Online: Sweet & Savory Kolache: Czech Classics & Texas-Style Favorites

This class is held online via Zoom. Please ensure your email address is up to date so we can send you the Zoom link before the session. Ingredient lists and prep instructions will be provided in advance, and recipe packets will be shared after the class.

Billowy soft and irresistibly delicious. Discover two beloved styles of kolache in one hands-on, bake‑along class.

Learn to master two brioche‑style doughs from scratch, starting with traditional sweet Czech kolache. You’ll fill tender dough with fruit preserves or lightly sweetened cheese, add a buttery crumble, and finish with a simple glaze.

Then, shift to the Texas favorite: rich, soft brioche wrapped around savory fillings like sausage and cheese. Think of it as an elevated, oversized take on a pig in a blanket — comforting, crave‑worthy, and hard to stop eating. You’ll even make a honey mustard dipping sauce to complete the experience.

Along the way, you’ll build confidence working with enriched yeasted doughs and learn techniques you can use again and again. Perfect for breakfast, holidays, or anytime baking, these kolache are sure to become family favorites.

Equipment needed: A stand mixer with a dough hook is highly recommended if you plan to make both styles.

Important notes:

If you cancel after receiving the recipe or ingredient list, we cannot offer a refund. Tess’s recipes are original and will be published in her cookbook.
You may transfer your spot to someone else—just contact us.
Ingredient lists and class details will be emailed ahead of time so you can shop and prep.
Cooking along is optional but encouraged!
After class, you’ll receive a professionally made PDF with Tess’s recipes.
You’ll also be invited to join Tess’s private and public Facebook groups (optional).
One registration covers only your immediate household. If friends or extended family would like to participate, they must register individually, even if participating together.
Adult supervision is required for kids who participate.

Tess Georgakopoulos

Instructor

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Tess Georgakopoulos, creator of Dish it up Good also known as “Chef Tess—Culinary Artist”, brings over four
decades of cooking and baking experience to her work as a culinary educator and Community Education
instructor.
Raised in a Greek Family where food was a central expression of love and connection, Tess developed her
passion for cooking at a young age alongside her father, a trained chef. Those early experiences continue to
shape her approach today—blending tradition, creativity, and deep appreciation for the role food plays in brining
people together.
As an accomplished cook, baker, and recipe developer, Tess is continually expanding her culinary repertoire
through ongoing experimentation in her test kitchen. She is known for creating thoughtfully designed “gold
standard” culinary experiences that combine technique, creativity, and approachability.
She currently partners with over 60 public school districts across Minnesota, and additional programs in
Wisconsin, Missouri, New York and Oklahoma, and has taught over 5,000 participants. Through her teaching,
Tess empowers home cooks of all skill levels to build confidence, expand their abilities, and experience the joy of
creating meaningful meals in their own kitchens
Her guiding philosophy is simple: to make cooking approachable, enjoyable, and rewarding—helping others
“make dishing simple and delicious”.
Tess is currently working on her first cookbook, with a food blog in development. Her work can be found on
Facebook at Dish it up Good, and on Instagram.