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Contact UsPastryScoop.com, The French Culinary Institute
  May 13, 2008 09:56 PM
  WORD OF MOUTH
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High on Baking
The idyllic Rocky Mountains have inspired poets and songwriters from Katharine Lee Bates' America the Beautiful to John Denver's Rocky Mountain High. Icicles decorate the frosted roofs of mountain lodges and parkas and hiking boots are everyday fashion. READ MORE...

 
 
 

Tips of the Trade
PastryScoop.com asked professional pastry chefs from restaurants and bakeries around the country to give us their best time- and money-saving tips for home bakers. READ MORE...

 
   

Weighty Matters
You would never hire an attorney who bills by the hour to type and file a report. Would you? Or pay a surgeon to sterilize surgical instruments, right? Wouldn't it seem just as odd to ask a pastry chef to juice lemons or measure out cups of flour? READ MORE...
 

 
 
 

The Dish
Introducing a series where we introduce you to some of the top pasty chefs in the country! Next up: Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson from Tartine in San Francisco, California. READ MORE...


Previous Stories
 
High on Baking
The idyllic Rocky Mountains have inspired poets and songwriters from Katharine Lee Bates' America the Beautiful to John Denver's Rocky Mountain High. Icicles decorate the frosted roofs of mountain lodges and parkas and hiking boots are everyday fashion. READ MORE...
Tips of the Trade
PastryScoop.com asked professional pastry chefs from restaurants and bakeries around the country to give us their best time- and money-saving tips for home bakers. READ MORE...
Weighty Matters
You would never hire an attorney who bills by the hour to type and file a report. Would you? Or pay a surgeon to sterilize surgical instruments, right? Wouldn't it seem just as odd to ask a pastry chef to juice lemons or measure out cups of flour? READ MORE...
The Write Stuff
PastryScoop.com talks with Jennifer Josephy, executive editor for cookbooks at Broadway Books. Josephy has been a book editor for over twenty years and in 2000, began specializing in cookbooks at Broadway Books. READ MORE...
Home Home on the Hearth
These days, you hear a lot of “low-carb” this and “fat-free” that. Well, what happens when the former baker from New York City's famed Bouley Bakery takes over the Hart and Hind Fitness Ranch in Rio Frio, Texas? READ MORE...
Food TV
It's hard to believe there was a time before the Food Network. The cable channel which began only ten years ago by airing programs like "Cooking Live" and "In Food Today" is now seen in over 78 million American homes and has become a powerful influence on the way we cook and eat. READ MORE...
Career Quote
Just starting out on your first job hunt and wondering what will give you a leg up on the competition? PastryScoop.com polled several top pastry chefs from across the country to see what they do—and don't—look for in their assistants. READ MORE...
Just Another Day At The Beach
A picture speaks a thousand words. Opulence abounds at the luxurious new Montage Resort and Spa in Laguna Beach, California with its immaculate white sand beaches, elegant accommodations, and distinguished, regional dining. READ MORE...
A Baker's Life
On a recent visit to Amy's Bread in New York City, I watched a couple approach the counter to look over an array of beautifully shaped loaves. Their faces beamed with delight and appreciation as they scrutinized the display. After deciding what kind of bread they would share together that evening, they kissed, as if to seal the moment. READ MORE...