All British Baker articles in February 2008 – Page 6
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In the 1940s film The Third Man, Orson Welles’ Harry Lime uttered this famous line: “In Italy under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had 500 years of peace, and what did that produce? ...
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Mouthing Off
"With their association with well-to-do society and the fine tradition of Victorian tea rooms, they have acquired a sort of romanticism, which is often lacking in our own patisserie"- At last! The Italians adopt our Brit bakery treats, with Rome cake-maker Rita Buzzacchi, quoted by Reuters, effusing about our fairy ...
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Your say: letters
In his articles for British Baker Tony Phillips said what most of us think but are too frightened to say. Not for him a mass of meaningless gibberish and jargon, trotted out on every occasion by many so called business leaders.His writings were full of common sense, a commodity ...
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Wrong end of the stick
Stop the Week is always ready to doff its cap when it meets like-minded crusaders on a mission to document the bizarre in bakery. Which brings us to Cake Wrecks - a blog dedicated to "When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong".A classic example, which is surely too good to ...
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Caught in the Web
* Taking afternoon tea to the next level, The Berkeley hotel has come up with some ultra-posh patisserie to tie in with New York Fashion Week (from 13 Feb), including a woman drowning in mousse! tinyurl.com/bnbsqh * Perhaps crazier - though not very chic - are bacon-topped cupcakes. Will the ...
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Culture corner: Couture Wedding Cakes
By Mich Turner, photography by Richard Jung, 160 pages£30, Published by Jacqui SmallThe new book by celebrated cake-maker Mich Turner, of Little Venice Cake Company, covers everything from "luxurious baroque designs" to "minimalist creations". It is written with the budding wedding cake-maker in mind and aims to be a source ...
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Couture class for mini cakes
These cakes were inspired by Coco Chanel and the iconic Chanel camellia. The monochrome designs would provide the perfect memento for a chic bridal shower, for example.RecipeIngredients (per cake)AmountRound cake 5cm (2in)Marzipan 60g (2 1?4oz)Black or plain sugar paste 75g (2 3?4oz)Black ribbon 15mm (5?8in) wide20cm (8in)Silver ribbon 6mm (1?4in) ...
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Baking Industry Exhibition
A brand new exhibition for the baking industry opens its doors 6th-9th April 2008. The Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE) brings together new ideas, new products and big names from across the world of baking. Plus, there’s an exciting programme of master classes, competitions and demonstrations to keep you informed and ...
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Honesty is this bakery’s policy
While the national news is full of gloomy tales of dodgy dealing and bankers’ greed, here’s a form of transaction they’d do well to learn: honesty. Honesty Coffee Shop in the Philippines has no sales staff and relies on its customers to pay up after choosing from a product list ...
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The beauty of bagels
Bagels are well-known in this country, but their second-cousins-once-removed, bialys, are less so. Bialys are soft rolls topped with a tasty onion-breadcrumb mixture, that were the speciality of Bialystok in what is now Poland. Though both are Eastern European and Jewish in origin, they have a broader appeal. Both are ...
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In the BB archives
We have our labour troubles with bakers in this country, but they never become very acute. Parisian bakers, on the other hand, enjoy a reputation for being exceedingly restive and they threaten a strike every three months. It is not long since we chronicled the agitation in Paris against the ...
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viewpoint
The authoritative research commissioned by Rich Products, using TNS Worldpanel (pg 4), will do little to allay the government’s fears on obesity. It shows a 14% rise in indulgence products over last year! And growth in indulgence has overtaken health for the first time. But it’s good news for ...
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“Toastvertising”
Ever wanted to learn more about the history of Spam? Would you like it told to you via the medium of animated scraped toast? You’re a bit weird. But here you go: www.tinyurl.com/yvalfv