On the Shelf: A Sweet and Savory Summer
From fruit cobblers and crisps to perfect pizzas, the recipes in these beautiful new books will keep you baking all summer long.
1. Summer Berries &...
Classic German Baking by Luisa Weiss
By Sophia Jones
Berlin-based author Luisa Weiss has compiled and translated Germany’s timeless, quintessential recipes for the contemporary American home baker with her new cookbook Classic...
Worth its Salt: Fleur de Sel
By Julia Bainbridge
Salt was one of the first things traded by mankind. Towns have been built on it. Wars have been waged over it....
Ladurée: Paris, France
By Anne E. McBride
Photos courtesy Ladurée Paris
Over the course of more than a century, one sweet bite has become synonymous with Ladurée and propelled...
Tartine Bakery: San Francisco, CA
By Tanner Latham
Photos courtesy Tartine Bakery and Tartine Bread (Chronicle Books, 2010) / Photos by Eric Wolfinger
San Francisco’s Tartine Bakery attracts people from all...
Molasses 101
By John Kessler
Indeed, we use molasses primarily for vintage recipes. Think baked beans, shoofly pie, and gingersnaps. Just remember that Grandma was young once, and...
Happy Hour Hot Chocolate
Warm up with a one-two chocolate punch from Chicago’s queen of cocoa
When it’s cold and blustery outside, Chicagoans know the best place to retreat...
Dream Bars
Pastry chef and owner of Chicago’s HotChocolate, Mindy Segal has been making these Dream Bars since high school, when she got the recipe from her...
On the Shelf: The Bread Basket
These five books dive deep into the art—and science—of breads from around the world.
1. The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook
by Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez and the...
On the Shelf: Pages of Layers
Whether you fancy simple sheet cakes, elaborate layers, or unexpected punches of flavor, these six books delve deep into the sweet art and science...