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Join Chef Fred Csibi-Levin for a fun chocolate babka making demonstration class. We will cover the basis and science of breads, including the role of gluten, yeast and fermentation. You will learn how to make the babka dough, how to prepare a luscious chocolate filling, how to assemble the babka and add some decorations. By the end of the class you will taste the delicious product!

Chef Fred is a scientist turned pastry chef. Since honing his craft, he has worked as an executive pastry chef at an upscale bakery, consulted for large restaurant groups, bakeries and recently authored his first cookbook Mastering Macarons. He is a chef instructor at Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and teaches in many locations around the country. His brand, Doc Macaron, aims at making baking accessible to everyone by understanding the science behind. He offers workshops, customized pastry training, recipe development and creation of digital assets. Fred’s work has been featured by Buzzfeed, Tastemade, the Pastry Arts Magazine, among others; he has competed on the Food Network and his social media channels have amassed over 300K followers.