This “sophisticated collection of 100 cookie recipes” from the legendary pastry chef will take you “well beyond the basic chocolate chip cookie” (Publishers Weekly).For three generations, François Payard’s family has been pleasing palates with mouth-watering pastries and confectionaries. Now, the renowned chef shares his favorite recipes for one of the most beloved desserts in the world: cookies.Filled with family recipes, elegant showstoppers, and...

Turn a passion for food into the job of a lifetime with the insider advice in Culinary Careers.Working in food can mean cooking on the line in a restaurant, of course, but there are so many more career paths available. No one knows this better than Rick Smilow—president of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), the award-winning culinary school in New York City—who has seen ICE graduates go on to prime jobs both in and out of professional kitchens. Tapping into that va...

The ultimate, easy-to-follow guide to making delectable, bakery-quality macarons at home!With their dazzling colors, bright flavors, and Parisian elegance, macarons have become a worldwide sensation. These little delights may seem daunting for home bakers, but authors Kathryn Gordon and Anne E. McBride are here to demystify macarons.With detailed instructions and a convenient Troubleshooting Guide, Les Petits Macrons features dozens of flavor combina...

When it comes to sweets, the French do it best!If you love macarons, sablé petit fours, and madeleines, you're in for a sweet treat. This delicious cookbook is full of recipes for bite-size French desserts that pack a sweet punch. With the tiny desserts featured in Les Petits Sweets, you can taste more than one, or have a dessert-tasting party to try them all. And try them you must. With flavors like:Earl Greylavendercassi...

Learn to make delightful and delicious macarons from the master baker whose gourmet confections "rival those in Paris" (Zagat).Cuter than a cupcake and more delicious, the adorable macaron is très en vogue. Cecile Cannone has mastered the art at her lauded MacarOn Café, where these beautiful, bite-sized treats are "feather-light, at once crunchy and chewy, and distinguished by rich buttercream filling" ( New York Times).Now Cannone teaches her techni...

Now a worldwide symbol of sweet indulgence, macarons seduce the senses with their delicate crunch and velvet filling. In this book French chef Jos Mar chal discloses the secrets of macarons, including the tips and techniques required to make these little treats. This book equips the reader with the skills to master nine classic flavours, and create their own signature macarons.

Every day 1,500 Bostonians can't resist buying sweet, simple treats such as Homemade Pop-Tarts, from an alumna of Harvard with a degree in economics. From Brioche au Chocolat and Lemon Raspberry Cake to perfect croissants, Flour Bakery-owner Joanne Chang's repertoire of baked goods is deep and satisfying. While at Harvard she discovered that nothing made her happier than baking cookies leading her on a path that eventually resulted in a sticky bun triumph over Bobby Flay on the Food Networ...

Trust Joanne Chang—beloved author of the bestselling Flour and a Harvard math major to boot—to come up with this winning formula: minus the sugar = plus the flavor. The 60-plus recipes here are an eye-opener for anyone who loves to bake and wants to cut back on the sugar. Joanne warmly shares her secrets for playing up delicious ingredients and using natural sweeteners, such as honey, maple syrup, and fruit juice. In addition to entirely new go-to recipes, she's also revisited cla...

The smell of warm pastry baking in the oven is irresistible. Few people can say no to the smooth, crumbly texture of a rich, fruit tart, or a warm appetizer encased in crisp, light pastry. And, though fillings may vary, what's really essential is getting the pastry just right. This beautiful new book provides a complete guide to making delicious pastry, with plenty of tips and illustrated techniques, so that even novice pastry cooks will achieve excellent results. Choose from best-loved tr...

The ideal companion to Flour—Joanne Chang's beloved first cookbook—Flour, too includes the most-requested savory fare to have made her four cafés Boston's favorite stops for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here are 100 gratifying recipes for easy at-home eating and entertaining from brunch treats to soups, pizzas, pasta, and, of course, Flour's famous cakes, tarts, and other sweet goodies. More than 50 glorious color photographs by Michael Harlan Turkell take the viewer ins...

Here's a cookbook destined to be talked-about this season, rich in techniques and recipes epitomizing the way we cook and eat now. Bar Tartine—co-founded by Tartine Bakery's Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt—is obsessed over by locals and visitors, critics and chefs. It is a restaurant that defies categorization, but not description: Everything is made in-house and layered into extraordinarily flavorful food. Helmed by Nick Balla and Cortney Burns, it draws on time-honored processes (su...

Nothing beats the taste of a freshly baked cupcake and this beautiful book presents more than 150 recipes for cupcakes and muffins as well as plenty of different serving suggestions and topping ideas. There are ideas here for breakfast muffins, savoury muffins, teatime cake treats, fruity cakes, sweet and indulgent cakes, as well as an inspiring chapter on cupcakes for celebrations. Start the day with Honey and Yoghurt Muffins or Apricot and Orange Buns at breakfast-time and enjoy unusual ...