Les Petits Sweets: Two-Bite Desserts from the French Pâtisserie, will be released on September 6, 2016. It is available for pre-order now. The French way is the petite treat: two delicious bites—just a taste—of a sablé, madeleine, petit four, nougat, caramel, or other dessert that packs a sweet punch. With the tiny desserts featured in Les Petits Sweets, you can taste more than one, make … Continue reading Les Petits Sweets
Payard Cookies was published in November 2015. Third-generation pastry chef François Payard shares his favorite cookie recipes—the bestsellers at his popular New York City patisseries and cafés, the recipes he learned from his father, and the ones he makes at home. They range from the simplest sablés (butter cookies) to the most picture-perfect macarons, with everything in between: unassuming spice cookies, jam-filled linzers and other … Continue reading Payard Cookies
I wrote an article about Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking, an interview with Nathan Myhrvold, and a profile of co-author Maxime Bilet for the ICE newsletter. I’ll post some of that when it comes out, but this is more of a stream-of-consciousness post to try and understand why it was so hard to write about a book I’ve been hearing about since … Continue reading What to Say About Modernist Cuisine
Chocolate Epiphany: Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone Francois Payard with Anne E. McBride [Clarkson Potter, 2008] The publisher’s description: Celebrated French pastry chef and owner of one of New York City’s favorite bakeries presents an impressive and comprehensive dessert cookbook with recipes for everything chocolate, from easy cookies to showstopping cakes. On any given weekend at the esteemed New York City institution Payard … Continue reading Chocolate Epiphany
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