Ginger and Baker

April Pie Bingo
2025-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | The Teaching Kitchen
** Registration will open 2/1/25.
Hi Pie Bingo fans!
Join us in the Teaching Kitchen for three rounds of Pie-themed Bingo. You’re sure to have a fabulous time with friends new and old and even have the chance to win some fabulous Ginger and Baker prizes.
Pie Bingo tickets are $5 and additional food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the event.

Asian Street Food
2025-04-30 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Grab your partner, bring a friend or come and meet new friends in the Teaching Kitchen! Learn fresh new techniques and enjoy a meal!
What We’re Cooking:

Dan Dan Noodles
Pork Pot Stickers
Dim Sum Dipping Sauce
Smashed Cucumber Salad

Take-aways:

Hands-on instruction from a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.

G&B Chicken Pot Pie
2025-05-01 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Bring a date, grab a friend, and come on down to the Teaching Kitchen for a fun night learning to cook our famous Chicken Pot Pies! Together we will tackle the basics of pie dough, yummy fillings, and flavor profiles to create a night to remember.
What We’re Cooking:

Seasonal Market Salad
Ginger and Baker Chicken Pot Pie
Chocolate Orange Mousse

Take-aways:

Hands-on instruction from a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.

Pasta from Scratch: Ravioli
2025-05-02 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Join us for a fun night out in the Teaching Kitchen and learn how to cook pasta from scratch. Tonight, we learn how to make ravioli! Paired with a crisp salad and a delicious dessert, it’s a great way to learn new skills to bring home – straight from our kitchen table to yours.
What We’re Cooking:

Citrus & Fennel Salad
Homemade Pasta Dough
Mushroom & Pecorino Ravioli
Lemon Olive Oil Cake w/Mascarpone Frosting & Berries

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class
A take-home recipe packet with all the menu items from class

Kentucky Derby Brunch
2025-05-03 10:00 - 13:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Don your Derby best to the Teaching Kitchen as we learn to make Kentucky classics to celebrate the biggest racing event of the year (and bourbon)! Learn how to mix the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, then enjoy our take on the hot brown sandwich, The Cache recipe for crispy Brussels sprouts with a maple bourbon gastrique, and a play on Kentucky bourbon balls, featuring our homemade gingersnap cookies!
What We’re Cooking:

Mint Julep
Hot Brown Sliders
Ginger’s Brussels Sprouts
Gingersnap Bourbon Balls

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.

Baja Birria
2025-05-03 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-04 10:00 - 13:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Get ready for Cinco de Mayo in the Teaching Kitchen with an evening on the Baja California Sur! Bring a friend or make new ones here in the TK as we learn some great skills while creating a meal we can all sit down and enjoy together.
What We’re Cooking:

Beef Birria
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Churros and Caramel Sauce

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class

Mexican Street Food and Margaritas
2025-05-04 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the Teaching Kitchen as we bond with family and friends over fun Mexican-inspired recipes that you can easily recreate at home for years to come. Grab your partner or come and meet new friends! You will learn fresh new techniques and enjoy a great meal and our signature margarita.
What we’re cooking:

Chicken Green Chile Sopes
Avocado Crema
Pico de Gallo
Mexican Street Corn
Churros with Caramel Sauce
G&B Margarita

Take-aways

Hands-on instruction from a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.

May Book Club
2025-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
** Registration will open 3/1/24.
Join Ginger and the team for a lively discussion on this month’s food themed book, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, by Lucy Knisley
Food and drink will be available for purchase during the event and a complimentary snack from the book will be served.
Book Club is a free event. No ticket is necessary but RSVPs are required.
Visit Old Firehouse Books in Old Town to purchase your book – Book Club books purchased at Old Firehouse the month before or month of book club receive a 20% discount for being a part of the Ginger and Baker Book Club!
More about Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, by Lucy Knisley
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe―many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy’s original inventions.
A welcome read for anyone who ever felt more passion for a sandwich than is strictly speaking proper, Relish is a graphic novel for our time: it invites the reader to celebrate food as a connection to our bodies and a connection to the earth, rather than an enemy, a compulsion, or a consumer product.
If you are looking to dive into next month’s delicious read, in June we will be reading, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading, by Dwight Garner.
Dwight Garner, the beloved New York Times critic and the author of Garner’s Quotations, serves up the intertwined pleasures of books and food. The product of a lifetime of obsessively reading, eating, and every combination therein, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading is a charming, emotional memoir, one that only Garner could write. In it, he records the voices of great writers and the stories from his life that fill his mind as he moves through the sections of the day and of this book: breakfast, lunch, shopping, the occasional nap, drinking, and dinner.
Through his lifelong infatuation with these twin joys, we meet the man behind the pages and the plates, and a portrait of Garner, eager and insatiable, emerges. He writes with tenderness and humor about his mayonnaise-laden childhood in West Virginia and Naples, Florida (and about his father’s famous peanut butter and pickle sandwich), his mind-opening marriage to a chef from a foodie family (“Cree grew up taking leftover frog legs to school in her lunch box”), and the words and dishes closest to his heart. This is a book to be savored, though it may just whet your appetite for more.

Indian Street Food
2025-05-07 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Grab a date, bring a friend or make new friends here in the Teaching Kitchen as we learn to create chewy naan, velvety lamb korma, crisp samosas and a Basmati rice. We love this menu so much and know you will too!
What We’re Cooking:

Naan Flatbread with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
Lamb Korma Curry with Cashews
Samosas with Cilantro Chutney
Basmati Rice with Saffron and Cumin

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.

Spring Floral Design with CC's Flowers
2025-05-08 17:30 - 19:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Learn the basics of floral design with CC’s Flowers! This class will be the perfect introduction to creating a vased arrangement. Our team will lead you through a 1.5hr class where you learn how to design with foam-free mechanics, work with a beautiful spring palette, and build a unique, organic arrangement in a modern vase – all for you to take home and enjoy, or gift to a special mom in your life! Celebrate spring and Mother’s Day with fresh blooms!

This class is recommended for ages 15 and up.
A Teaching Kitchen assistant will be available throughout class for guests to order drinks and/or food from the Cafe menu (feel free to purchase dinner while you create your fresh floral arrangement).

Booked for a Private Event
2025-05-09 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-16 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-22 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-24 10:00 - 13:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
The Teaching Kitchen is booked for a private event on this date.
Private events are a fun way to celebrate a birthday, baby shower, wedding, mom’s night out, kids’ party, friends’ gathering, teambuilding event and more!Send us an inquiry at teachingkitchen@gingerandbaker.com or 970.223.7437 option 4 to learn more.

Macaron Madness
2025-05-10 10:00 - 13:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Join us in the Teaching Kitchen as we learn to create the perfect macaron. We’ll tackle the elusive bake, prepare delicious fillings, and assemble. A perfect way to learn a skill that you can share with family and friends at your very own kitchen table!
There will be a dedicated server throughout class. Feel free to order drinks and snacks while making dessert!
What We’re Cooking:

Swiss Macarons
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Seasonal Fillings

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor.
Enjoy the items you cooked at the end of class.
A take-home recipe packet with all the menu items from class.

Sweet and Savory Crêpes
2025-05-10 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Bring your mom, your partner, or make new friends here in the Teaching Kitchen as we master a French classic together! Learn to make a versatile crêpe batter that we’ll fill with a delicious Dijon chicken and mushroom filling for dinner, and then flambée in a rich orange butter sauce for dessert.

What We’re Cooking:

French Bistro Salad
Crêpe Batter
Creamy Dijon Chicken and Mushroom Crêpes
Crêpes Suzette with Vanilla Ice Cream

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class and takeaway your leftovers.

Mother's Day and Graduation Weekend
2025-05-11 07:00 - 21:00 | Ginger and Baker, 359 Linden Street, Fort Collins, CO, 80524, United States
Mother’s Day!
Sunday, May 11
Celebrate your mom, grandmom, stepmom, dog-mom or aunt with a delicious Mother’s Day at Ginger and Baker!
The bakery will also be stocked up with delicious spring treats including Chantilly Cupcakes, Daisy Sugar Cookies, Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake and, of course, pie!
Mother’s Day in The Cache
open noon-6pm
Enjoy a delicious Mother’s Day menu featuring hand-cut Colorado steaks, seafood, pasta and more.
Reserve here or give Carrie Ann a call at 970-223-7437, option 1.
Mother’s Day in the Café
open 7am-9pm
Choose from the Café’s downright delicious comfort food menu or opt for one of our specials below.
We don’t take reservations in The Café, but if we’re busy, the waitlist is closely monitored and we’ll get you seated as soon as possible!
Cajun Crab Cake Benedict $22
G&B biscuit, crab cakes, poached eggs, Cajun hollandaise, chives.
Slow Roasted Prime Rib Dinner $36
10 oz prime rib au jus, baked potato with butter and sour cream
load your baked potato with rispy bacon, cheddar and chives +$2
Graduation Week!
May 13-17
The Cache
Celebrate your grad with dinner in The Cache!
Reserve here or give Carrie Ann a call at 970-223-7437, option 1.
Bakery
Complete your grad celebration with freshly baked green & gold cupcakes, cookies or meringues! Order here.

Mother's Day High Tea
2025-05-11 10:00 - 13:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Cheerio! Bring mom, or bring your friends and join us in the Teaching Kitchen for a delightful Sunday as we learn how to create all the elements of a classic high tea, then enjoy everything with a lovely spot of tea!

Feel free to don your white gloves and garden party hats!
What We’re Cooking:

Radish Butter with G&B Baguette
Earlene’s Egg Salad Sandwiches – one of Ginger’s mom’s tried and true recipes!
Ham & Gruyère Vol-au-Vents
Rhubarb Scones
Brewing a Perfect Pot of Tea featuring our friends at Tea with Tae

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class

Roasted Salmon & Risotto
2025-05-11 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Bring your mom, grab a friend, or come as you are and join us in the Teaching Kitchen for any evening of delicious cooking and seasonal celebration. This is one of our favorite menus for entertaining!
What We’re Cooking:
Roasted Salmon & Citrus Salad
Risotto with Asparagus, Parmesan and Fresh Herbs
The Cache Carrot Cake with Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting
Take-Aways:
Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.
One ticket per person attending.

Graduation Week!
2025-05-13 16:00 - 21:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
May 13-17
The Cache
Celebrate your grad with dinner in The Cache!
Reserve here or give Carrie Ann a call at 970-223-7437, option 1.
Bakery
Complete your grad celebration with freshly baked green & gold cupcakes, cookies or meringues! Order here.

Tasty Thai
2025-05-13 17:30 - 20:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Bring your date, grab a friend or make new friends here in the Teaching Kitchen as we take a delicious culinary journey exploring classic Thai favorites!

What We’re Cooking:

Tom Kha Gai Soup (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup)
Rainbow Veggie Spring Rolls w/ Peanut Sauce
Classic Chicken Pad Thai

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class and takeaway your leftovers.

Perfect Steak
2025-05-14 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
That perfect steak… the sizzling sear… join us as we learn the science behind how to cook that steak to the perfect temperature. Bring your date or grab a friend and master the art of cooking a great steak.
What We’re Cooking:

Seasonal Salad
Seared Beef Tenderloin w/The Cache Horseradish Sauce
Roasted Herbed Fingerling Potatoes
Chocolate Satin Mousse

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.

TK Sips: Tequila
2025-05-15 17:00 - 19:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Join is in the Teaching Kitchen for the latest installment in a series of cocktail classes, each celebrating a different liquor! Brought to you by Teaching Kitchen Chef and Master Mixologist, Zach Heller, this class will feature three tequila drinks, each paired with complementary small bites from our kitchen.
What We’re Making:

Oaxaca Old Fashioned – paired with bacon-wrapped dates
Pony Express – paired with beer-battered coconut shrimp
Aztec Martini (your new favorite espresso martini!) – paired with Mexican hot chocolate cookies

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by Zach Heller
Enjoy making and drinking three cocktails, paired with three small bites
A take-home recipe packet with all the menu items from class

*** Note, a Teaching Kitchen Assistant will be available throughout class to take any drink or food orders from the Café menu.

Pasta from Scratch: Chicken Alfredo
2025-05-17 10:00 - 13:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Join us for a fun lunch in the Teaching Kitchen as you learn how to cook pasta from scratch with creamy Chicken Alfredo! Come on in, you won’t want to miss learning skills ready to take home – straight from our kitchen table to yours.
What We’re Cooking:

Crostini with Roasted Tomatoes and Baked Ricotta
Seasonal Salad
Homemade Pasta
Alfredo Sauce
Pan-Seared Chicken
Orange Chocolate Mousse

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class
A take-home recipe packet with all the menu items from class

Farmer's Market Finds: May
2025-05-18 10:00 - 13:00 | The Teaching Kitchen
Celebrate the return of farmer’s markets for the season here in the Teaching Kitchen! Learn about locally grown, seasonal produce and how to utilize it in fresh, delicious recipes in this monthly series.

What We’re Cooking:

Radish Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
Asparagus Tarts with Goat Cheese
Spring Pea Gazpacho with Crab Salad
Buttermilk Rhubarb Cake

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class and takeaway your leftovers.

French Classics: Coq au Vin
2025-05-18 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Join us in the Teaching Kitchen for this fun French cooking night. Bring a partner, grab a friend or make new ones here in the TK as we learn some great new skills while creating a meal we can all sit down and enjoy together. Tonight’s class pairs Coq au Vin with a crisp salad and Julia Child’s favorite accompaniment, potatoes with plenty of butter and fresh parsley. Plus, cream puffs for dessert!
What We’re Cooking:

French Bistro Salad
Coq au Vin – Luscious French Wine-Braised Chicken
Parsley Potatoes
Profiteroles (pâte à choux)

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class

Tuscan Cooking
2025-05-20 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Bring a date, grab a friend, or come as you are and join us in the Teaching Kitchen for any evening of Tuscan cooking and seasonal celebration.
What We’re Cooking:

Seasonal Salad
Roasted Zucchini Stuffed with Italian Sausage
Short Rib Tortelloni with Beef Jus
Olive Oil Cake with Rosemary

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a meal of the items you cooked at the end of class.

One ticket per person attending.

Cast Iron Pizza
2025-05-21 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Who doesn’t love a great pizza? Tonight we’ll take pizza creation to another level. Join us in the Ginger and Baker Teaching Kitchen as you learn all the ins and outs of making a delicious pizza. From crispy, chewy crust to learning two fast sauce options, you can’t go wrong with this class. Plus, learn how to create a gorgeous salad to go with your pizza and a delicious lemon posset for dessert!
What We’re Making:

Seasonal Market Salad
Pizza Dough
Classic Tomato Sauce Pizza – topped with mozzarella, parmesan, fresh basil and prosciutto (sauce can be used for pasta too)
Creamy Garlic White Sauce Pizza – topped with shredded chicken breast, roasted garlic and feta (sauce can be used for pasta too)
Lemon Posset

Take-Aways:

Hands on instruction by a Ginger and Baker Chef Instructor
Recipe packet full of all the recipes from class to take home
Time to eat and enjoy all the delicious food you’ve cooked at the end of class

Tapas!
2025-05-23 17:30 - 20:30 | The Teaching Kitchen
Join us in the Teaching Kitchen for an evening of creating delicious Spanish tapas! These recipes are perfect for entertaining.
What We’re Cooking:

Manchego, Apple and Guava Empanadas
Serrano Ham Wrapped Shrimp with Romesco
Marinated Olives
Tortilla Espanola with Potato and Chorizo

Take-Aways:

Hands-on instruction by a Ginger and Baker chef instructor.
A recipe packet with all the menu items from class.
Enjoy a light snack of the items you cooked at the end of class and takeaway your leftovers.
