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18 quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

Ron Ben-Israel is an Israeli pastry chef. He is the executive chef and owner of Ron Ben-Israel Cakes in New York City. He is known for his wedding and special occasion cakes and for his detail in sugar paste flowers. From 2011 - 2013, he also hosted the cooking competition TV show Sweet Genius.
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There are divisions between a culinary chef and a dessert chef, also called a pastry chef. There are specializations within the pastry chef field.... →

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Pastry is different from cooking because you have to consider the chemistry, beauty and flavor. It's not just sugar and eggs thrown together. I... →

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Repetitiveness and discipline are the secrets of cake decorating. The art comes from the meticulous technique, the way it does for a dancer.

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I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she put out - the cake had... →

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I have a showroom where we experiment with twelve cakes. We develop sketches and ideas for cakes for the next season. We work with the top fashion... →

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Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because inspiration is fleeting. I... →

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The most successful person is the one who is most inspired. That is true in food and in life.

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I have a crusade against fondant, also shortening. There's no reason why wedding cakes can't taste good if you know what you're doing.

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'Sweet Genius'' viewers will be on the edge of their seats as we continue to push the limits with inspirations and ingredients, while... →

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In the past few years, we've been doing amazing stuff with desserts. Pastry chefs have been using herbs and spices in their desserts. So vanilla... →

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When I celebrated my bar mitzvah, there was no cake. Today, there is no such thing as a bar mitzvah in the United States without a special cake. It... →

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We used to be referred to as bakers and then we became known as cake decorators and now we are known as cake designers. I teach at the French... →

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Sometimes I have a tough time getting along with myself. When I was a child, I needed a lot of attention... and I don't have a small ego. For me... →

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