On November 6, Plon will publish Le Dictionnaire Amoureux de la Pâtisserie, a ebook co-written by pastry chef Pierre Hermé and Julie Mathieu, co-founder of Fou de Delicacies and Fou de Pâtisserie magazines.
“To delve into this dictionary is to find the world of Pierre Hermé: pastry chef, creator, but in addition a person, connoisseur, curious, philanthropist. It’s also to comply with the story of a rare future and witness to the world of recent pastry, who grew from the younger son of an Alsace pastry chef to the embodiment of worldwide pastry excellence.” Julie Mathieu
“Pastry is my universe. I’m rooted in it, physique and soul. It’s my life, my ardour. It’s not a occupation, however a deep love. It’s a love handed down from my father, who can also be a pastry chef, and in relation to what’s greater than only a job for him, he There was no point out of ‘work’. He spoke of talent, dedication, virtually an act of affection that I’ve cultivated through the years. Pastry has taught me to discover, to doubt, to reinvent, to raise, to pair flavors like arranging phrases to write down a poem, and this dictionary was born out of a need to share.
Share passions, interior attachments, existence and methods of seeing the world. It’s additionally potential to share reminiscences, gestures, smells, tales – as a result of pastries are all of them. I invite you right here to embark on a subjective and mawkish journey via a world I do know effectively. Behind each phrase, there’s a reminiscence, an emotion, and an encounter. Pastry is extra than simply making desserts. It is a wealthy world, an unlimited realm of expression open to anybody prepared to discover. The occupation of pastry chef is a cultural craft. By means of this dictionary I wish to convey what pastry offers me: a continuing sense of marvel, the artwork of residing, freedom. ” Pierre Hermé
