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VIENNOISERIE & BAKERY

Adaptive Viennoiserie with Chef Edan Leshnick

August 5-7, 2025 - 3 days

Edan Leshnick

Executive Pastry Chef, Breads Bakery

@edan.leshnick
$ 1570 $ 1099
30% discount off all classes for north american cercle v members
Interested in participating in the class Have questions ? Email ecolebrooklyn@valrhona.com

In this course, Chef Edan Leshnick, Executive Pastry Chef at Breads Bakery (New York City) will teach his refreshing approach towards combining viennoiserie and pastry with an emphasis on utilizing modern techniques and ingredients in order to create unique flavors and textures. Guiding Edan’s creative style is the idea that all main ingredients used should be fully respected and represented within the final creation and that understanding each and every ingredient’s technical and molecular structure can benefit the Chef immensely. Edan will teach his approach towards recipe formulation and how the use and control of water can play a huge part within the final product, ultimately leading to a lighter pastry with the outmost intensity of flavor and texture.

Using a hands-on approach, Edan will present his ideas and techniques of ganache-based doughs, lamination, water-based chocolate mousses and creams, compotes and the use of specialty molds.

This class is designed for professional pastry chefs with an intermediate-advanced knowledge of bakery and pastry in a professional setting. Please note this class is not suitable for beginners or home bakers.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Learn how to utilize and balance technical ingredients in order to highlight some of Valrhona’s chocolates and products to their fullest, preserving all their intensity and uniqueness.
  • Understand the basic properties of ingredients to formulate them to your needs and specifications.
  • Discuss Edan’s approach towards Viennoiserie and mainly how to incorporate laminated doughs with modern pastry components.
  • Understand the basic formulating techniques of water-based mousses, creams and compotes.
  • Learn the importance of recipe stability to troubleshoot your own creations.

Schedule:

8:30am-9:00am: Arrival & light breakfast

9:00am – 12:30pm: Class

12:30-1:30pm: Lunch

1:30-5:00pm: Class

These times are approximations and may vary. Please note that class may go over the allotted time to cover all the class material. As a result, we do not recommend booking travel that will require you to leave class at 5pm or earlier. Please keep this in mind when arranging your travel.

What’s included in the class?

  • A recipe book with all recipes and relevant methods or techniques (varies based on class theme).
  • A diploma that certifies you have successfully completed the course.
  • Light breakfast and catered lunch each day.
  • Cocktail hour after first day of class.

Chef Referral Program

Refer a friend for a l’École Valrhona Brooklyn 2025 professional class and receive a $200 credit to use towards a 2025 class, your friend will also receive a $200 credit to use towards the class they sign up for!

Learn More

After A few years working and training abroad in various schools and bakeries, Edan ventured to New York City and began working with Breads Bakery, assuming the role of Executive Pastry and Viennoiserie Chef, in charge of recipe development as well as the 24/7 operation of pastry production. Throughout his time with Breads Bakery, Edan has sought to focus mainly on the thought provoking and singularity of many of the local and fresh ingredients which make up his teams' repertoire, as well as the modern techniques which help promote flavor intensity while still maintaining a light and natural touch. "An intensity that's lighter than air is our goal with everything we create".

If you cancel 45 days or more prior to the first day of class, you will be completely refunded. If you cancel within 45 days you will receive a 50% refund or 100% class credit to be used within a year of the cancellation date. If you cancel within one week of the class you will receive a 50% class credit to be used within one year of the cancelation date. 

We do our best to avoid canceling or rescheduling classes, however, please be aware that classes are subject to change due to conflicts, instructor illness, travel issues, etc. We will contact you immediately in case of any date changes or course cancellations. In the case a class is rescheduled or canceled we offer you the choice of a full refund or a class credit to be used within one year of the cancelation date. 

As Valrhona is not responsible for your accommodations we recommend booking refundable forms of transportation and accommodations, so if an unforeseen change occurs you will not be charged. 

*Offer cannot be combined with any additional discounts. Only eligible for classes taught in the United States.*

Contact us at ecolebrooklyn@valrhona.com for more details!

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