PASTRY COURSES

Nature in Pastry

May 6-8, 2025 - 3 days

Mario Bacherini

Ecole Valrhona Pastry Chef - North America

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$ 1420 $ 994
30% discount off all classes for north american cercle v members
Interested in participating in the class Have questions ? Email ecolebrooklyn@valrhona.com

Chef Mario Bacherini will take you on a journey of his signature pastries, inspired by nature. Recipes will include tarts, entremet cakes and petits gateaux. Whether you work in a hotel, restaurant or bakery, this class is ideal for anyone looking to incorporate more natural and organic ingredients in their pastry creations.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand how to incorporate a more organic, natural look to your pastries.
  • Learn over 30 sub-recipes that you can incorporate into your portfolio.
  • Familiarize yourself with innovative flavor and ingredient combinations.
  • Develop and learn new techniques.
  • Create recipes using Measured Indulgence techniques, incorporating natural and organic ingredients, using less sugar, fat and artificial ingredients.
  • Chef will also explain how to improve your pastry skills and maximize production while keeping the highest quality.
  • Learn how to present a pastry buffet that will amaze your customers.

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!

Biography

After graduating from culinary school in Florence, Italy, Chef Bacherini went on to do his apprenticeship as a chocolatier. He began working in Michelin-starred restaurants across Italy and France until he decided to settle in Perpignan, France where he trained under Olivier Bajard (Meilleur Ouvrier de France).

In 2008 he moved to Paris, France where he worked at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée with French Pastry World Champion Christophe Michalak and worked for Alain Ducasse in his 3 Michelin Starred Restaurant inside the Plaza Athénée. Four years later, Bacherini left Paris for New York City, where he took on the role of Executive Pastry Chef at Nobu, managing three restaurants. While in New York, he also traveled the world to teach Pastry masterclasses in various countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Italy and France, as well as the United States. In 2017, he moved to Los Angeles where he taught pastry classes for professionals.

He also began his own consulting company, providing help to up-and-coming bakeries, pastry shops and restaurants. He helped create menus, improved production standards, did R&D to provide new menu ideas and solutions, in addition to creating recipes and training staff.

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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