e Fieno’. 

After making the pasta, we will prepare together the freshest pomodorino sauce in order to enjoy a lunch together allowing time for questions, comments and a glass of wine!

10–2.30pm £ 120.00

Book Here Sun 14th June 2026 

 



 



 Tackley (OX5 3AH) at my bakery space (small groups of max 5 people)

ALL ABOUT PASTA WORKSHOP

Join me at the bakery in Tackley to make a perfect dough with only two ingredients. Roll it by hand or by machine, cut tagliatelle or pappardelle, fill ravioli or tortelli, and add herbs or spinach for a traditional paglia e fieno.

After making the pasta, we will prepare together the freshest pomodorino sauce, then enjoy a lunch together , with time for questions, comments, and a glass of wine!

10:00 – 2:30 pm   £120.00

Date TBC

BESPOKE CLASSES

If you’d like to arrange a class on a date that suits you, bespoke classes are the answer.

Held at my micro bakery in tackley, they’re friendly and hands-on, for up to five people.

You can choose between traditional bread baking, Pizza, focaccia  or fresh pasta and sauces, with each session ending with plenty to taste and enjoy together.

for enquiries, email: :mariellabliss@gmail.com 

 

At the North Sydmonton Barn (Newbury)

I share my passion and experience at the beautiful Honesty Cookery School, where the choice of genuine and locally sourced ingredients is a priority.

Here is the list of my next classes at Honesty:

  • 16/4/26 - Entertain the Italian way - £ 130.00
  • 7/5/26 – Venetian Cicchetti, the Italian Tapas – £130.00
  • 21/5/26 – Pizza and Focaccia  – £120.00
  • 2/6/26– Street Food if Italy– £130.00
  • 14/7/26 – Sourdough and Pizza – £150.00
  • 17/9/26 – Sourdough made simple – £150.00
  • 24/9/26 – The only pizza recipe you'll ever need  – £120.00
  • 13/10/26 - An Italian Autumn Feast - £130.00
  • 20/10 - From Bologna pasta and dessert - £ 130.00
  • 12/11/26 Edible Gifts - £ 130.00
  • 4/11/26 - Panettone Brioche -         £ 140.00
  • 1/12/26 Beautiful Breads -Festive edition- £ 120.00

Click HERE  to choose any of the above classes.



At:  Cherwell School, Cheney School (Oxford)

Gosford School (Kidlington)

Sourdough bread, artisan breads, brioches and enriched doughs, pasta, risotto, plant-based food, gluten-free cooking, edible gifts, Italian desserts and Italian food in general: sociable, informative, and affordable courses (multiple lessons) in and around Oxford.

Check my dates and other fabulous cooking courses HERE