Archive for July 25th, 2009
What is Pastry School?
Sometimes I mention my time spent in pastry school in my articles and blog postings. For those of you wondering what exactly pastry school is and all that it entails, I’ve done my best to create a fair summary below.
Subjects Covered:
-Baking theory, history, and science
-Food service sanitation
-Breads and breakfast pastries
-Petit fours (miniature pastries)
-European-style cakes and [...]
Why Pastry School?
I’ve always loved baking. You can probably tell this by taking one look at my blog.
But I wanted to learn more. I wanted to understand why failures in the kitchen happen and how to prevent them. I also wanted to know how to make those fancy, gorgeous plated desserts seen at fine dining restaurants, and [...]
Hi Kyra, you can get as creative as you wish with a dessert like tiramisu. I recommend layering it in ...
this recipe seems really simple. but does it have to be served in squares? is there a way to make ...
Hello Megan,
Its Andy from work. Just wanted to let you know that I checked out your blog and, Im ...
Beautiful!! 
I live in the Mid-west, but am a beach girl at heart. I've baked shell thyme cakes for parties and ...
Hello Meghan,
I think your own business sounds like a fantastic idea. Where in Colorado? Beaver Creek with Michelle? ...
Meg! Your food looks sooooo yummy! I'm trying out a few of your recipes this weekend with a friend. I'll ...
Congratulations, fellow FPS'er! Good luck out there. This is the first I've seen of your blog, so I'll ...
Wow.. everything looks amazing. That makes me even more anxious to attend the French Pastry School in January! Congrats and ...