Reviews for Paris Sweets: Great Desserts from the City's Best Pastry Shops

The average rating for Paris Sweets: Great Desserts from the City's Best Pastry Shops based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-12-31 00:00:00 Patricia F Cieplinski LOVE this book. It is a delight in every other way. The book is partly a travelogue describing the atmosphere and offerings at Paris's most famous patisseries, and her writing is so evocative, and so charmingly illustrated with line drawings, that you while reading you tend to feel as if you were standing in front of a gleaming case of sweetly scented pastries with a rotund pastry chef behind the counter sending up clouds of artisanal flour as you contemplate your order in line behind an elegant femme in couture high-heels leading a poodle on a leash. Along with the travelogue descriptions you get the occasional informative discourse on ingredients such as chocolate and flour and eggs. Easy to follow instructions, good selection of recipes. Line drawings, not color photographs. Might be a little difficult for novice bakers but experienced bakers will love this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-23 00:00:00 Jose A. Sierra I've read this book, yes, but am I through with this book? Certainly not. I loved reading the stories of the little pastry shops in Paris and the pastry chefs who run them and the delightful desserts they create, and I've loved baking from a couple of the recipes = Sablés au Citron (Lemon Shortbread) and Clafoutis aux Pêche (Peach Clafoutis) - but I know that I will continue to return to this cookbook and try other treats in the future. No one who loves pastries should miss this book.