I grew up going to bakeries in Tel Aviv; that's where we got our birthday cakes, they were always European baking and butter creams. We have such good baking in Israel, and we have the Diaspora of Jews from all… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
I'm very much Israeli and American; I never was tempted to change my name. Some people suggested I should have a different name, and I said absolutely not. That's the name I inherited, and it's meaningful: Israel is on every… — 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 Image
I like crazy, childlike, candy bar-filled cakes with gooey caramel, chocolate-covered nuts, marshmallows, and the like. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
I have this problem - I don't have hobbies. Everything that's interesting becomes a vocation. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
After I quit dancing, I tried a lot of jobs. But I could always bake. — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
