bake - May 2017 - 38

cakes

was a topic that I enjoyed immensely in school but never
did well in. Pastry has afforded me the opportunity to form
controlled experiments and learn from the outcomes. Plus,
every now and then, it is really nice to look down at your hands
in cookie dough and think that you're getting paid for it."
What are your signature techniques or greatest skills?
"I enjoy playing with and tempering chocolate, but you'll have
to ask someone else. Perhaps teaching the people around me."
What are your favorite dishes/products to make? 
"Ice cream is where it all began and it is something that I still
adore playing with, all aspects of it. It's the dessert item I will
never get tired of eating."
What are your favorite ingredients to work with?
"I go through phases. At one point it was different teas or
Executive pastry chef Patricia Morton is planning a creative array of summer

savory flavors, then I moved on to bitters and vinegar, and then

desserts for the menu of Restaurant August in New Orleans.

to homemade cultured dairy. Chocolate desserts can sometimes be difficult because there are so many classic flavors that

buttercream cakes. This particular bakery job solidified my

it's hard to utilize the ingredient in an inventive way."

desire to focus on pastry arts. That's when I decided to go to
the International Culinary Center."

How you innovate through the use of ingredients?
"I innovate often through a focal ingredient combined with two

What is your current job and responsibilities?

complimentary flavors that pair well with the main component

"I oversee all aspects of Restaurant August's pastry depart-

but not necessarily together. The use of texture and tempera-

ment which includes seasonal menu and recipe development,

ture is important. I like taking a flavor that you may associate

costing, scheduling, ordering, management, etc. I am also

with a texture and flipping it on its head. It's also key and very

starting to work on menu development for a few sister restau-

important to me to use seasonal ingredients."

rants within the Besh Restaurant Group including Lüke, Johnny
Sánchez and Eunice, which is soon to open in Houston."

What do you consider to be the biggest food trends?
"I'm seeing macarons popping up as a food trend, although

What do you love about your job?

I'm not the biggest fan. However, people seem to be obsessing

"I have never been studious. Reading textbooks and listening to

over them so I've forced myself to make them over and over

lectures is not how I thrive. To be able to work in a field that is

again until my technique was solidified. Just because I don't

hands on and creative has been the best outlet for me. Science

like something doesn't mean I shouldn't know how to make

38 < MAY 2017 | bakemag.com


http://www.bakemag.com

bake - May 2017

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of bake - May 2017

bake - May 2017
Editor's note - THE FOODSERVICE ISSUE: lessons of inspiration
Contents
News bites - Flour Bakery Opens Seventh Location
Charm City Cakes Expands
Chipotle Adds Dessert to Menu
Cleaner Labels
Cake Boss Sets Up in Mall of America
Du’s Donuts Makes Successful Debut
Nielsen-Massey Achieves Award
Management - A Profitable Tool for Ordering
New product success stories - Earth Day Cupcakes
Technical corner - Chocolate, Cookies & Pie
Practical marketing - Donut Shop “Takeover”
Food safety - Lessons from Chipotle
Equipment innovations - Multi-Use Convenience
Global inspirations
CAKENOMICS - How to make money in cakes
NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX ORDERING PROCESS
EXECUTING SIMPLE CAKE DESIGNS
ADDING LATIN FLAVORS
Embracing local
Chocolate & decorating - Seasonal Chocolate
Cakes - Summertime Sweets
Breads - Chasing Flavor
Sweet goods - Rolled Ice Cream
NYC Breeds Creative Sandwiches
Beverages - Smoothies
Product showcase
Classifieds
Ad Index
bake - May 2017 - Editor's note - THE FOODSERVICE ISSUE: lessons of inspiration
bake - May 2017 - 2
bake - May 2017 - 3
bake - May 2017 - 4
bake - May 2017 - Contents
bake - May 2017 - Nielsen-Massey Achieves Award
bake - May 2017 - 7
bake - May 2017 - Management - A Profitable Tool for Ordering
bake - May 2017 - 9
bake - May 2017 - New product success stories - Earth Day Cupcakes
bake - May 2017 - 11
bake - May 2017 - Technical corner - Chocolate, Cookies & Pie
bake - May 2017 - 13
bake - May 2017 - Practical marketing - Donut Shop “Takeover”
bake - May 2017 - 15
bake - May 2017 - Food safety - Lessons from Chipotle
bake - May 2017 - 17
bake - May 2017 - Equipment innovations - Multi-Use Convenience
bake - May 2017 - 19
bake - May 2017 - Global inspirations
bake - May 2017 - 21
bake - May 2017 - 22
bake - May 2017 - 23
bake - May 2017 - 24
bake - May 2017 - 25
bake - May 2017 - 26
bake - May 2017 - CAKENOMICS - How to make money in cakes
bake - May 2017 - cake2
bake - May 2017 - cake3
bake - May 2017 - cake4
bake - May 2017 - cake5
bake - May 2017 - NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX ORDERING PROCESS
bake - May 2017 - cake7
bake - May 2017 - cake8
bake - May 2017 - cake9
bake - May 2017 - EXECUTING SIMPLE CAKE DESIGNS
bake - May 2017 - cake11
bake - May 2017 - cake12
bake - May 2017 - cake13
bake - May 2017 - ADDING LATIN FLAVORS
bake - May 2017 - cake15
bake - May 2017 - cake16
bake - May 2017 - 27
bake - May 2017 - 28
bake - May 2017 - 29
bake - May 2017 - Embracing local
bake - May 2017 - 31
bake - May 2017 - 32
bake - May 2017 - 33
bake - May 2017 - Chocolate & decorating - Seasonal Chocolate
bake - May 2017 - 35
bake - May 2017 - Cakes - Summertime Sweets
bake - May 2017 - 37
bake - May 2017 - 38
bake - May 2017 - 39
bake - May 2017 - Breads - Chasing Flavor
bake - May 2017 - 41
bake - May 2017 - Sweet goods - Rolled Ice Cream
bake - May 2017 - NYC Breeds Creative Sandwiches
bake - May 2017 - Beverages - Smoothies
bake - May 2017 - Product showcase
bake - May 2017 - 46
bake - May 2017 - Classifieds
bake - May 2017 - 48
bake - May 2017 - Ad Index
bake - May 2017 - 50
bake - May 2017 - 51
bake - May 2017 - 52
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-january-february-2025
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-november-december-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-september-october-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-july-aug-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-redbook-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-may-june-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-may-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-march-april-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-january-february-2024
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-november-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/bake-november-december-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-september-october-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-july-august-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-july-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-redbook-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-may-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-may-june-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-march-april-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-january-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-january-february-2023
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-november-december-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-november-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-september-october-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-july-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-july-aug-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-redbook-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-may-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-may-june-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-march-april-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-january-february-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-january-2022
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-november-december-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-november-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-september-october-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-july-august-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-redbook-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-july-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-may-june-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-special-report-may-june-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-march-april-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/bake-january-february-2021
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2021_01_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_12_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_11_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_09_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_08_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_07_02
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_07_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_06_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_05_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_04_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_02_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2020_01_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_12_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_11_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_10_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_09_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_08_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_07_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_06_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_05_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_04_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_07_02
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_03_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_02_01
https://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2019_01_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_12_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_11_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_10_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_09_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_08_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_07_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_06_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_05_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_04_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_03_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_02_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2018_01_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_12_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_11_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_10_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_09_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_08_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_07_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_06_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_05_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_04_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_03_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_02_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2017_01_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_12_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_11_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_10_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_09_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_08_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_07_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_06_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_05_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_04_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_03_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_02_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2016_01_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_12_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_10_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_09_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_08_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_07_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_06_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_05_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2015_04_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2015_03_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2015_02_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2015_01_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_12_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_10_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_09_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_08_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_07_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_06_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_05_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_04_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_03_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_02_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2014_01_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_11_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_11_02
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_10_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_09_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_08_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_07_01
http://digital.bakemag.com/sosland/bake/2013_06_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_05_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_04_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_03_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_02_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2013_01_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_11_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_10_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_09_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_08_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_07_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_06_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_05_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_04_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_03_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_02_01
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/bake/2012_01_01
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com