GRAND FINALES: THE ART OF THE PLATED DESSERT by Boyle, Tish ( Author ) on Oct-22-1996[ Hardcover ] - Hardcover

Tish Boyle; Timothy Moriarty

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0442022875 ISBN 13: 9780442022877

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1996

Synopsis

This unique book does for pastry making what no book has done before--it offers the first examination of the creative process of developing desserts. The authors formally define the eight "schools" of pastry that are present today and detail the design principles and motivations behind each dessert type. 50 recipes. 20 illustrations.

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From the Inside Flap

Grand Finales The Art of The Plated Dessert by Tish Boyle and Timothy Moriarty Feast your eyes on the most exquisite and flavorful desserts created by fifty of the country's renowned pastry chefs in this groundbreaking new book, Grand Finales: The Art of The Plated Dessert. Authors Tish Boyle and Timothy Moriarty have written a book that will change the course of culinary history-they have formally identified the different "schools" of pastry in relation to the world of art and design. From Neo-Classicist to the Impressionist to the Modernist and Fusionist dessert, the result-a grand look at the extraordinary plated desserts being created today. As Michael Schneider, editor-in-chief of Pastry Art & Design and Chocolatier magazines, and creator of the book observes, "The concept of the plated dessert is best understood if you visualize tile plate as the canvas and the components as the medium with which the chefs 'paint.' Although beautiful presentation is integral to the concept, a plated dessert is created not so much as to be exhibited as to be eaten." In this enticing new book, each master pastry chef offers a delectable recipe, accompanied by an elegant four-color photograph of the transcendent work. We are also given a privileged look behind the scenes where chefs share their most guarded secrets. To all pastry lovers and aesthetes alike, the authors of Grand Finales: The Art of The Plated Dessert assure ultimate satisfaction or they will eat their hat-Eric Girérd's creation of Humphrey Bogart's hat-that is.

From the Back Cover

"A visually stunning and groundbreaking new book. Grand Finales: The Art of The Plated Dessert explores the intimate connection between flavor and presentation with recipes that are truly extraordinary. Thanks to the magnificent efforts of the pastry chefs in this book, the language of desserts will never be the same." -Jacques Torres, Le Cirque, New York A Gallery for the New Century A New Way to See, Taste, and Appreciate Neo-Classicism Echoes a classic dessert in form, preparation, or ingredients. Minimalism A single, primitive form supported by spare garnish. Illusionism Resembles a person, object, or scene. Architecturalism Features a prominent vertical component. Impressionism Communicates a theme or mood. Modernism Abstract forms with bold colors and a satirical edge. Performance Art Displays action at the touch of fork or spoon. Eclecticism Combines elements from other schools found herein. Fusionism Includes an ingredient or seasoning outside the European and American dessert tradition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442022875
• ISBN 13: 9780442022877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 348