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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781982169732
- Book Title
- Gateau : the Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes
- Item Length
- 9.1in
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Cooking
- Topic
- Courses & Dishes / Cakes, Regional & Ethnic / French, Methods / Baking
- Item Width
- 7.4in
- Item Weight
- 36.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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James Beard Award-winning writer Aleksandra Crapanzano shares the secrets of the cakes Parisians bake at home, from the simplest yogurt cakes to a deceptively easy bûche de Noël, from yuzu madeleines to boozy flourless chocolate confections. When we think of French desserts, we tend to imagine ornate creations and confections. Perhaps we envision a tarte Tatin , but rarely a homemade cake, whipped up on a weeknight with little fuss. But that is exactly what Parisians make and eat. G'teaux are simple, delicious cakes, both sweet and savory, served to family and friends. As food-columnist Aleksandra Crapanzano spent time in Parisian home kitchens, she realized that the real magic is a certain savoir-faire , that distinctly French know-how that blends style and functionality in every aspect of life. By and large, the French do not try to compete with their chefs, nor with their boulangeres and patissieres . But many Parisians are natural cooks, and most finish dinner with a little something sweet, effortlessly made and casually served. The trick is having an arsenal of recipes that, once mastered, become blueprints, allowing for myriad variations, depending on what's in season and what's in the cupboard. It is a practical approach, and the French are nothing if not practical. That is the savoir-faire --from tying a silk scarf just so to popping a gateau in the oven without anyone even noticing. When you know what you're doing, there's no need to overthink it. It looks easy because it is easy. While the Paris culinary world is experiencing a fresh vibrancy, certain traditions remain intact yet may surprise in their modernity. For example, French cakes have less sugar. The pure taste of apples is not masked by cinnamon, and vanilla is never a given. A gateau may be lightly glazed, dusted with cocoa or confectioners' sugar, drizzled with rose water, but rarely heavily iced. A splash of brandy, a squeeze of lemon or a thin blanket of ganache elevates even the easiest of cakes in mere minutes. And then there are savory cakes made with cheese, herbs, ham, baked into a delicious loaf. These cakes salés are ideal for picnic lunches, accompanied by a salad and a glass of Sancerre. G'teau includes cakes for birthdays, summer feasts and winter holidays, last-minute dinner parties and school lunches, as well as beloved regional recipes and guest contributions from superstar Parisian bakers. Practical, simple, and filled with over 100 rigorously tested recipes and charming illustrations, G'teau celebrates every day and sometimes fanciful French cakes in all their glory.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1982169737
ISBN-13
9781982169732
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6057278669
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gateau : the Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Courses & Dishes / Cakes, Regional & Ethnic / French, Methods / Baking
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Cooking
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
7.4in
Item Weight
36.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tx771.C66 2022
Reviews
"Delightfully charming . . . featuring beguiling illustrations . . . [the cakes are] unfussy and easy to throw together, and as delicious as promised." -- The Washington Post, "Offers up over 150 French cake recipes, from savory to sweet, each one eminently do-able...wherever you are. Aleksandra really understands French home baking." --David Lebovitz "Delightfully charming . . . featuring beguiling illustrations . . . [the cakes are] unfussy and easy to throw together, and as delicious as promised." -- The Washington Post "Goes beyond recipes to make a bigger argument about how ease and simplicity define French baking culture." -- The Atlantic "Want to make stunning French pastries at home with little fuss?... Flip through whimsical illustrations and charming anecdotes, and learn how to make a simple g'teux sing." -- Epicurious "Aleksandra nails what's so inimitable about the French and how they just casually throw together a showstopper." -- Edible LA "Shares the secrets to culinary savoir faire in charmingly illustrated pages... streamlined recipes rooted in classic techniques serve as blueprints for myriad variations based on the season or what's in the cupboard." -- Atlanta Journal Constitution "Charming... endlessly adaptable." --Jenny Rosenstrach, Cup of Jo "Her fabulous recipes will have you wooing your friends with a whole range of sweet delicacies." -- Nancy Silverton, chef and co-owner of Mozza Restaurant Group "Chic, charming, and delectable... Everything about it--delicious writing, lyrical illustrations, and the recipes for cakes simple and seductive--conspires to bring joy. G'teau is enchanting." -- Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Dorie, "If Aleksandra had set herself the task of making the world a little more chic, charming, and delectable, she could not have done better than to give us this book. Everything about it--Aleksandra's delicious writing, the lyrical illustrations, and the recipes for cakes simple and seductive--conspires to bring joy. G'teau is enchanting." -- Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Dorie "You know that feeling when you walk into a patisserie and see cakes of every color and dimension and like a child you can't possibly make up your mind much less close your mouth from gasping? That's how I feel reading Aleksandra's lovely book. She opens my mind to French cakes that can be made in my kitchen and approaches baking with practicality but also whimsy and love. I want to make her Clafoutis with Raspberries, Yogurt Cake with Lemon Thyme, Baba au Rhum, and Quatre-Quarts, but can't decide which one to bake first." -- Anne Byrn, author of The Cake Mix Doctor "G'teau exhilaratingly demonstrates how simple and satisfying it is to make a great cake. The French have known this for centuries; Aleksandra Crapanzano's mission is to make sure Americans understand it, too. Using more than one hundred recipes to prove her point, Aleksandra shows us how easy it is to pull together a cake and put an exclamation point on any meal. After learning about a confection known as Le Weekend Cake, poring over a banana bread recipe that's made with coconut milk, lime zest and rum and hopscotching through six pages of variations on her three-step pound cake (blood orange, matcha, or rum raisin, anyone?), I am forever on Team G'teau!" -- Amanda Hesser, co-founder and CEO of Food 52 "In her terrific new book, Aleksandra Crapanzano dispels the myth that making French cakes is daunting and best left to professionals. Her fabulous recipes will have you wooing your friends with a whole range of sweet delicacies from a simple and delicious Orange Blossom Honey Cake to a luxurious Flourless Chocolate and Red Wine Cake to a festive Coconut and Yuzu Bûche de Noël. Go get a copy right now!" -- Nancy Silverton, chef and co-owner of Mozza Restaurant Group "While I confess I'm naturally a bit torn about the idea of France's cherished national cake secrets being revealed to the rest of the world, if anyone is going to do it, I'm delighted that it's Aleksandra Crapanzano. I can imagine no one else with the knowledge, the passion and the spirit for this authoritative and delicious covert operation!" -- Apollonia Poil'ne, co-owner of Poil'ne, "Offers up over 150 French cake recipes, from savory to sweet, each one eminently do-able...wherever you are. Aleksandra really understands French home baking." --David Lebovitz "If, like me, you get a little giddy around French cakes, take a look at Gateau . My copy has so many stick notes that I can barely close it." --Melissa Clark "Channel your inner Parisian and serve simple, yet stylish cakes with these tips." -- Martha Stewart "Delightfully charming . . . featuring beguiling illustrations . . . [the cakes are] unfussy and easy to throw together, and as delicious as promised." -- The Washington Post "Goes beyond recipes to make a bigger argument about how ease and simplicity define French baking culture." -- The Atlantic "A smart, charming new book on French cakes... Got an urge to bake and simultaneously submerge yourself in French culture? Gateau will enchant you." -- The Boston Globe "Crapanzano has the secret to confidently, casually chucking a cake in the oven while you pour yourself another glass of wine and get back to the table... In G'teau , she shares her Rolodex of fantastic French cakes that you won't spend three days psyching yourself out over." -- GOOP "While the recipes are serious and many, the mood is every bit as playful and enchanting as the Paris afternoon of your frilliest fantasies." -- Fodors "Want to make stunning French pastries at home with little fuss?... Flip through whimsical illustrations and charming anecdotes, and learn how to make a simple g'teux sing."-- Epicurious "Aleksandra nails what's so inimitable about the French and how they just casually throw together a showstopper." -- Edible LA "Shares the secrets to culinary savoir faire in charmingly illustrated pages... streamlined recipes rooted in classic techniques serve as blueprints for myriad variations based on the season or what's in the cupboard." -- Atlanta Journal Constitution "Charming... endlessly adaptable." --Jenny Rosenstrach, Cup of Jo "Her fabulous recipes will have you wooing your friends with a whole range of sweet delicacies." -- Nancy Silverton, chef and co-owner of Mozza Restaurant Group "Chic, charming, and delectable... Everything about it--delicious writing, lyrical illustrations, and the recipes for cakes simple and seductive--conspires to bring joy. G'teau is enchanting." -- Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Dorie "An utterly delightful compendium of simple French bakes."-- Garden & Gun, "Offers up over 150 French cake recipes, from savory to sweet, each one eminently do-able...wherever you are. Aleksandra really understands French home baking." --David Lebovitz "Delightfully charming . . . featuring beguiling illustrations . . . [the cakes are] unfussy and easy to throw together, and as delicious as promised." -- The Washington Post "Goes beyond recipes to make a bigger argument about how ease and simplicity define French baking culture." -- The Atlantic "Want to make stunning French pastries at home with little fuss?... Flip through whimsical illustrations and charming anecdotes, and learn how to make a simple g'teux sing." -- Epicurious "Aleksandra nails what's so inimitable about the French and how they just casually throw together a showstopper." -- Edible LA "Shares the secrets to culinary savoir faire in charmingly illustrated pages... streamlined recipes rooted in classic techniques serve as blueprints for myriad variations based on the season or what's in the cupboard." -- Atlanta Journal Constitution "Charming... endlessly adaptable." --Jenny Rosenstrach, Cup of Jo "Her fabulous recipes will have you wooing your friends with a whole range of sweet delicacies." -- Nancy Silverton, chef and co-owner of Mozza Restaurant Group "Chic, charming, and delectable... Everything about it--delicious writing, lyrical illustrations, and the recipes for cakes simple and seductive--conspires to bring joy. G'teau is enchanting." -- Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Dorie "An utterly delightful compendium of simple French bakes." -- Garden & Gun, "If Aleksandra had set herself the task of making the world a little more chic, charming, and delectable, she could not have done better than to give us this book. Everything about it--Aleksandra's delicious writing, the lyrical illustrations, and the recipes for cakes simple and seductive--conspires to bring joy. G'teau is enchanting." -- Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Dorie "G'teau exhilaratingly demonstrates how simple and satisfying it is to make a great cake. The French have known this for centuries; Aleksandra Crapanzano's mission is to make sure Americans understand it, too. Using more than one hundred recipes to prove her point, Aleksandra shows us how easy it is to pull together a cake and put an exclamation point on any meal. After learning about a confection known as Le Weekend Cake, pouring over a banana bread that's made with coconut milk, lime zest, and rum, and hopscotching through six pages of variations on her 3-step pound cake recipes (blood orange, matcha, or rum raisin, anyone?), I am forever on Team G'teau!" -- Amanda Hesser, co-founder and CEO of Food 52
Lccn
2022-936967
Dewey Decimal
641.86/53
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/20220913
Illustrated
Yes
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