Pastry chef

What is a Dessert Chef Called: Baking and Pastry Terminology for Culinary Students Culinary professionals blend their cooking skills with a splash of creativity and artistry to create a wide range of baked goods and pastries. If creating tasty tarts and clever cakes sounds like something you would love doing, consider enrolling into a culinary school and work hand in hand with chef instructors and experienced bakers to navigate this dynamic segment of the food service industry. If you're…

I’ve never been much of a baker, let alone a bread baker. It requires too much precision, too much time, and techniques I’m all together unfamiliar with. Give me some beans, maybe some sausage, some spices and tomatoes, and I’ll put together a savory soup. And I’ll run to the Wegman’s bakery for some freshly […]

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I admire the beauty of French Pastries. Well done!

In early March, Antonio Bachour gave a course at the L’École Valrhona Brooklyn school on entremets and petits gâteaux in which he explored many combinations of different flavors with gâteaux bases and created multi-layer entremets of various textures and fillings. The title of the course speaks for itself, “Bachour style”, which we can perfectly admire in this Peckale Opera, a kind of deconstruction of the classic Opera dessert based on butter and coffee. Enjoy the complete recipe below…

Dessert expert Yigit Pura gives us the scoop on his favorite sources of inspiration.

Baking and Pastry: Is it Worth it to Earn a Degree? The lure of the pastry is a tough one to ignore. For people who have found they really like cooking and baking, the idea of becoming a pastry chef is an attractive one. Where to start, though, isn't always clear. A few determined souls know the exact route they want to take, but for the rest of you, the choice between going to school or trying to get a job in a bakery and working your way up from there is a tough call to make. CIV Button…

From fledgling home bakers to professional pastry chefs, some baking essentials are a must-have. Soon everyone will be whisking their way to greatness.

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