November 19th, 2009 | 84 Comments
If you promise them chocolate cake, you better make sure they get it. Or there will be bedlam. I learned first hand. We ran out during one busy dinner service and there was so much uproar, the kitchen transformed into an urban Lord of the Flies. These cakes were more than just popular. People traveled […]
November 5th, 2009 | 20 Comments
Unbeknownst to me, I’ve been on a caramel magic carpet ride. I didn’t even realize this was the case until I saw Julia’s beautiful round-up of caramel desserts. For one thing, she had the brilliant idea to theme it up for the month of October by working with only caramel in all its glorious splendor. […]
October 31st, 2009 | 19 Comments
How do you like that? I win an award and disappear. Isn’t that typical of us big-headed rock stars. But, really, let me fill you in (like a vols-au-vent, heh). In the last few months, Scott and I have gone from On-The-Rocks to Splitsville. I sure wish it didn’t have to be this way, but […]
September 27th, 2009 | 59 Comments
What is it about puff pastry? The mere mention of it sends shivers down every baker’s spine. Could it be the knowledge that it has 944 microscopic layers of dough and butter, which seem to break all laws of physics? You look down at your own two hands and think, “These two hands? All by […]
I had a career going in advertising when one day I got the crazy idea to start over and become a pastry chef. Now I'll show you what I learned working in fine dining restaurants all over NYC right here with step-by-step photos. So grab your rolling pin and join in.
