The Elements of Dessert

In The Elements of Dessert, renowned pastry chefFrancisco Migoya, professor at The Culinary Institute of America,takes you on a guided tour through the innovative flavors,ingredients, and techniques in the thrilling world ofdesserts.  He begins with the fundamental elements?suchas mousses, doughs, and ganaches-- revealing in each recipe how toincorporate these building blocks into inventive, unforgettabledelicacies.  Chef Migoya then explores basic pastry methodsand dessert and menu composition principles in 200 recipes andvariations in the essential groups of pre-desserts, plateddesserts, dessert buffets, passed-around desserts, and cakes andpetits fours.  Inspirational and instructive photographsdisplay steps, techniques, and finished desserts.  … (more)