"I have a crusade against fondant, also shortening. There's no reason why wedding cakes can't taste good if you know what you're doing."
-Ron Ben-Israel
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"The most successful person is the one who is most inspired. That is true in food and in life.“
-Ron Ben-Israel
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"When I celebrated my bar mitzvah, there was no cake. Today, there is no such thing as a bar mitzvah in the United States without a special cake. It can be even more complicated and expensive than a wedding cake, because bar-mitzvah cakes are often based on a particular theme."
-Ron Ben-Israel
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"I don't follow trends. I make each cake for a particular wedding, or event."
-Ron Ben-Israel
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"Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because inspiration is fleeting. I walk to work for inspiration and to clear my mind."
-Ron Ben-Israel
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"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."
-Ron Ben-Israel
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"I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she put out - the cake had circus themes. I prepared a cake for a surprise 82nd birthday event for the architect Frank Gehry the cake was comprised of mini-replicas of his buildings."
-Ron Ben-Israel
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