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Pastry Is Different From Cooking Because You Have To Consider The Chemistry, Beauty And Flavor. It's Not Just Sugar And Eggs Thrown Together. I Tell My Pastry Chefs To Be In Tune For All Of This. You Have To Be Challenged By Using Secret Or Unusual Ingredients.

Repetitiveness And Discipline Are The Secrets Of Cake Decorating. The Art Comes From The Meticulous Technique, The Way It Does For A Dancer.

Regrettably, People Today Don't Watch Many Programs That Actually Teach People How To Cook, So I Agreed To Do A Competitive Show That I Think Will Provide Inspiration.

There Are Divisions Between A Culinary Chef And A Dessert Chef, Also Called A Pastry Chef. There Are Specializations Within The Pastry Chef Field. Some Pastry Chefs Specialize In Baking Breads, While Others Are Master Cake Designers. Each Field Requires An Exceptional Level Of Creativity And Attention To Detail.

When I Celebrated My Bar Mitzvah, There Was No Cake. Today, There Is No Such Thing As A Bar Mitzvah In The United States Without A Special Cake. It Can Be Even More Complicated And Expensive Than A Wedding Cake, Because Bar-mitzvah Cakes Are Often Based On A Particular Theme.