Arnaud Vodounou (Black Star Pastry) - eating all the cake

We're eating all the cake on the podcast today! Arnaud Vodounou is the group head pastry chef at Black Star Pastry, which has seven locations in Sydney and Melbourne. It's home to the oft-Instagrammed watermelon cake but now has a new owner in Louis Li and a new range under Arnaud's stewardship. We talk about his early career at Taillevent in Paris, an interesting stint teaching patisserie to Vietnamese fishermen and the fine balance of classic techniques, creativity and consistency. https://www.blackstarpastry.com Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.