Master Recipes and Techniques from the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts
by FERRANDI Paris
Hands-on, photo-rich and technical, this volume reads like a culinary-school manual for French pastry. Its useful part is rigorous, step-by-step recipes and troubleshooting for laminated doughs, creams, choux and plated desserts — useful when you need exact temperatures, timings and assembly photos. The main limitation is that many recipes presume professional equipment, patience, and long timelines; the pace can feel meticulous and unforgiving if you're after quick weeknight baking. No guided practice exercises; it functions as a reference rather than a paced course.
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Ferrandi, the French School of Culinary Arts in Parisdubbed "the Harvard of gastronomy" by Le Monde newspaperis the ultimate pastrymaking reference. From flaky croissants to paperthin millefeuille, and from the chestnut creamfilled ParisBrest to festive yule logs, this comprehensive book leads aspiring pastry chefs through every stepfro...
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