Jimmy MacMillan
Stephen Durfee
Jean-Jacques Granet
Luis Amado
Passion fruit Creme Brulee with Green Tea Shortbread, Pineapple, Mango and Kiwi
Soft Banana Cake with Yogurt Sorbet and Chicory Glaze
Strawberry Gelee, Yuzu Yoghurt Mousse
Avacado Ice Cream
Pistachio Florentine
Pan De Elote (Sweet Corn Bread
Fashion Birthday Cake
The Making of a Sugar Showpiece
Pastillage Showpieces
Airbrushing Pastilage
2007 National Team Pastry Championship
2006 World Team Pastry Championship
2006 World Team Pastry Championship (degustation)
2005 National Team Pastry Championship
2007 Culinary Casting Challenge
Stephane Treand MOF Sugar Casting Class
Susan Notter Calligraphy Casting Demo
Chris Northmore CMPC Plated Desserts
Stephane Treand MOF Air Brushing Demo
2008 Sugar Art Casting Challenge
2008 World Team Pastry Championship
petit gateauPlated
dessert Photos from the 2008 World Team Pastry Championships
More photos of chocolate and sugar
showpieces from the Championship
Petit Gateaux pastry photos
from the 2008 World Team Pastry Championships
Team Work Photos from the 2008
World Team Pastry Championships
Entremet photo gallery
for the 2008 World Team Pastry Championships
Callebaut Demo by Chef Derrick Tu Tan Pho
Luc beaudet modern petit fours
Artisan Bread seminar with Patrick Jacquot of the croissant Bakery
Geoffrey Blount wins the Joseph Amendola Outstanding Member Award
Heather Hurlbert Named Southeast ACF Pastry Chef of the Year
Results are in from The 2008 Sugar Art Casting Challenge
The Sugar Art Casting Challenge Promo
Pastry in Europe is now availableLionel Clement from the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, has won the USA national selection for the World Chocolate Masters
Chef En-Ming Hsu named Chef Instructor at the Fench Pastry School.
Dimitri Fayard named Chef Instructor at the Fench Pastry School.
Winners and more info about the Asian Pastry Cup
Naomi MIzuno Is the 2007 World Chocolate Masters Winner
to arrive for about a week or so. I quickly unwrapped the book and spent about an hour thumbing through it and soaking it all in. I have to say I totally enjoyed my first look through. The Pastry in Europe staff has managed to give lots of interesting insight into the vast culinary experience that Europe offers. Old and new, sleek and simple are all beautifully represented. I have to admit that I am a sucker for new techniques and there are many shown here that are new to me. Something I can't say about many books. Another feature of the book that I particularly enjoyed were the many small sections about certain “terroirs”. Small areas, such as the Lozere where Chef Stephane Marcus is making a simple Black Nougat, and a Shop west of Berlin where they are making Baumkuchen in the traditional way. Included in these sections are classic recipes and photos that really give you a feel for the area. I need to point out that that there are also many modern and new techniques from chefs you may not have heard of that are doing cutting edge work with flavor and technique. The photos are great and there are many of them. The book is also full of recipes of all kinds, plated desserts, entremets, confections and more. Pastry in Europe has achieved a great balance between old and new and classic and modern. I admittedly have not had the chance to try any of the recipes yet but there is a solid handful that I can’t wait to give a shot. I may even go out and try to get my hands on some liquid nitrogen. Gloves on of course.
The publishers of Pastry in Europe 2009 have been kind enough to provide Pastry Profiles with a few pages of the book that show some great chocolate techniques. Download the pages and get a small taste of Pastry in Europe 2009.
special thanks to Joost van Roosmalen
Results are in for the 2009 National Team Pastry Championships. Team Chowdhury wins a stunning upset due to their amazing scores in degustation. Team DeWitt finished second and also took home honors for the best chocolate showpiece. The third place finisher was Team Dadzie. Best Sugar showpiece went to Team Salazar as did the award for best overall table. Team Millican competing with only two competitors got the sportsmanship award.
Rest assured Pastry Profiles was there to cover the event and as soon as our plane lands we will be working on posting loads of great pictures as some in depth background stories. Here are a few photos until then. More photos and scores
Team Salazar's sugar showpiece
Chef Foltz's sugar showpiece
