Standing at your kitchen counter, beaming down at the luscious chocolate torte that is your latest creation, 
your focus softens and the familiar dream takes over. You can almost feel the heat and sweet scent of the pastry shop around you. Out front you picture your name adorning a sign heralding the finest fresh baked goods in town. You sigh and pull yourself back to reality thinking how much you have always wanted to learn pastry baking.
Live the dream
Sometimes the best dreams really can become reality. The demand for pastry chefs is on the rise. People have not lost their taste for the really good things in life but many no longer have the time or talent to produce those delicacies on their own. If you learn pastry baking, you can embark on a career as a pastry baker, developing the dessert menu in a fine restaurant or possibly make your dream of owning a pastry shop a reality.
Do I need the classes?
As with many things today, it is possible to make your way
in the world without the benefit of pastry baking classes to back you up. However, the time it will take you to work your way through the ranks, beginning at the lowliest position and crawling your way up, is not worth whatever you might save on education.
Education is never money or time wasted. This has never been more true than today. Many employers will not even consider hiring an applicant who does not possess at least the minimum stated educational requirements of a job posting. A decision to learn pastry baking will set you well ahead in the crowd.
