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the toast of

boston
Dee Steffen Chinn
dazzles with out-ofthis-world desserts.
BY JOHN UNREIN
Boston pastry chef Dee Steffen Chinn loves to toast
buttered panko to the stage of "golden brown delicious" (GBD) prior to mixing in cocoa powder and
chocolate, which then melts on its own. This innovative technique brings a new level of crunchy texture
to her desserts - "that's not just cookie crumbs."
"My preferred chocolate brand is Guittard," says
Chinn, recently named Best Pastry Chef in Boston
Magazine's 2019 Best of Boston issue. "For every
restaurant, we use milk, white and dark chocolate,
anywhere from 60% to 72%. I like to play with different
ﬂavor proﬁles, depending on what I'm doing."
Chinn is the award-winning pastry chef for Boston's
Big Heart Hospitality, the successful restaurant
group from two-time James Beard nominated chef
Tiffani Faison, a Season 1 Top Chef ﬁnalist and one
of the biggest culinary stars in Boston. Here Chinn
creates all dessert and brunch offerings for the
group's Southeast Asian-inspired restaurant Tiger
Mama, local barbecue mecca Sweet Cheeks Q, adult
snack bar Fool's Errand and just-opened ItalianAmerican restaurant Orfano.

Cream Cake at Tiger Mama to the signature Dee's
Crackle Bites at Fool's Errand. Every step in the
production process is planned carefully to accentuate
the ﬂavors and textures she wants to achieve. What's
a Crackle Bite, you may ask? Chinn starts with cubes
Dee Steffen Chinn oversees pastry for four different concepts.

22 < OCT 2019 | bakemag.com

PHOTOS BY J-M LEACH

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Editor's Note - The branding issue: invest in your brand
Contents
Management - Online branding
Technical Corner - Sourdough options
Practical Marketing - Craft at scale
Equipment - Rack oven controls
A grand slam
The toast of Boston
Going natural
Cakes - Cake champions
Sweet Goods - The science of frying donuts
Breads - Black Seed Bagels
Pastries - Award winner
Food Service - Pie filling
Cakenomics
Show stopping winter cakes
Time Saving Tips - Buttercream base
Winning Promotions
Innovative Products
Product Showcase
Classifieds
Ad Index
Formula of the Month - Madras curry and raisin loaf
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bake - October 2019 - Editor's Note - The branding issue: invest in your brand
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bake - October 2019 - 5
bake - October 2019 - Contents
bake - October 2019 - 7
bake - October 2019 - Management - Online branding
bake - October 2019 - Technical Corner - Sourdough options
bake - October 2019 - Practical Marketing - Craft at scale
bake - October 2019 - 11
bake - October 2019 - Equipment - Rack oven controls
bake - October 2019 - 13
bake - October 2019 - A grand slam
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bake - October 2019 - The toast of Boston
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bake - October 2019 - Going natural
bake - October 2019 - 29
bake - October 2019 - Cakes - Cake champions
bake - October 2019 - 31
bake - October 2019 - Sweet Goods - The science of frying donuts
bake - October 2019 - 33
bake - October 2019 - Breads - Black Seed Bagels
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bake - October 2019 - Pastries - Award winner
bake - October 2019 - Food Service - Pie filling
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bake - October 2019 - Cakenomics
bake - October 2019 - Show stopping winter cakes
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bake - October 2019 - Time Saving Tips - Buttercream base
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bake - October 2019 - Winning Promotions
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bake - October 2019 - Innovative Products
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bake - October 2019 - Product Showcase
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bake - October 2019 - Classifieds
bake - October 2019 - Ad Index
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