so good.. magazine – The magazine of the haute pâtisserie

The multi-faceted Roberto Cortez brings his experimental meals to Seattle, conceptually organised into groups that he calls CR8, and continues to believe in the non-conventional as the source of his inspiration. In a display of astounding creativity he has returned to work once again with a diverse range of designers to present his hugely imaginative sweet and savoury dishes: a bottle of shampoo, blown glass and the Matrix film, for example, all form part of the conceptual world that he promotes and strongly defends.More info

Design is fundamental, not only to shape the presentation of a dessert but also for everything that accompanies it, which then assists gastronomy in taking a few steps nearer towards becoming a concept that is both artistic and commercial. Jordi Roca, from El Celler de Can Roca, is a specialist in introducing new concepts outside of his dessert creations, such as the take-away dessert or his “Rocambolesc” (ornate) ice creams.More info

The MOF Pâtissier, Stéphane Glacier presents his latest book, “Petits gâteaux, tarts & entremets throughout the seasons”, published in collaboration with is fellow pastry chef, Jérôme Le TeuffMore info

Since 2010, pastry chef Pierre François Roelofs has offered a new menu of desserts every four weeks at Cafe Rosamond in Melbourne. Now, to review of some of his best creations, Pierre has developed an exclusive online Masterclass.More info

He has become recognized since he has been running this ‘pastry of dreams’ with a quest to regain the enthusiasm and intensity that children experience when tasting sweets. He has no problems using products and ingredients from distant cultures, other references used to surprise and excite his customers through a genuinely personal language. No doubt that as a professional and creative baker, he has reached a level of maturity that is expressed both in the roundness of his products and in the discourse that supports them. Read More

The inexhaustible creativity of the pastry chef at the St Regis Bal Harbour, Antonio Bachour, has finally resulted in the launch of a book of creations d’auteur whose publication is due in November.More info

Christophe Michalak is the perfect example of the increasingly important role pastry is playing nowadays in the French media, especially in Paris. His brilliant career leading the desserts station at the Plaza Athénée merges into his successes in the past, such as winning the World Pastry Cup, and his promising projects for the future.More info

From October 17th to November 18th, the historical luxury hotel InterContinental Paris Le Grand will be the venue for an exhibition of 20 chocolate figures by Patrick Roger, Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chocolatier 2000. This is a further step in the influence of his artistic work on chocolate sculptures, a specialty which he has been developing in a very personal style for the last years. Read More

The publication of Evolution. Techniques and ingredients for modern pastry offers a wide range of technical possibilities so far unknown to artisanal bakeries. His author, the international consultant Jordi Puigvert, is a versatile pastry chef with an extended research career in pastry and general cuisine. Grupo Vilbo presents the result of Puigvert’s rigorous work in a book which gathers the most innovative applications and last-generation ingredients. Simple preparation processes with the most common machinery found in a workroom will now allow all kind of professionals to break with some technical limits which traditional pastry had set in processes of preparation, preservation, textures and structures of components as important as meringues, mousses, fruit creams and gels.More info

The next issue of So Good.. magazine is now in the closing stages regarding its contents. At this point, we would like to introduce you one of its main characters, especially identified with chocolate and Mexico. Juan Pablo Cortés stands out thanks to his fine work in the world of cold pastry, chocolate and, above all, the creation of artistic pieces with a great architectural, conceptual background.More info