I have a crusade against fondant, also shortening. There's no reason why wedding cakes can't taste good if you know what you're doing.

Ben-Israel is a Visiting Master Pastry-Instructor at The International Culinary Center in New York City. He loved baking in the kitchen as a child. Memberships
He is an active member of City Harvest Food Council a New York food rescue organization.

He is known for his wedding and special occasion cakes and for his detail in sugar paste flowers. Ron Ben-Israel is an Israeli pastry chef.