2 days Master Class 14 & 15/03/26 with Valerio Barralis

Currently based in Milan, Valerio Barralis was born in Southern Italy in 1985 in a family with French descent.

In love with pastry since his young age, Valerio turned his passion into a full time job after completing his university studies and several experiences in multinational organizations.

After years where the two jobs developed in parallel, his passion took over and started to train with some of the best professionals in the field. His vocation was clear: he wanted to be a pastry instructor and open his own school.

Valerio Barralis’s creations are based on the interpretation of pastry classics with a modern twist and are easily recognizable thanks to their eccentric shapes and original flavor combinations. The elegance of his work also drew the attention of some prestigious brands in the fashion and cosmetics industry such as Narciso Rodriguez and Shiseido Group, which hired him to create personalized desserts for special events. In the end of 2021 he made one of his dreams come true by publishing his first book «Je suis Valerio», entirely dedicated to modern tarts.

His Pastry Academy opened its doors in spring 2022.

Valerio Barralis is mostly appreciated for the aesthetics of his desserts which - in his idea - have to match their flavor. As a matter of fact, one of his mantras is «we firstly eat with our eyes, then with our mouths». The aim of the masterclass is to create a varied and colorful buffet of mignons. Valerio Barralis will also focus on the theory behind the structure and composition of a modern dessert and will share with the students all his tricks to make mousses, crémeux, glazes, sponges, etc.

Open to all levels.

DESSERTS

1) Lemony (new version 2025): lemon and basil cake, lemon and basil curd, lemon jelly, limoncello mousse, lemon mirror glaze, lemon and basil gel.

2) Fraisier (gluten free): pistachio trocadéro biscuit with fresh strawberries, pistachio crunchy layer, strawberry jelly, salty pistachio namelaka, vanilla diplomat cream, red mirror glaze

3) Black Forest: Soft chocolate biscuit, morello cherry confit, kirsch namelaka, dark chocolate mousse, burgundy-dark chocolate mirror glaze

4) Fragolina (cube): Yoghurt crunchy layer, almond biscuit, mascarpone and kefir mousse, strawberry mousse, strawberry confit, red glaze

5) Three Chocolates (cube): Hazelnut and cocoa biscuit, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate Bavaroise, neutral glaze

6) Burtuqal (gluten free): Orange and pistachio cake, citrus compote, orange mousse, orange mirror glaze

7) Piña Colada: Lime streusel, coconut daquoise, pineapple compote, coconut mousse, coconut whipped ganache, cocoa butter transfer, neutral mirror glaze

At the end of the class all the mousses will be distributed between all the participants. 

Academy address:

International Pastry Academy “El món dolç de Claudia”

Calle Castelao, 167 (a 100 mts del Centro Comercial Gran Vía 2)

08902 – Hospitalet de Llobregat – Barcelona

The price of the master class includes:

Materials 

Language English 

Direct and personal supervision of the chef

Certificate of attendance 

1 hour for lunch (food not included in the price)

** The course will take place with a minimum of 8 people. If you have to buy a ticket for your flight, train or bus, please contact us and ask if the class have reached the minimum number of people needed to run the class.

To confirm the reservation, please issue the payment of 990 euros with credit card. Please indicate your full name (will be the name that will appear on the diploma).

Cancellation policy: 

By the academy: if the course is canceled by the academy, the student will receive a refund of the amount paid by him/her to date. 

By students: there is no possibility of refund if the student cancels his/her attendance.

In case of postponing the course's date, the participants will have the option to accept the new date or choose another course from the academy’s calendar. No refunds will be made.

In no case the academy will bear the expenses incurred by the student for the completion of the course (accommodation costs, flights, diet, transportation).

All the courses will be confirmed 15 days before the class date, so if you need to buy a flight, please ask us first to check if the class has reached the minimum number of students.

Important:

-The money paid is valid only for the date of the course and is not refundable. 

-The reserved space is not transferable to another person if you can not attend the course. 

-It is not allowed to take pictures of the step by step in class. The participants can take photos for personal use.

-It is not allowed to film the class.

-The fact of attending the above courses PROVIDES NO rights to the content and identical reproduction thereof without permission from the chef.

-The participants read these instructions and the conditions described above and are understood as accepted once payment is made.

-People who need accomodation, can contact Hotel SB Plaza Europa (reservations.plazaeuropa@sbhotels.es).