Pastry Chef's Apprentice

For many people, pastries, cakes, chocolates, and sweets come ready to eat right from the grocery store. If they''re lucky, a local bakery or chocolate shop satisfies the community''s sweet tooth. Few people think they have the skill or the time to tackle something as seemingly complicated and time-consuming as homemade pastry. In The Pastry Chef''s Apprentice, author Mitch Stamm simplifies a culi...