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Opening the film in Chicago where Jacquy begins preparing for the competition, we learn that the theme of this year's pastry contest is "marriage," so we see him designing a complex raspberry caramel, vanilla mousse, hazelnut wedding cake shaped like a half-dome, which he hoped would impress the judges with its originality.
Jay Weston: Kings of Pastry Takes the Cake! Jay Weston 2010
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My ESO guide, former astronomer Laura Ventura, parked beside a white prefab building; off to the left was a large, low-slung half-dome in the gravel.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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Opening the film in Chicago where Jacquy begins preparing for the competition, we learn that the theme of this year's pastry contest is "marriage," so we see him designing a complex raspberry caramel, vanilla mousse, hazelnut wedding cake shaped like a half-dome, which he hoped would impress the judges with its originality.
Jay Weston: Kings of Pastry Takes the Cake! Jay Weston 2010
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A similar effect is achieved when spotlights shine on the half-dome of the apse of St. Bartholomew's Church at Park Avenue and 51st Street in Midtown, where a depiction of Jesus raises his arms over glittering saints and animals.
Recalling Art Deco Stylist Who Defined City Jennifer Maloney 2012
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Opening the film in Chicago where Jacquy begins preparing for the competition, we learn that the theme of this year's pastry contest is "marriage," so we see him designing a complex raspberry caramel, vanilla mousse, hazelnut wedding cake shaped like a half-dome, which he hoped would impress the judges with its originality.
Jay Weston: Kings of Pastry Takes the Cake! Jay Weston 2010
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Opening the film in Chicago where Jacquy begins preparing for the competition, we learn that the theme of this year's pastry contest is "marriage," so we see him designing a complex raspberry caramel, vanilla mousse, hazelnut wedding cake shaped like a half-dome, which he hoped would impress the judges with its originality.
Jay Weston: Kings of Pastry Takes the Cake! Jay Weston 2010
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Before us was a small, sloping jungle of full-grown palms, ferns, and banana trees, all under that half-dome, and all underground.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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My ESO guide, former astronomer Laura Ventura, parked beside a white prefab building; off to the left was a large, low-slung half-dome in the gravel.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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A half-dome painted orange and attempting to compete, more or less, with Orange Julius, it seems.
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Opening the film in Chicago where Jacquy begins preparing for the competition, we learn that the theme of this year's pastry contest is "marriage," so we see him designing a complex raspberry caramel, vanilla mousse, hazelnut wedding cake shaped like a half-dome, which he hoped would impress the judges with its originality.
Jay Weston: Kings of Pastry Takes the Cake! Jay Weston 2010
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