Presents 38 of the finest pastry chefs working worldwide today, together with samples of their highly sophisticated confections. Some of the chefs are up-and-coming, others are well established, all are innovative in this highly creative field. Each profile includes a biography giving a sense of their style andscores of recipes for tarts, biscuits, petits fours, plated desserts, pastries, confectionery, chocolates and ice cream and sorbets.