Room4Dessert Academy 2023

The Room4Dessert Academy is an incredible initiative from Chef Will Goldfarb and the R4D team to share their knowledge, techniques, and recipes with students from around the world. This year has had four Pastry Intensives. We’re proud to provide behind-the-scenes support for the Academy, including managing registration, student liaison, design support for learning materials and excursions.

Photo by nyimas laulA

Photo by Nyimas laulA

In the words of Chef Will: The R4D Academy has been sharing the vision of restoring community through food for three years now. Following in the footsteps of its big sister Room4Dessert, the Academy has grown from a pastry only program, to include classes in all areas, from Zero Waste Cooking, to Miyawaki Forest Design, to Rustic Urban Thai, featuring our friends and experts from all over the world. At the same time, we don’t forget where we came from and what we know, which is to make great desserts and share our methods with the world.

With that in mind, we are proud to present our fourth edition of Pastry Intensives, focusing on the key techniques that make R4D a mecca for not only dessert, but culinary enthusiasts from across the globe. Starting in September, a week long feature on Ice Cream and Frozen Treats, is complemented by inside info on Creams and Mousses. We will walk you through all the steps to be able to make the best desserts in the world, right in your own home or restaurant. Designed for students of all levels, each class will drill down on the fundamentals and include insight into the ingredients, techniques and delivery of R4D’s iconic dishes.

Next up, in October, we are Cooking with Fire, and sharing the secrets of our Sauces, Gelees and Tropical Fruit cookery. November rain brings Fun with Cakes and Doughs. And December we present Great Garnishes and Finishing Touches. Pass through all four and you will have completed a Master’s in plated dessert making.

Each week this autumn, features a trip to a different producer - the backbone of the R4D universe. From salt making to cocoa plantations, our favourite Balinese artisans and craftspeople have got you covered. Step into our world. You will never see dessert in the same way again.

The excursions have taken us to some incredible spaces and places, diving deep into Balinese produce, the relationships between clay and food, farmer and chef, makers and consumers.