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Sweet Studio
Sweet Studio

By Darren Purchese

Published 2012

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Welcome to my first book, Sweet Studio. I am extremely proud that you are reading this, as it has been a long-held ambition of mine to share my work with you through my own cookbook.

This process is the culmination of 20 years of hard work and good fortune in the kitchen and I have enjoyed every minute of it. All of the long hours and lack of social life early on have paid off now, as my Sweet Studio continues to delight my customers.

Ever since I was a child I’ve been fascinated by food and have fond memories of Mum cooking for my dad, my younger sister Emma and myself. Mum is a fantastic cook with an innate food-pairing streak, which resulted in some unusual (for the time) but delicious dinnertime creations. I remember in particular one meal for Dad’s birthday when I was very young, for which Mum cooked lobster tail and fillet of beef. I could not believe the treat we were having, and this was the start of my passion for food.