Club Coupe du Monde Team U.S.A.’s “Neon Lights” Silver Medal winning dessert

By ChuckM

At the Americas Continental Selection, which was held this past July in Santiago, Chile, each team needed to create confections in three categories. Previously, we covered two of Team U.S.A.’s three tasting presentations based on their theme – Casino: “Lucky Sevens,” the frozen dessert; and “Sleight of Hand,” the restaurant-style plated dessert. Now we will…

Club Coupe du Monde Team U.S.A.’s “Sleight of Hand” Silver Medal winning Restaurant Dessert

By ChuckM

The Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie has recently introduced two new dessert categories – Frozen Lollipops and Restaurant-Style Desserts, at the continental selections and the grand finale. Playing off their theme of “Casino,” this past July, Team U.S.A. presented “Sleight of Hand,” their Restaurant-Style dessert presentation at this year’s Americas Continental Selection in Santiago,…

The ultimate coffee ice cream recipe on National Coffee Ice Cream Day

By ChuckM

Today, 6 September is National Coffee Ice Cream Day. Although not everyone drinks coffee, when it comes to coffee ice cream … that is another story. Although there are many stories about how or when coffee was discovered no one really knows for sure. One popular legend traces its roots back to the ancient coffee…