The Pastry Chef's Companion\n\nA Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional\n\nGlenn Rinsky (Author), Laura Halpin Rinsky (Author)\n\n9780470009550, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 26 March 2008\n\n384 pages\n22.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.431 kg\n\nAlthough there are many individual books on the subject of pastry, there has never been a single comprehensive resource\u2026until now. With the publication of The Pastry Chef\u2019s Companion, students and professionals alike no longer have to lose time searching for information and resources.\nWith some 4,800 terms and definitions from around the world plus 10 appendices filled with needed resources, The Pastry Chef\u2019s Companion combines the best features of a dictionary and an encyclopedia. In addition to current definitions of every component of pastry, baking and confectionary arts, this book provides important information about the origin and historical background of many of the terms. This one-stop re]