The Pastry Chef's Apprentice: An Insider's Guide to Creating and Baking Sweet Confections, Taught by the Masters

Mitch Stamm
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The Pastry Chef's Apprentice: An Insider's Guide to Creating and Baking Sweet Confections, Taught by the Masters

Mitch Stamm
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176 PAGESENGLISH

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  • Published date: Sep 29, 2015
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 176
  • Publisher: Chartwell Books
  • ISBN: 9780785832560
  • Dimensions: 8.375" W x 0.75" L x 10.25" H
Mitch Stamm is an instructor with the International Baking & Pastry Institute at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island. He is former executive pastry chef of the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho. He also served as pastry chef at Zingerman's Bakehouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A member of the Bread Bakers' Guild of America, Mitch has extensive training in hearth breads, the science of baking, pastries, and plated desserts. While in Idaho, he served on the board of the state chapter of Share our Strength, the national organization dedicated to hunger relief.

Stamm, Mitch. The Pastry Chef's Apprentice: An Insider's Guide to Creating and Baking Sweet Confections and Pastries, Taught by the Masters. Quarry: Quayside. Jul. 2011. 176p. photogs. ISBN 9781592537112. pap. $24.99. COOKING
The art of pastry is a skill many home cooks and even professional chefs find difficult to master. Following Aliza Green's Fishmonger's Apprentice and Eric Miller's Vintner's Apprentice, Stamm (International Baking & Pastry Inst., Johnson & Wales Univ.) here strives to do away with the stereotype that the art and process of pastry must be a complicated one. The organization of his book is simple; in two introductory chapters, "Ingredients" and "Equipment and Techniques," Stamm articulates that understanding the composition leads to a greater understanding of the final product. In intermingled sections "Interviews with the Masters" and "Illustrated Techniques," 17 of the world's great pastry chefs share their passion for their art and provide step-by-step preparation of specialties from their repertoires, with photos of each step.
Verdict If you can't afford to quit your day job and move to Rhode Island to attend Stamm's culinary classes, this book, comparable to Michel Roux's Pastry: Savory & Sweet, could be just what you need. And at this price, it's a bargain - Library Journal Xpress

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