Michelin-starred pastry chef rates 19 on-screen desserts for realism

Chef and restaurateur Camari Mick rates 19 desserts from movies and television, assessing how realistically each scene portrays pastry and baking.

She examines fine-dining ingredients and plating in FX's "The Bear," baking techniques in "Chef" (2014), and the pitfalls of processed foods in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Mick offers recipe suggestions for the cookies on "Friends," discusses current and past culinary trends highlighted in "Bridesmaids," and breaks down the emulsions shown in "The Menu."

She also analyzes the accuracy of bread in "Kiki's Delivery Service," marmalade in "Paddington 2," and the beignets in "The Princess and the Frog."

Mick has been cooking for over 12 years and has worked at several fine-dining restaurants in New York City. She most recently served as the executive pastry chef at the Michelin-starred Musket Room and is the chef and owner of the forthcoming L'Atelier Ebene.

United States, New York City

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