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The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, 4th Edition

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ISBN: 978-0-471-35925-8

February 2002

1040 pages

Description

Professional chefs are instructed on basic baking and pastry skills during two courses in culinary school, and many culinary schools now offer baking and pastry degree programs. In the professional kitchen, pastry chefs are responsible for the pro-duction of all baked goods, including desserts and breads. Pastry chefs create the dessert menu, which complements the chefs' style and gives the diner a grand finale after the main meal. Also of interest is the ever-increasing popularity for breads, home-style desserts and elegant designed desserts, all of which are covered in Friberg's basic book.

About the Author
BO FRIBERG, Certified Master Pastry Chef, is Executive Pastry Chef at the San Diego Culinary Institute in La Mesa, California. With more than forty years of experience in the industry, he has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including two gold medals at the Culinary Arts Exhibit of the Pacific Coast. He has also demonstrated the art of pastry making on television shows, including the highly acclaimed public television series Cooking Secrets of the CIA; Cooking at the Academy; and NBC's Today show.
Visit Chef Bo on his Web site at www.chefbo.com
New to Edition
  • Includes new chapters covering homestyle desserts, flatbreads, and crackers.
Features
  • The most authoritative American pastry and baking reference for professional pastry chefs as well as serious home cooks.
  • Contains more than 650 recipes based on American applications of European techniques.
  • Features 100 four-color photographs illustrating finished recipes.
  • Provides 278 drawings and templates that offer step-by-step guidance through many of the more challenging techniques and presentations.
  • Revised and expanded glossaries covering ingredients, equipment, and measurements.