OP: Paris Sweets: Great Desserts from the City's Best Pastry Shops
Clarkson Potter, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good Plus.
Dorie Greenspan is the doyenne of making French bakery classics accessible to the American home kitchen. She has co-authored books with Pierre Hermé, Daniel Boulud, and Julia Child, but this 2002 book draws on all sorts of Parisian notables to collect the best, most memorable bites from a city Greenspan fell in love with through food.
You’ll feel a bit like you’re sneaking off with closely guarded secret recipes as you try:
- Chocolate mousse from La Maison du Chocolate
- Pierre Hermé’s Parisian flan
- Ladurée’s strawberry and marshmallow tart
- Vanilla tea tarte tatin from Mariage Frères
- Dalloyau’s famous opera cake
- Chocolate-thyme cake from Pâtisserie Stohrer
Supported by brief descriptions of each pâtisserie or pâtissier and Florine Asch’s charming illustrations, Paris Sweets is a balm for those missing past Parisian travels or for those yearning for a new jaunt over the pond. We’re pleased to offer a Very Good Plus copy of a later printing, totally clean and unmarked.
