The Art of French Pastry

chocolate. Temper your chocolate and, using an offset spatula, spread it (^1) / 16 inch thick on a grani ...

some of its dark color as the fat crystallizes on the table. Wait 2 full minutes. Using a large roun ...

milk, dark, or white chocolate couverture but it requires more practice than the first version. I like ...

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I have wanted to write this book for more than twenty years, but I could never get to ...

Finally I got to it, and now that it is done I want to make sure to acknowledge all of the people who h ...

try my best. I can begin by thanking all of my family back in France. They have always been supportive, eve ...

apprenticeship and my subsequent travels they have always been there when I needed them. When I began work ...

I owe a lot to Jean Clauss, the master pastry chef with whom I apprenticed. He taught me pastry in his own ...

values of discipline, respect, and perseverance. My apprenticeship, though difficult on a personal level, changed my ...

continents. They have all contributed something to this book, be it a technique, a trick, or a recipe. Chefs ...

have been associated with Chef Kurt Fogle, who was my outstanding assistant during this adventure. He was a ...

depicted in a documentary called Kings of Pastry, and I would like to thank Flora Lazar, the outstanding pr ...

Chris Hegedus, who captured the essence of the experience and its true meaning. I thank the entire team at the F ...

book project they always stood behind me. Led by Franco Pacini, Anne Kauffmann and Maggie Fahey helped with so ...

bread recipes, and Chef Dimitri Fayard tested the recipes and assisted me in the photo shoot. Thank you to pastr ...

would not be what it is. She is based on the West Coast and I am in Chicago, and for an entire year, fr ...

thoughts. It was an absolute delight working with her. I appreciate her fine touch, honesty, perseverance, ...

guided me through this entire process. I am grateful to Paul Strabbing, the French Pastry School’s photographer ...

attention to detail. Saving the best for last, I am eternally grateful to my spiritual brother Sébastien Canon ...

that we have never deviated from this goal. This perseverance and commitment to quality is what makes ...