Offers more than 80 awe-inspiring recipes for world-class pâtisseries alongside profiles of the highly creative, innovative pastry chefs behind these glorious confections
This mouthwatering book presents thirty-eight of the finest pastry chefs working worldwide today, together with samples of their glorious, highly sophisticated confections. Some of the chefs are up-and-coming, others are well established; all are innovative pioneers in a uniquely appealing creative field.
Profiles of each pâtissier include a biography giving a sense of their individual style. Also included are scores of recipes for world-class cakes, tarts, biscuits, petits fours, plated desserts, pastries, confectionery, chocolate, ice creams and sorbets, with a final chapter focusing on the lavish sugar-paste world of celebratory cakes. Offering a wealth of inspiring and delicious material, this book is a must for professional pastry chefs, keen amateurs and anyone interested in the gourmet lifestyle.
'A treat'
Elle Decoration
'Offering a wealth of inspiring and delicious material, this book is a must for professional pastry chefs, keen amateurs and anyone interested in gourmet food'
Chef Magazine
'Tantalizing recipes and photographs of lavish creations'
Four Seasons Magazine
'A vibrant and colourful book. The photography is clean and crisp and it shows off the desserts in a stunning light … the layout of the book is easy to follow … there is something available to suit everyone’s taste'
Caterer and Hotelkeeper
Format: Paperback with flaps
Size: 30.0 x 23.4 cm
Extent: 288 pp
Illustrations: 335
Publication date: 21 July 2016
ISBN: 9780500292594