Pastry Chef Leena Qadri

About me

I started as a private business operator in my hometown Abu Dhabi, UAE after graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, in 2014. Dessert creation and baking is my sincere passion; I constantly seek to find new opportunities to cater to the market. After years of hands-on experience with baking, cake and patisserie décor, and dessert assembly, I now work as a patisserie chef at Kiran’s, a top-rated Houston restaurant.

It has been a steep learning curve and along the way I have learned sensible and practical business skills such as public relations, budget management, pricing and promotion, menu creation, and customer satisfaction. I have developed a strong palate of flavors through explorations of various patisseries around the world.

Always ready to experiment, my edible creations are truly original and I would love to share them with you!

Cooking & Baking since

2002

Experience

Patisserie Chef | Kiran’s

Owner and Operator | Leena’s House of Desserts

Intern | Park Rotana, UAE

Education

Certificat Professionel De Commis Patissier | Dec 2014 | L’Ecole Le Cordon Bleu

Diploma in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) - Patisserie | Dec 2014 | International Centre for Culinary Arts, Dubai

Certificate | Apr 2014 | Handi’s Cakes Australia

Advanced Custom Cake Workshop | Aug 2012 | Phoenix Cake Company

Masters Certificate | Jun 2012 | PME Knightsbridge
Sugar-paste Module, Sugar Flowers Module, Royal Icing and Piping Module