Food trends 2017 - Peggy Porschen (UK), founder and creative director at Peggy Porschen Cakes
For me, it is all about ‘the art of coffee and cake’. The Peggy Porschen Parlour does this incredibly well and I see it as a real trend.
Q: Why did you come to Le Cordon Bleu Japan?
A: I want to do something about the way we eat. A lot of consumers are wary about chemically-named ingredients in food products simply because they don’t understand what they mean, but they’re not all bad.
After finishing the Grand Diplôme here, I’m going on to study nutrition. I want to demonstrate that science and nutrition can complement with food without compromising flavour or satisfaction and influence eating habits a little at a time.
This is why I’m here at Le Cordon Bleu Japan - to learn proper fundamentals. I need to know how to make things the right way before I start tampering with recipes.
For me, it is all about ‘the art of coffee and cake’. The Peggy Porschen Parlour does this incredibly well and I see it as a real trend.
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