Not too long ago, the pastry chef was a bit of an afterthought.
Sure, there was tiramisu and molten lava chocolate cake. But, for the most
part, kitchen celebrity was measured by thrills at the grill, not by
teaspoonfuls of baking soda.
That’s changed.
Artisan cupcakes are everywhere, Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” is spinning off a show
“Top Chef: Just Desserts,” and TLC has “Cake Boss.” Then there’s Food Network’s
“Ace of Cakes,” following the adventures of Duff Goldman as he and his crew whip
up such concoctions as Viking ship wedding cakes, detailed right down to the
breaking waves.
Pastry chefs are the rising stars of the culinary world.
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