We used to be referred to as bakers and then we became known as cake decorators and now we are known as cake designers. I teach at the French Culinary Institute in New York and cake design is a legitimate profession.

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.