"The most successful person is the one who is most inspired. That is true in food and in life." ― Ron Ben-Israel Topic(s): Food More From Ron Ben-Israel "We used to be referred to as bakers and then we became known as cake decorators and now we are known as cake designers. I teach at the French Culinary Institute in New York and cake design is a legitimate profession." "I don’t follow trends. I make each cake for a particular wedding, or event." "In the past few years, we’ve been doing amazing stuff with desserts. Pastry chefs have been using herbs and spices in their desserts. So vanilla cake doesn’t have to be just vanilla, it can have a little thyme. Or you could have a custard with a little lavender in it, which is just amazing." More In Food "A cult is a religion with no political power."― Tom Wolfe "I was eating bad stuff. Lots of sugar and carbs, junk food all the time. It makes you very irritated."― Avril Lavigne "In a drama of the highest order there is little food for censure or hatred; it teaches rather self-knowledge and self-respect."― Percy Bysshe Shelley