Estella M. Belfer

Estella M. Belfer is the founder of "Estella – Master Class in Pastry, Chocolate & Bakery”. The school was founded in 2003 and instantly changed the map of pastry in Israel, elevating the level of Israeli pastry to the standards of Couture Pastries in Europe. Estella is a graduate with Honors of the pastry program in Le Cordon Bleu, Paris and over the years she experienced in the field of pastry and chocolate in various places in France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom, among them the chocolate school of Valrhona, the leading chocolate manufacturer in the world. After holding the position of in-house chef for Valrhona chocolate company, Estella is the only Israel Ambassador of Chocolate on behalf of Barry, the largest chocolate manufacturer across the world. Estella expertise in bakery products, profound knowledge of ingredients chemistry and understanding the many challenges of mass production led her to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions designed to develop new pastry and chocolate products for leading food companies such as Nestle, Strauss- Group and Alpro. Knowing for her expertise Estella was also a judge on a very popular reality show "Bake off".

Estella holds a Bachelor degree in Music from the Music Academy of Tel Aviv University and Masters in business administration from University of Derby.