While the popular double-sided Parisian macaron was invented back in the 1930s, Pierre Hermé is famous for taking the delicate meringue confections to a whole new level of sophistication. The celebrated Parisian pastry chef and chocolatier is known for his exotic macaron flavours, both sweet and savoury. The author of several books on French pâtisserie and [...]

Encyclopédie du Chocolat, published by Flammarion (October 2010) under the direction of Frédéric Bau (Ecole du Grand Chocolat Valrhona), won first prize for best cookbook in the chocolate category at the 16th Gourmand Cookbook Awards handed out on March 3 during the Festival du Livre Culinaire in Paris. The 400-page book features some 150 recipes [...]

David Lebovitz, Paris-based pastry chef and author of The Great Book of Chocolate, The Sweet Life in Paris and other titles, will be signing copies of his latest book, Ready for Dessert (Ten Speed Press, 2010) at the WHSmith bookstore in Paris on Wednesday May 19. From the publisher: “With his unique brand of humor—and a fondness [...]

Clotilde Dusoulier, author of Chocolate and Zucchini (Broadway, 2007), will be talking about her book and signing copies at WHSmith in Paris on November 17, 2009, starting at 7 p.m. The event marks the release of the English-language edition of the French cooking classic, Ginette Mathiot’s I Know how to Cook as well as the [...]