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“I hate fine dining desserts. I really do.
“I’m more of an apple pie, vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce kind-of-girl. Or a big bowl of chocolate ice cream. If I were to go out, that’s what I would eat. But that’s what I try to incorporate from my soul and technique. I always think about what I would like to eat and then make it ‘fine.’
“I love supermarket cake. I think it’s awesome! I don’t know why, but it’s more familiar to me, growing up.
“But I would never work in a casual restaurant. It’s weird. I like comfort food. But I like the aesthetics, so I work in fine dining.”
Jenny Lee is the Executive Pastry Chef at Junoon
Interview and photo by Kara Chin
Battman
Alan Batt, better known in the culinary world as simply Battman, began his career as a photographer in 1981 shooting photos of city scenes and landmark sites of New York City. He began taking food photography in 2001, and has since become one of New York City's most recognizable culinary personalities. Battman is often seen riding his bicycle up and down the streets of Manhattan as he travels to and from photo shoots and meetings with the chefs.
