The Egg Beat

I first met Kelly Fields in 2007, when I read her résumé.

Exacting Pastry Chef, Instructor, and Chocolatier

It’s been fifteen-plus years since I worked with Gina DePalma at Gramercy Tavern, but when I close my eyes I can see her knowing hands on…

I have never met Jenny Raven in person, but I have eaten dozens of her desserts and read about hundreds more.

Brooks Headley, Smasher of Cookies and Clichés Close your eyes.

It’s astounding how many pastry chefs I talk to tell me, emphatically and defensively, that they are not bakers.

There is no one type of pastry chef. For this I am grateful.

I’ve eaten a lot of desserts in my career. Esoteric dishes of disparate shapes, colors and textures; recognizable wedges of pie and cake…