Download or read book The Professional Pastry Chef written by Bo Friberg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-05 with total page 1067 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional chefs are instructed on basic baking and pastry skills during two courses in culinary school, and many culinary schools now offer baking and pastry degree programs. In the professional kitchen, pastry chefs are responsible for the pro-duction of all baked goods, including desserts and breads. Pastry chefs create the dessert menu, which complements the chefs' style and gives the diner a grand finale after the main meal. Also of interest is the ever-increasing popularity for breads, home-style desserts and elegant designed desserts, all of which are covered in Friberg's basic book.