Product Description: By reworking classic desserts into contemporary originals, this book inspires the pastry chef to adapt all or part of a recipe to his/her own creative style. The author strongly encourages chefs to use seasonal, organic, fresh foods, especially fruits and nuts...read more

Product Description: The authors put a savory spin on the hottest trend in bread-baking, with recipes for flavored corn-based and whole grain-based breads, quickbreads, flatbreads, rustic breads, and wonderful breakfast breads. Also included are full-flavored accompaniments such as Red Chile Honey and Black Cherry and Ancho Spread...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Features recipes for such desserts as passion fruit sorbet, guava creme brulee, key lime custard cakes, and Asian pear-banana coffee cake

Top pastry chefs share their experiences, offer advice on training, career development, and dessert trends, and include favorite recipes (view table of contents)