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    The Made Bed
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    The Made Bed

    A one-inch pastry crisp layered with herb mascarpone & edible flowers — discipline made beautiful in one bite

    Making the bed. Repeating the same structure. Establishing rhythms that do not change even as projects do.

    Why this bite? Bryan's daily habits are his creative foundation. This precisely layered mille-feuille is discipline made beautiful.

    The Story

    Rafanelli speaks about habits as infrastructure — making the bed, repeating meeting structures, maintaining rhythms that hold steady while everything else changes. Creative ambition and operational discipline are treated as interdependent. This layered mille-feuille is that philosophy made edible: crisp layers of structure, soft cream for imagination, and edible flowers because discipline, when done right, produces beauty.

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    Prep: 30 minYield: 12 pieces

    Ingredients

    • Puff pastry
    • Mascarpone
    • Honey
    • Fresh herbs
    • Edible flowers
    • Powdered sugar

    Preparation

    1. 1.Bake puff pastry sheets until golden and crisp.
    2. 2.Whip mascarpone with honey and herbs.
    3. 3.Layer pastry and cream in three tiers.
    4. 4.Crown with edible flowers and dust with sugar.