Claire Clark-Indulge: 100 Perfect Desserts

[dracusor01]

there are better chefs, pastry chefs in the world ,but they are not promoted like them, because they love to do what they know what to do, instead to sell themselves for money and for shows.

for example look at "Pastry Kings" and you will see what I mean, they do it for pleasure not for money and pictures .

[lao99tsu]

Confiseur,

I do know Claire Clarke. She is holds an MOGB.

.She has been awarded pastry chef of the year in London,TWICE.

She's done nothing but MICHELIN starred work.

She recieved an MBE from the Queen,(that's of England), for her contributions to the hospitality industry this year.

She has been considered by EVERYONE IN THE FIELD as one of the top ten pastry chefs in the WORLD, for ABOUT A DECADE NOW.

Her knowledge,skills, and expertise, are impeccable.

She was selling a book,dummy.

[confiseur]

....apologies for my earliar rather rude comment but there are far better pastry chefs around...never have much time for self-promoters...

Anyway: in France, Pierre Herme, Patrick Roger, Jacques Genin and a hundred more, In Switzerland Franz Ziegler,Fredy Eggenschwiler and a dozen more, Spain...OMG, where do I begin?, Adria,Balaguer, Torreblanca etc etc

Belgium and Italy dozens of craftsmen too at a far higher level.

[mircozanini]

Quite good for the amateur cook but too much mom and pop stuff to be of much use to a professional.Not in the same class as Bau, Torreblanca or Herme.Nice accent though.

[synthmaestro88]

I have to say i have the book, it is a very good book to be honest.

[confiseur]

What a muppet, this lady promotes herself as 'one of the best pastry chefs in the world' You cannot be serious. Most overrated and overhyped I have ever seen.

[Za7a7aZ]

@confiseur I heared that she worked with 3 star mechelin chefs, 5 star hotels and was asked to setup a pastry department in the restaurant for the ministers in england. I do not know the girl so on what do you base your opinion? Is she really not able to make special stuff?

[classicdinner]

@confiseur who is the best iyo?

[aanraku]

We dined with a party of ten in Sept. 2006 and 2007. At our 2007 seating they forgot the promised birthday cake and 5 of the 9 dishes were the same as the previous year. When we emailed and asked them to vary the menu, Thomas Keller called us personally and said, "If you don't like what I serve, don't come." We cancelled and will now dine at Gary Danko's in S.F., a much better restaurant. French Laundry is SO not worth what they charge you.

[sklikizos]

Somehow, I think you're the one who is wrong in this situation. If it isn't worth what they charge you, why did you go there again after 2006?

Someone who calls you personally to tell you not to come to his restaurant has candor - angry youtube comments exhibit quite the opposite.

Embarrassing.