Qzina Institute of Chocolate & Pastry

Qzina Institute, Irvine, California

Located in the heart of Orange County, California, the Qzina Institute is a new world-class training and R&D facility for chocolate and pastry professionals. At the Institute, employees, customers and food enthusiasts will learn professional skills, tricks and techniques from Qzina's experienced staff, suppliers, talented and experienced guest pastry chefs, and master chocolatiers. The Qzina Institute will be the industry's focal point for the exchange of information and ideas, and above all - we sincerely hope you'll be inspired.  

The Qzina Institute will house a state-of-the-art Training Center, Demonstration Auditorium, R & D Test Kitchen,  a Showcase of Industry Leading Brands, an Outlet Store, and very soon a Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Test-Factory where you can learn how chocolate is made from scratch! Using only the finest select and exotic Cacao Beans sourced by Qzina, you will be invited to make your own chocolate, right from the bean. Learn how to select beans and other ingredients, micronize (sterilize and light heating), break beans, winnow (separation of bean from shell), refine your cacao into cacao mass, mix with other ingredients, and conch your own chocolate. Qzina can even assist you in selecting the best machinery to setup your own small chocolate production plant, in addition to supplying you with some of the World's finest, most exotic, and flavourful cacao beans. 

Qzina Corporate Pastry Chef Francois Mellet

Here you'll find articles and How-To videos to help you better understand chocolate, pastry, molecular gastronomy, showpiece assembly and more. And, you'll be among the first to discover innovative new products as they are first introduced from around the globe. From our Institute's web-page, you will be able to logon to Qzina TV, and watch live presentations from the comfort of your own home or kitchen.
 
If you prefer hands-on training, Sign Up for News and Specials to receive invitations to upcoming demonstrations led or organized by our Corporate Pastry Chef, Francois Mellet and other talented guests. 

The Qzina Institute will serve as a secondary inspiration, teaching and demonstration location for (MOF) Stephane Treand's Art of Pastry School. Qzina is the proud Founding Sponsor of the new Art of Pastry School, located in the pristine hills of San Clemente, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Qzina and The Art of Pastry are working closely together to INSPIRE professionals and enthusiasts from around the world.