Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes
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A seamless blend of innovative recipes and memoir from the James Beard Awardwinning pastry chef and author of the bestseller Everyone Can Bake, featuring thirty never-before-seen recipes and the inspiring stories behind his most sought-after creations.Dominique Ansel, creator of the Cronutthe croissant-doughnut hybrid that has taken the world by stormis no one-hit wonder. Classically trained in Paris, responsible for a four-star kitchen in New York, and now the proprietor of New Yorks highest rated bakery, Ansel has become a modern-day Willy Wonka: the creator of wildly creative, extraordinarily delicious, and unbelievably popular desserts.Now, Ansel shares the secret to transforming the most humble ingredients into the most extraordinary, tempting, and satisfying pastries imaginable. Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes reveals the stories and recipes behind his most sought-after creations and teaches lovers of dessert everywhere how to make magic in their own kitchens.
Why it’s great
The Cronut was just the beginning. In this James Beard Award-winning pastry chef's seamless blend of memoir and recipe, Dominique Ansel shares 30 never-before-seen recipes alongside the stories behind his most sought-after creations, from a classically trained Paris kitchen to the New York bakery that changed what pastry could be. A book as creative and layered as the pastries it describes.
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