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Fruit: The Art of Pastry Hardcover – 19 March 2019

by Cedric Grolet (Author)

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Cédric Grolet is simply the most talented pastry chef of his generation--he was named World's Best Pastry Chef in 2018. Food & Wine called his work "the apotheosis of confectionary creation." He fashions trompe l'oeil pieces that appear to be the most perfect, sparkling fruit but are, once cut, revealed to be exquisite pastries with surprising fillings. They are absolutely unforgettable, both to look at and, of course, to eat.

This lush cookbook presents Grolet's fruit-based haute-couture pastries like works of art. The chef explains his techniques and his search for authentic tastes and offers a peek into his boundless imagination--he begins the creation of each dessert by drawing. With 130 recipes featuring 45 fruits--citrus, berries, wild and exotic fruits, and even nuts--every pastry lover will want Fruit, for inspiration and to admire the edible sculptures made by this award-winning
star of French pastry making.

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Language : English
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 2841239888
ISBN-13 : 978-2841239887

Best Sellers Rank: 1,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 6 in Baking
- 8 in Puddings & Desserts
- 15 in Restaurant Cookbooks

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About the Author

Cédric Grolet was named the The World's Best Pastry Chef in 2018. He is executive pastry chef at Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse in Paris and at his shop, La Pâtisserie du Meurice par Cédric Grolet. He has won numerous awards for his pastry.

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Frank

Beautiful book

26 March 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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This book is a feast for the eyes. The layout is beautiful and the photos are lush and vibrant. However, the font and color choices can make this book difficult to read, and there appear to be a few minor errors with cook times and instructions. The book also wastes no time explaining fundamentals and presumes advanced knowledge of pastry technique and equipment.

There are many photos of the famous fruit throughout, but the book only has two recipes for full fruit sculptures (lemon and hazelnut), though the tartlet recipes make use of other fruits. Overall very aesthetically pleasing, but don’t expect to come away knowing all the secrets.

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Useful inspiration for dessert making

24 November 2020 - Published on Amazon.com

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It's true, much of this book's value comes in the gorgeous pictures of the desserts. Still, the recipes are not bad, if a little lacking sometimes. Many of the recipes are not very feasible for the home cook (spray gun cocoa butter to give an example), but I think there's a lot of value in the book if instead you view it as *inspiration*. Instead of making the whole dessert, I made just the jam filling and the ganache for example, for another dessert I was making. You can also take recipes for components and modify them. For example, I liked the jelly inside the peach tart, so I made it again using mango instead, my own random idea, and it was also delicious.
This probably isn't a book for you if you prefer detailed instructions with diagrams of the process. If you're looking for an impressive display book or inspiration for your cooking and are willing to put in a little work testing and being creative with it, it can be worth it. It still remains one of the best sources of Cedric Grolet's recipes. Hope this helped.

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Oksana

The book is pure art!

23 August 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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I really loved this book! After reading the reviews I wasn't sure whether i should buy it, but I did anyways, and I don't regret that I did! Everything is described nicely, pictures are beautiful, of course to cook everything the way it should be, you may need a couple of days to prepare the ingredients and equipment, but I'm sure it'll be worth it! I am very happy that he describes how to do the glazes (and has recipes for them), though I am not sure I completely understand, but I'll be working on it :) As soon as I cook smth, i will share my result here. I recommend this book very much, though not every recipe could be easily done at home..

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Fred

A masterpiece of a Pastry book!

20 March 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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Where to start with this incredible book featuring the worlds best pastry chef!

It's amazing what Cedric shares in this book. The recipes, while extremely advanced, gives fans of his work the opportunity to create these masterpieces of pastry in their very own home. Mind you, I won't be going out right away to buy a spray gun, but later on, who knows.

Through this book, through his words and recipes, Cedric has inspired me to push beyond what I was capable of at home. I look forward to creating and customizing some of his creations.

Fruit: The Art of Pastry c'est tres bien!

Cedric Grolet, please make a sequel to this book!

7 people found this helpful

Cajun Corn

For Professional Pastry Chefs

13 April 2020 - Published on Amazon.com

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If you do not have access to the ingredients and molds , the book will not be useful to you , unless you want to spend a lot of money. Then , the technical skill is very high to recreate the formulas.
That being said, beautiful book, well thought out guide to make the desserts . Very Happy with my purchase. Have not been able to play with due the Shut down of normal production in the restaurant I work at.

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