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Baking & Pastry Arts
Indulge in the artistry of baking and pastry. Be transported to the world of delicate pastries, bread-making expertise, and confectionery craftsmanship. Explore the captivating experience of crafting delectable baked goods that can truly enchant the senses.
What Is a Crepe? History and How to Make Them
Discover the history, cultural traditions, and how to make crêpes with tips, classic fillings, and modern twists for these iconic French pancakes.
10 Skills Every Baker Should Have
Discover essential skills for baking success, from time management and detail to creativity and food safety. Elevate your baking career today!
Pastry Chef vs. Baker: What’s the Difference?
Bakers and pastry chefs begin with a similar skill set. But each goes on to specialize in a different branch of the baking world. Discover the difference!
How You Can Open a Bakery: 7 Steps to Success
Ready to explore how to open a bakery? Consider these steps including location, capital, permits, and more.
A Brief Guide to Viennoiseries: History & 7 Popular Types
Explore the world of viennoiserie, from buttery croissants to rich brioche, and discover techniques for creating these iconic pastries.
7 Baking Competition Shows You Should Watch as a Pastry Student
We’ve rounded up the best baking competition shows to watch on TV to elevate your skill set and explore modern baking techniques.
Apple Pie Tips to Try This Fall
While you may already have a go-to recipe, here are a few tips that will enhance your apple pies this season.
7 Cake Decorating Techniques Every Pastry Chef Needs to Know
Discover 7 must-know cake decorating techniques to help elevate your pastry arts skills. Learn tips and tricks to create stunning cakes!
How to Make Fudge: 3 Tips for Making Your Best Fudge
Find out how to make delicious, smooth fudge with tips on temperature control, ingredients, avoiding grainy texture, and adjustments for altitude.
Sugar Sculpting Explained: The Intricate Craft Behind Edible Art
Explore sugar sculpting with our guide on essential tools, techniques, and tips to create stunning edible art.
What Is Fondant? Uses, Types, & Flavor Guide
Take your cakes to the next level by learning all about fondant, the ultimate confectionary canvas.
Commercial Baking: A Guide to Scaling Your Bakery Business
Take your bakery business to the next level with this guide to help you scale successfully.
A Guide to Sourdough Bread: Recipes, Traditions & Baking Tips
Get started making your own delicious sourdough bread from home! Our guide can give you the insights and information you might need to excel.
Confectionery Arts: The Sweet Side of Baking & Pastry
What are the confectionery arts? See how this niche blends creativity with technique to produce sweet results in the baking and pastry world.
Do You Need Pastry School to Be a Pastry Chef?
Passionate about pastry arts? Have you considered pastry chef training? Find out if you really need to attend pastry school to become a pastry chef.
Baking Basics: Essential Baking Tips & Techniques for Beginners
Every baker can benefit from some foundational baking techniques. Pastry school can help you pick up these skills.
What Is Gluten-Free Bread and How Is It Made?
Find out what gluten-free bread really is and how it’s made–from the ingredients to the baking process.
6 Pastries Every Professional Baker Should Know How to Make
Every professional baker should know how to make these seven pastries. Build your pastry skills with Escoffier.
How Much Can Baking Classes Cost?
If you’re interested in picking up some new kitchen skills, you may be wondering how much baking classes can cost.
How Much Does It Cost to Open a Bakery?
The cost to open a bakery may include leasing a space, permits, renovations, equipment purchases, inventory, and more. Plan your bakery with cost estimates.
Cake Decorating Tips: How to Choose the Right Pastry Bag
Choosing a pastry bag? Discover how these tips might impact your cake decorating techniques in the kitchen.
5 Ways Chefs Can Continue Their Culinary Education
How do professional chefs stay up-to-date with contemporary culinary techniques, trends, and more? Explore the best culinary education for chefs today!
How to Make Bread from Scratch
Wondering how to make bread from scratch? Discover the basic process, including proofing, kneading, and shaping, plus explore different yeast variations.
What Can You Learn in a Bread Baking Class?
From handling dough to the science of baking, here’s what you can learn in bread baking classes.
Sanitation Best Practices in Bakeries
Besides knowing how to produce breads and pastries, here are some ways bakers can keep their bakeries clean and sanitized.
6 Advanced Baking Techniques Every Pastry Chef Should Know
Once you master the baking basics, it’s time for advanced skills. Here are seven advanced baking techniques every pastry chef should know.
What Is It Like to Be a Pastry Chef?
Find out what it takes to work in a bakery or pastry department. What is it really like to be a pastry chef, and how can you get started?
What Can You Learn in a Cake Decorating Class?
Find out how cake decorating classes—like the ones in Escoffier’s Baking & Pastry Arts programs—can help you elevate your cakes from good to great.
Is Pastry School Worth It?
Is pastry school worth the investment of money and time that it takes to complete? Here’s how an education can help your career.
7 Best Pastry Arts Books According to Professional Chefs
With so many baking and pastry books to choose from, it can be hard to know which ones to read. Start with these recommendations from professional chefs.
What Can You Learn in Baking School?
Are you curious about what baking school can teach you? Here are some of the skills and techniques you may learn to help prepare for a career or promotion.
Are The Baking and Pastry Arts a Career For You?
Learn about the baking and pastry arts and find out if you’re the type to thrive in this detail-oriented industry.
How to Become a Cake Decorator
If you love turning cakes and frostings into works of art, you may be wondering how to become a cake decorator. Here are some steps to get started.
How to Become a Chocolatier
Fancy a career as a chocolate expert? Find out how to become a chocolatier so you can master this sticky-yet-satisfying artistic medium.
How Much Do Pastry Chefs Make?
Before you leap into a new career in the baking or pastry arts, what are the salary prospects? And what are the variables that impact those wages?
“Be Unapologetically You”: Chef Steve Konopelski on Changing Careers and Being Yourself
Not all successful chefs started culinary careers early. Some found cooking in their “second act,” like entrepreneur and Chef Instructor Steve Konopelski.
From Motorsports to Making Tortes: Certified Master Pastry Chef® Frank Vollkommer
Meet Certified Master Pastry Chef®, Culinary Olympics Gold Medalist, and motorcycle racer Frank Vollkommer. Learn about his impressive culinary career.
Master Baker Colette Christian on Perseverance and Never Giving Up
Not long ago, the commercial kitchen was a man’s world. But pioneers like Master Baker Colette Christian made a space for themselves, and the female chefs that followed.
Building an Online Pastry Shop
Online pastry shop owners have a considerable advantage with access to numerous resources such as social media, delivery services, and of course, this article.
Importance of Organization in the Kitchen
An organized kitchen is vital to the operations and efficiency of any food business. Learn why it’s important and get tips to organizing your own cookspace.
