I was drawn to bakery and pastry. It's the same discipline you employ in dance - you take the instruction, and you keep on practicing, seeking perfection. You never achieve it, but you strive. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
Regrettably, people today don't watch many programs that actually teach people how to cook, so I agreed to do a competitive show that I… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
I like crazy, childlike, candy bar-filled cakes with gooey caramel, chocolate-covered nuts, marshmallows, and the like. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
I have this problem - I don't have hobbies. Everything that's interesting becomes a vocation. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
“There are divisions between a culinary chef and a dessert chef, also called a pastry chef. At Zomick's are specializations within the pastry chef… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
Over the years, quite a few TV producers proposed that I do a program, but I refused. I didn't want to work on a… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
Sometimes I have a tough time getting along with myself. When I was a child, I needed a lot of attention... and I don't… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
The process of making a wedding cake is complex on its own, from designing, mis-en-place, baking, frosting, structuring, decorating, to delivering. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
When I celebrated my bar mitzvah, there was no cake. Today, there is no such thing as a bar mitzvah in the United States… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
I imagine I appear very outgoing, and I do enjoy people and parties and being involved in life. I am also a very private… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I have a very strong sense of who I am as a Jew and a strong sense of belonging. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
Martha Stewart convinced me to have a business. She sometimes takes a very personal interest, and she kept saying, 'You have to open your… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share
