Alexander Seleznev's confectionery house Photo:Press service archives Alexander Seleznev presented two culinary novelties at once: the books “Confectionery World Hits” and “Sunday Lunches. Ideas for a festive table. Photo: Archives of the press services During the evening, guests were invited to decorate two huge cakes. Photo: Archives of the press services During the evening, guests were invited to decorate two huge cakes. Photo: Archives of the press services Alexander Seleznev presented two culinary novelties at once: books "Confectionery world hits" and "Sunday dinners. Ideas for the festive table ". Photo: Press-services archives The absolute champion of Russia in confectionery art, the famous culinary specialist and TV presenter Alexander Seleznev, together with the Eksmo publishing house, presented their own book novelties -" World Confectionery Hits "and" Sunday Lunches. Festive table ideas ”. The presentation took place in the magnificent decoration of the Rodchenko hall of the recently opened InterContinental Hotel. First of all, the hero of the occasion shared with journalists, colleagues and fans of his culinary creativity the secrets of writing new books. The first of them, "Confectionery World Hits", is a collection of the most popular and famous traditional desserts from around the world. Alexander Seleznev admitted that he loves to travel and especially to taste national dishes, so he has accumulated many such recipes. However, for his book, he selected only classics recognizable by everyone and explained how it is really prepared at home. So, with the help of the new book of the pastry chef, it will be easy to cook real Italian "Tiramisu", cheesecake "New York", French cookies "Madeleine" and, Chinese ginger cake, etc. Seleznev admitted that not all the chefs with whom the pastry chef communicated while working on the book willingly shared their secrets, so they had to go for tricks: offer an exchange for their own recipe, and sometimes even pay. The second gift book is “Sunday dinners. Ideas for a festive table "- designed to relieve the hostesses from panic before receiving guests. “You no longer have to puzzle over what to cook for the festive table and how to combine dishes. I thought of everything for you. The menus of this book are divided according to the seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn, and each one contains soup, salad, hot dishes and, of course, dessert that match each other, ”the author explained the contents of the book. By the way, the menu of "Sunday Lunches" fully complies with the laws of proper nutrition. Useful products, harmonious proportions and rich taste will allow the owners of the novelty and their guests not only to enjoy a festive meal, but also to maintain harmony and health. During the evening, the author not only talked about the secrets of writing books, but also organized contests. For example, guests were invited to decorate two large three-tiered cakes, a wedding and children's party, with edible decorative leaves, flowers and drawing paste.
