Hello, I'm Dashrani Navaniagam and welcome to The Conversation from the BBC World Service.
This is the programme which amplifies women's voices,
taking us around the world to hear the experiences and personal insights of women doing extraordinary things.
Now,
would you describe yourself as someone who is sweet or savoury when it comes to culinary delights?
Well,
I'm definitely someone who opts for pudding consistently and whilst I can bake the odd dessert,
Pastry has always held a more mysterious,
slightly elusive feel to it and it's not something that I've risked trying at home.
But today I'm joined by two award-winning female pastry chefs putting their own cultural spin on French culinary classics.
Tajasfi Chandela trained at Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris before opening Dessert,
the first pastry shop in her hometown city of Drypur, when she was just 22 years old.
And after a career in finance,
Miriam Sabet now owns two pastry shops in Paris, which she runs with her husband.
Miriam and Tajasfi, a very warm welcome to you both.
Thank you for having us here.
Thank you.
Now,
before we plunge into your own creations and inspirations and how you go about making many of your delicious pastries,
I'm going to make the assumption here that you're both partial to something sweet.