Edition No. 101
Arts and Culture
Ukrainian Pastry Chef Dinara Kasko creates spectacular geometric pastries and provides the tools to take your designs to the next level.
Community and Family
With Thanksgiving day upon us, we present a pair of podcasts from NPR and USA Today that can help you better navigate the holiday.
Ukrainian Pastry Chef Dinara Kasko creates spectacular geometric pastries and guides you through creating them yourself
‘Angular’ and ‘geodesic’ are two words that do not traditionally roll off the tongue when describing pastries. According to an article by Sara Barnes in My Modern Met, Dinara Kasko, a Ukrainian pastry designer, creates cakes that incorporate perfect waves, uniform baubles, and mesmerizing gradients. The article explains how Kasko incorporates algorithmic tools and complex diagramming techniques to inform her work while also finding inspiration in the art of origami.
Kasko is empowering people to make their own desserts in her style. She sells a variety of silicone pastry baking molds so that you can replicate some of her remarkable pastries and has a her large selection of pre-recorded online classes where you too can make your own incredible food art.
Whether you are ready to take on a bold pastry challenge or wow the family with something new and inspirational, Kasko provides the tools to take your pastries to the next level.
Read Barnes’ full article at the button below!
A feast of Thanksgiving podcasts
While the road to be with family and friends on this day may be short for some, for others, it requires more time, more time to pass and more time to ponder the reason for Thanksgiving and all that comes with it.
A 2017 USA Today article lists five seasonally-themed podcasts to help pass the time, from what’s for dinner, to anxiety about seeing relatives. To check out the article and podcasts, click on the button below.
The second resource to check out on this day of thanks comes from NPR. It includes several podcasts, ranging in topic from declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday, to Thanksgiving dinner tips. Listen to the podcasts by clicking on the button below.
Whether it is to break bread, reconvene annual traditions or simply reflect on moments of gratitude, The War Memorial is delighted to share these few helpful holiday-themed podcasts with our readers! Happy Thanksgiving!
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