New-School Sweets: Old-School Pastries with an Insanely Delicious Twist

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Take everything you know about pastry and throw it out the window. Vinesh Johny and Andrs Lara, two brilliant pastry chefs, educators and friends, come together to show you pastry like you've never tasted before. With years of experience teaching in renowned pastry schools around the world, this creative duo will show you how to build exquisite treats from the ground up, using delightfully unexpected flavor combinations and carefully layered textures. Whether you're looking to level up your home baking skills or you're a pastry pro looking for some inspiration, this collection of in-depth step-by-step recipes will amaze your dinner guests and leave you feeling like a pastry magician. Inspired by the amazing treats Vinesh and Andrs tasted while traveling the globe, these recipes are an exciting mash-up of all the delicious sweets the world has to offer. Give French classics a delicious makeover with recipes like Saffron Milk Brioche, Rocky Chocolate Financier and Cinnamon Roll Crme Brle. Learn to incorporate key spices for a burst of unexpected flavor in the Szechuan Peppercorn Hazelnut Tart, play with your vegetables in the Carrot Confit Pumpkin Pie and celebrate texture with the Crunchy Potato Chip Tart. Detailed directions walk you through every recipe, while special tips on timing and assembly help you to perfect your creations. With this collection, you'll master essential techniques with ease and discover the imaginative, contemporary tricks that Vinesh and Andrs use to make the art of pastry their own.

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"When did pastry and baking become so cool, so much fun and so sophisticated Vinesh Johny and Andrs Lara reveal the true mastery of this seductive and wonderful art, with the promise of surprise, extravagance and deliciousness!"
-Gary Mehigan, judge on MasterChef Australia and author of Comfort Food

"When two creative geniuses who love pastry come together, the result can only be the book you have in your hands."
-Ramon Morat Pars, Creative Director of Cacao Barry and author of Chocolate

"This book is an amazing achievement and calls for celebration. Vinesh and Andres' deep insights and enthusiasm for pastry are inspiring."
-Karim Bourgi, pastry chef and owner of KAYU Bakehouse

Author Bio

Vinesh Johny is the co-founder of the pastry school Lavonne Academy India. He has been featured in So Good Magazine, Forbesand Verve Magazine India. He lives in Bangalore, India. Andres Lara is a pastry chef at Melissa Coppel School. He has been featured in StarChefs.com and So Good Magazine. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.