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Milk chocolate, caramel and apple yule log

Christmas time is the best time of the year to bake. Seems like everybody wants to do it, and everybody

No-bake cheesecake with fig and damson plum confit

September is the month of figs and Damson plums. Believe it or not, this is the first time in my life

How to make homemade Oreos

I have never understood the passion that food bloggers have for Oreos! I think they taste a lot of sugar and not

Video: Strawberry, rhubarb and almond tart

If there is one thing I like in pastry is… challenges! Any new recipe or experiment, especially if it comes

Video: Croissants

One day my Italian friend Chiara asked me to teach her how to make croissants. I agreed right away, because

Video: Simple round brioches

That’s it, I’ve made the purchase of the decade: my new stand mixer. It took me years to make up

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Officially registered for the pastry state exam

It took me a while to understand how the education system works in France. I realized that if you want 

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Field trip to Paris: Carl Marletti

One of the few regrets I had after visiting Paris is that I missed out on the chance to taste 

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Field trip to Paris: Pierre Hermé

Disneyland was the excuse I found to organize a trip with my friends to Paris. After one day with Mickey 

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The religieuse of a World Champion

For my first time in Paris, how could I avoid visiting the patisserie of Christophe Michalak, a pastry World Champion 

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A pastry exam? Why not!

I’ve just discovered the existence of a French pastry diploma. It took me months to understand how the education system 

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Welcome to St. Tropez: la Tarte Tropezienne

I had been longing for months to go to St. Tropez, about two hours of congested traffic away from Cannes. 

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No TV show for me :-(

Today I’ve received a call and I’ve been informed that I was not selected for the TV show I auditioned 

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Another show, another audition

Last December I won the third prize in a Christmas cake contest and this got me a nice call from 

Creams, custards and sauces, Recipes
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Pastry cream

The queen of all creams is pastry cream. It is the first recipe I learnt in my 3-hour course at 

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Hi, my name is Rob, I work in IT but I love baking and I also got a pastry diploma. I created this blog to keep track of my journey from complete beginner to world pastry champion (I'm not there yet).

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