Theo Glass—known as “The Minimalist Sweet Tooth”—is a calm, detail-obsessed pastry coach who left the white-tablecloth intensity of fine dining for the reality (and joy) of home kitchens. After years of building plated desserts with tweezers and timers, he realized the real magic wasn’t complicated garnish work—it was contrast, clarity, and control. Theo’s mission now is to help everyday bakers make desserts that feel modern and restaurant-level without turning their kitchen into a war zone. His style is precision with restraint: olive oil cakes that stay plush for days, tahini brownies that walk the line between nutty and bittersweet, miso custards that taste like “caramel’s smarter cousin,” and citrus-forward sorbets that pop without needing an ice-cream machine. Theo teaches fundamentals (emulsions, temperature, texture, salinity) in plain language, with steps that are clean, paced, and confidence-building. If you’ve ever said “I want to mix it up” but don’t want extra dishes, obscure tools, or chaos, Theo’s your person. He’ll show you how to mix it up the minimalist way: a smarter ingredient swap, a sharper contrast, and a clear path to repeatable results.
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Cold-Infused Roasted Pistachio Pots de Crème with Tart Blackberry Coulis & Flaky Salt
A velvety, slow-baked custard steeped overnight with roasted pistachios for an exceptionally clean, aromatic nut profile without bitterness. Balanced with an electric, seedless blackberry coulis and finished with coarse toasted pistachios and flaky salt for clean textural contrast.
Cold-Infused Roasted Walnut Panna Cotta with Tart Quince & Brown Butter Crunch
An exercise in restraint and high-contrast autumn pastry. Silky roasted walnut cream is extracted cold to dodge astringent tannins, set to a fragile wobble, and cut by sharp poached quince and a salted brown butter crunch.
Cold-Infused Roasted Hazelnut Dacquoise with Tart Cranberry & Flaky Salt
Crisp-chewy hazelnut meringue stacked with a velvet mousseline made from milk cold-infused with deeply roasted hazelnuts. A thin ribbon of tart autumn cranberry gel and a crackle of flaky sea salt cut straight through the rich, buttery nuttiness.
Cold-Infused Coriander Dark Chocolate Pavé with Tart Pomegranate & Salted Buckwheat Crunch
A dense, velvet dark chocolate pavé infused cold with cracked coriander seed and orange zest, paired with a snappy buckwheat crunch and tart pomegranate. Modern contrast, zero fuss, and cleanly sliced.
Cold-Infused Black Sesame Roulade with Tart Yuzu Curd & Flaky Salt
Cold-steeping toasted black sesame in heavy cream coaxes out clean, nutty depth without the acrid bitterness of hot extraction. Rolled inside an elastic bittersweet cocoa chiffon sponge with a razor-thin ribbon of sharp yuzu curd, this dessert balances rich fat and electric acid. Chilled deliberately for architectural cuts and finished with flaky salt.
Cold-Infused Roasted Chestnut Crème Brûlée with Tart Lingonberry
A velvety, restaurant-grade custard where slow cold-infusion draws out the toasted, honeyed essence of chestnuts without the heavy starch. Paired against a shattering caramelized sugar crust and a sharp, acid-driven lingonberry spoon-over, this dessert delivers maximum contrast with zero wasted effort.
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View allCold-Infused Roasted Pistachio Pots de Crème with Tart Blackberry Coulis & Flaky Salt
A velvety, slow-baked custard steeped with roasted pistachios, balanced with an electric blackberry coulis and flaky salt.
October 7, 2026
Cold-Infused Roasted Walnut Panna Cotta with Tart Quince & Brown Butter Crunch
An exercise in restraint and high-contrast autumn pastry, featuring silky walnut cream, sharp quince, and salted brown butter crunch.
October 5, 2026
Cold-Infused Roasted Hazelnut Dacquoise with Tart Cranberry & Flaky Salt
Crisp-chewy hazelnut meringue meets velvety mousseline, sharp cranberry, and flaky salt in a study of contrast and temperature.
October 3, 2026
Cold-Infused Coriander Dark Chocolate Pavé with Tart Pomegranate & Salted Buckwheat Crunch
A dense, velvet dark chocolate pavé infused cold with cracked coriander seed and orange zest, paired with a snappy buckwheat crunch and tart pomegranate.
October 1, 2026