Looking for the best institute of bakery and culinary arts in Delhi? If yes, then your search will end here. But before that, let’s have a word on cakes and bakes! Cakes are delicious, but bakes can take a toll on your energy and your time. Baking a cake can be difficult. That’s because it’s an art that requires proper knowledge and precision. You need to have your hands on it only after learning from professional bakers. Only then it will be possible for you to bake awesome cakes on your own. And yes, if you want to make a career...

The outbreak of a global pandemic made the traditional method of teaching and learning shift to the online space. The institutes were forced to remain closed during the lockdown and it turned out to be highly challenging for the culinary institutes to provide culinary classes through an online mode. The absence of a kitchen classroom and hands-on experiences became the major drawbacks of online classes in culinary institutes. Amidst all the online chaos of culinary classes, a few steps introduced by the culinary institutes helped bakeries and culinary institutes to bridge the educational gap during the covid-19 pandemic. Innovating and...

Chef Alisha Faleiro, a Pastry Chef at the Academy of Pastry & Culinary Arts, shares how mini pastry developed as a current trend recently. Easy small serving desserts or Mini desserts, in the form of an assortment of mini pastries and pétits fours served together on a platter, have become a rage among dessert lovers and aficionados alike. Making a splash in the food world, these mini pastry platters are a pleasant way to finish off your meal. Mini pastries offer customers more flavours, variety, textures, and unique pairings, incorporating ingenuity and creativity in the baking process. Furthermore, Chef Alisha Faleiro, a...

What makes people far beyond India’s shores cherish and embrace its culinary creations? By Niklesh Sharma Indian cuisine holds a startling history of 8,000 years of numerous groups and cultures along with 2,000 plus traditional Indian recipes. Diversity in flavors leaves everyone dumbstruck. Further, the historical trade with British and Portuguese added more astounding factors to Indian cuisine. Delicious delicacies and culinary creations The popular reason behind the secrets of Indian recipes is that the flavors don’t overlap. The human brain is blessed to register the sensory impression whenever the chemical sensors, taste, and smell, interact with the substance. Indian...

Asking a pastry chef to bake exquisite desserts for 100 days but to also avoid eating sugar during the same period may be akin to asking a seasoned vintner to attend wine tasting parties daily but do not actually sample any wine; how can they resist. Yet not only am I taking part in a “100 days no sugar challenge” but with each passing day, I’m getting closer to succeeding with flying colours in this endeavour. I want to share my journey so far and also let others know what led me to take a challenge of bake delicious desserts...

The saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is true when speaking of the leading city-state of the ancient world- and nearly as true for the perfect baked food. It takes years of training to become an expert chef who can make yummy pastries and cakes. And while an outstanding baked food doesn’t take as long to be ready as did Rome, the end result can be just as gratifying. As a skilled baker, I take pride in my work. Like people in other professionals, I also use a number of tools to help me bake food that is loved...

Food has always been the spice of life, especially when it’s Indian cuisine. Indian cuisines consist of a wide variety of traditional as well regional cuisines. Given the variety in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic groups and occupation, these cuisines differ significantly from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. The religious beliefs and culture in India have played a significant role in the evolution of its cuisine. India’s unique blend of cuisines evolved through large-scale cultural interaction with our neighbors namely, Persia, ancient Greece, Mongolia and West Asia. With the coming of Arabs and Portuguese...

There is nothing more endearing than sumptuous gifts like cakes and other small sweet goodies such as cupcakes, muffins, pastries, to linger the heart of your sweethearts. The delicious flavour, the lip-smacking creamy frost and the unsurpassed designer decoration will leave your loved ones spellbound. Chocolates have become a mainstream thing for gifting your loved ones because cakes are a favourite amongst both men and women. People are now taking professional classes to bake different types of cakes like travel cakes, cakes with various flavours, fondant cakes, etc. Gifting a basket full of cupcakes, muffins, pastries and self-baked cakes is...

Hobby is a great way to relieve stress. It brings joy and enriches our lives. It is a stress-reliever and engages an individual for relaxation. Hobbies help an individual to become more patient and composed. It lets an individual to relax and indulge in activities, that aren’t associated with work or other responsibilities. Baking is a great therapeutic activity for a person who loves to cook new recipes. Activities liking baking pastries and cakes stimulates an individual’s sense of taste and can also be a pleasant surprise for others too. Baking not only gives pleasure but it also helps to...