Grand finales - Tish Boyle

Feast your eyes on the most exquisite and flavorful desserts created by fifty of the country's renowned pastry chefs in this groundbreaking book, Grand Finales: The Art of the Plated Dessert. Authors Tish Boyle and Timothy Moriarty formally identify 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 is a grand look at the extraordinary plated desserts being created today.

Each featured 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 scences where chefs share their most guarded secrets. To all pastry lovers and aesthetes alike, the author of Grand Finales assure ultimate satisfaction.