Mansfield Park & Goldhahn und Sampson

You’re probably wondering, how Mansfield Park & Goldhahn und Sampson are getting together in one article?

Thats is quite easy. I took part in a vegan baking course with Gabrielle and Angelina, the two young women of Mansfield Park, at Goldhahn und Sampson on Wilmersdorfer Strasse.

Mansfield Park

The founders both have American roots which is of course reflected in what the two committed women create every day. All there baked delights are made by hand and with love. This has also shown in the baking course, which I attended. But more about that later.

Mansfield Park stands for handmade plant-based treats. I want to mention here that all their products are vegan. At the same time, you can immediately forget about it. What the two girls create does in no way correspond with the usual stereotypes of vegan baked goods. The cinnamon buns (see picture below) of Mansfield Park, for example, are super fluffy, juicy and in my opinion, much better than many of the non-vegan versions that can usually be found in this country.

Mansfield Park Cinnamon buns at Breakfast Market in Markthalle Neun

Mansfield Park are primarily doing catering. This means, they provide cakes, pies and cookies for any kind of event. Be it a private party for a birthday, wedding and the like or in the business area for the sweet break at a conference or other corporate event.

In addition, you can see them at public events, where they sell their baked goods. I met Mansfield Park at the Breakfast Market in Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg, for example. Of course, I used that opportunity right away to get a taste of their legendary cinnamon buns.

Beside that I had the chance to take some pictures with the two. You can see a couple ot them here in this blog post.

Mansfield Park behind the cake bar at Breakfast Market in Markthalle Neun.

Vegan baking class

In 2019, Mansfield Park did baking classes. The first one was called “Vegan Baking Basics”. Therefore Mansfield Park & Goldhahn and Sampson have teamed up and are currently offering the course in the cooking school of Goldhahn and Sampson.

Till this point, I have always pushed away from vegan baking. I had the belief that you need eggs for baking. So I was very curious what to expect from the baking class of Mansfield Park. The two have completely convinced me. I was thrilled about the “Vegan Baking Basics” course and the ease with which they have taught us everything. You could see that they are professionals and know all the impoartant tricks and hacks, so that you’ll get a great result. It was a lot of fun and the outcome was delicious.

On schedule for the course: Pull-Apart Bread (something savoury), Danube Wave (Donauwelle), Apple Pie, Frangipane and Chocolate Hazelnut Balls.

Here are some impressions from the course.

And the following photos show what came out of it. Looks pretty good for the first time, doesn’t it? Thanks to the expert support of Mansfield Park. Many thanks also to the two cook assistants, who took care of the clearing and washing up. This way the baking was a lot of fun.

The cooking school of Goldhahn und Sampson

Goldhahn und Sampson offer numerous cooking classes at their Charlottenburg location, previously also at the Prenzlauer Berg location. The cooking classes on offer cover cuisines from all over the world, including North and South America, all across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Southeast Asia, Korea and Japan. And the range goes from fish to meat to vegetarian and also vegan. In addition, there are workshops for coffee, cheese and wine. The latter ones are mostly held by one of the owners who is an absolutely treasure trove of information about the wine world.

Their program is published on a quarterly basis. Some courses are marked with symbols to let you know whether they are “veggie friendly”, “vegetarian” or “vegan friendly”. Most courses cost 90 €. Water and wine or in our case coffee, tea and cremant are always included. It is also indicated if the courses are held in German, English or both languages.

In the year 2018, I received a gift coupon from Goldhahn und Sampson for my birthday. So far, there were only a few courses that were “vegan friendly”. Meanwhile, that has changed and there are even pure vegan courses, which is awesome. Of the current course programm I’m also interested in “Journey to Jerusalem” which is vegan friendly, “Inside Aleppo: Vegan” with traditional vegan dishes from Syria. Alongside these there are also courses like “Vegan Kochen für den Alltag” and “Miss Vietnam Vegan”, also in English.

Goldhahn und Sampson – food, wine and bookstore

If you’ve ever been to one of Goldhahn und Sampson’s stores, you’ve seen the wide variety of food items and the awesome cookbook section. I was particularly fascinated by the immense offer of cookbooks and haven’t seen such a huge selection of books on cooking before. Here, almost every area is covered to the smallest niche.

In the food department you will find wine, various sparkling wines, coffee and tea, bread from local bakeries and pastries baked in house, vinegars and oils, spices, sauces, chocolate and much, much more.

Goldhahn und Sampson. Enormous selection of cookbooks. On the foto you see a long table full of cookbooks and shelfs along the wall also full with cookbooks.

It also makes sense to have a nice cup of coffee at Goldhahn und Sampson. Which by the way is the Haus Roast which is also available to buy in-store and online. Since the shops open quite early, this can also turn into breakfast quite easily.

There is definitely a lot to browse and discover. That alone is worth a visit to Goldhahn und Sampson.

You are a chocolate lover, but don’t live close to Goldhahn und Sampson or any other good chocolate trader? Then you can find an ever changing variety of chocolates they offer in their online store.

And you definitely have to try out the organic and fair trade hand scooped chocolates from Zotter*. They also have vegan and lactose-free varieties on offer. Zotter delivers in most European countries and beyond.