"Pastry Magician" is what Master Pastry Chef Helen Vass is called. Catch her in conversation with Jak, on Scottish Chefs Podcast about her passion for pastry and hear about the great Pastry Chefs who have had a considerable influence over her career. bit.ly/3GQPvYk 

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