Sweet Marx
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The recipes for the desserts of the palaces where Thierry Marx has exercised the art of pastry-making with genius – his recipes are revealed here through images that are as beautiful as they are enticing!
Author: Thierry Marx
Publishing House: Le Rouergue
Publication Date: September 2011
Description : For this book, Thierry Marx has created more than 100 dessert recipes, entirely original. Photographed like precious stones, these cookies, soufflés, cakes, vacherins and other ice creams synthesize beauty and taste. The finesse of the senses, the refinement of the expression, we recognize the talent of a chef who does not know how to repeat but constantly reinvents. From the most baroque to the most refined, these desserts lay the foundations of 21st century pastry-making, rich in exemplary know-how and unique audacity.
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