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Food Carving Artistry with Chef Ray Duey, CEC 3 Program Collection

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Food Carving Artistry with Chef Ray Duey, CEC 3 Program CollectionFood Carving Artistry with Chef Ray Duey, CEC 3 Program Collection includes: The Basics, Advanced Techniques and Ultimate Creations. Price reflects 5% discount! Forget what they say about not playing with food or knives. Certified Executive Chef Ray Duey does both, and the results are unexpected. A turnip turns into a daisy, an eggplant into a leaf, a cantaloupe into a star and a tomato into a rose. This Far Eastern culinary art is spreading from

Food Carving Artistry with Chef Ray Duey, CEC 3 Program Collection includes: The Basics, Advanced Techniques and Ultimate Creations. Price reflects 5% discount!

Forget what they say about not playing with food -- or knives. Certified Executive Chef Ray Duey does both, and the results are unexpected. A turnip turns into a daisy, an eggplant into a leaf, a cantaloupe into a star  and a tomato into a rose. This Far Eastern culinary art is spreading from cruise ships to hotels, country clubs, restaurants and homes. "Why should you pay for a florist when your food can speak for itself?" Ray Duey, the high-profile, in-demand culinary artist is always on the move.  

Despite never having artistic inclinations as a child, Duey has risen to become one of the premier culinary artists in the US. He has been featured on the Food Network, invited to create a piece for the White House and is a certified chef through the American Culinary Federation. Duey, a certified executive chef and member of ACF California Capital Chefs Association, has spent the last two decades developing his skill and creating fruit-and-vegetable carvings for weddings, events, classes and seminars. In 2004, he opened Chef Ray Presents, where he teaches the specialized art form to a wide variety of professionals across the United States. Duey has received numerous awards in national and international competitions. In addition, he is also corporate executive chef at Buffet Euro, San Francisco, CA. 

The Basics Chef Ray Duey starts with the basics, from explaining tools and proper tool handling and techniques to create a myriad of fun vegetable and fruit decorative creations, including:

  • Root Flowers, Radish and Peach Flowers,
  • Bell Pepper Poinsettias,
  • Apple Luminary,
  • Leek Chrysanthemums,
  • Layered Cantaloupe,
  • Zucchini Flowers,
  • Cantaloupe Flowers,
  • Squash Whimsey (Bird),
  • Pineapple Rose,
  • Christmas Tree,
  • Banana Dolphin,
  • Butternut Squash Staircase,
  • Pear Porcupine.
  • Create a stunning centerpiece using most of the items carved in this program.

Advanced Techniques Chef Ray Duey picks up where "The Basics" left off with teaching more advanced carving techniques. He gives in depth instruction on how to create:

  • Apple Turtles,
  • Turkeys, Swans and Butterflies,
  • Garnishes made of Mushrooms, Zucchini and Tomatos,
  • Fennel Cala Lilies,
  • Potato Roses,
  • Thai Honeydew Techniques,
  • Japanese Watermelon Lantern,
  • Honeydew Roses,
  • Thai Praline Leaves
  • all resulting in an impressive centerpiece using most of the items carved in this program.

Ultimate Creations The consumate performer, Chef Ray Duey gets into the intricate details of the ultimate creations:

  • Fun with Carrots,
  • Rutabaga Ginger Flowers,
  • Tuscan Cantaloupe,
  • Cucumber Lobster,
  • Turnip Flowers,
  • Layered Turnip,
  • Reversed Watermelon,
  • Watermelon Outside In,
  • Papaya Vase,
  • Watermelon Wonder,
  • Canary Melon Geometric Patterns,
  • Mozart Grand Finale,
  • Chef Ray's Cut and Paste... The Ultimate Centerpiece!

Duration 203 minutes.

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The Dare to Cook: Food Carving Artistry DVD series is a hands-on, how-to guide to adding an exceptional level of visual beauty to one's culinary creations. Chef Ray Duey hosts all three of these informative volumes packed with tips, tricks, and techniques that food artists of all backgrounds will find invaluable, whether creating a simple, symmetrical layout or an elaborate carving. All three DVDs are simply beautiful to watch, and highly recommended for the enjoyment of gourmets and connoisseurs as well as amateur and professional food stylists.

The series consists of "The Basics" (9781604900675), covering standard tools and how to handle them as well as vegetable and fruit creations like Banana Dolphin or Pear Porcupine; "Advanced Techniques" (9781604900682), with more in-depth instructions and sample creations such as Potato Roses and Japanese Watermelon Lantern; and "Ultimate Creations" (9781604900699) packed with nimble-fingered expertise in crafting beautiful items such as Papya Vase, Layered Turnip, and Reversed Watermelon. All three DVDs of this exceptional series are also available in Blu-Ray and a downloaded version!

 (Dare to Cook Food Carving Artistry with Chef Ray Duey 3 DVD/BLU-RAY collection includes 5% discount: The Basics, Advanced Techniques, Ultimate Creations)

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