{"product_id":"more-than-cake-100-baking-recipes-built-for-pleasure-and-community-hardcover","title":"More Than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and Community - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatasha Pickowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sumptuous debut cookbook from celebrated baker, activist, and pastry \"it girl\" Natasha Pickowicz * Named a Best New Cookbook of Spring 2023 by \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Natasha Pickowicz is a creative force in the world of baking. Her pastries are uniquely delicious and surprising. She's picked up three James Beard Award nominations for her time as a professional pastry chef. Her buzzy bake sales for Planned Parenthood and other nonprofits have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now she shares her recipes and baking know-how in a debut cookbook brimming with the energy, passion, joy, knowledge, and spirit of generosity that define her work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The recipes are fresh and uncomplicated, drawing on the author's Chinese and Californian heritage. She pairs nectarine and miso in a tarte tatin and makes a layer cake with olive oil, mascarpone, and fennel. Black cardamom gets tucked into pecan sticky buns, and galettes go savory with kabocha squash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And she's a born teacher. Of course pastry requires a real focus on detail and technique, but the author is here at every step with invaluable tips: underbeat meringue; boil your plum stones to extract even more plum flavor; look for \"first-press\" yuzu juice; for the flakiest pie dough, first freeze your butter, then use a grater to get perfect shreds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Than Cake\u003c\/i\u003e means baking to bring people together. It calls on you to prioritize pleasure. As the author writes, \"Dessert is beyond simple calories and nutrition. . . . It spreads delight in a way that no other kind of dish can. This is something I think people really need--it's not optional.\" It's a philosophy to live by. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Pickowicz\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York City-based chef and writer. She is a three-time James Beard Foundation Award finalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Much of her pastry work explores the relationship between baking and social justice, including ongoing collaborations with seminal New York City institutions like Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, God's Love We Deliver, the Brigid Alliance, and Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, for whom she produced a massive city-wide bake sale, raising more than $150,000 between 2017 and 2019. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Currently, Pickowicz runs the pastry pop-up called Never Ending Taste, which has been held at NYC's Superiority Burger, Brooklyn's the Four Horsemen, the American-Vietnamese bakery Ba. n B., the Taiwanese tearoom T. Company, Los Angeles's Kismet, and the legendary Chino Farm in Rancho Santa Fe, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pickowicz's recipes and writing have been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bon App.tit, Saveur, Food \u0026amp; Wine, New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e, Cherry Bombe, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Follow her on Instagram at @natashapickowicz.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 10.25 x 8.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984315810093,"sku":"9781648290541","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NGJkWkVyTG13TkMxd3U4cFF6TXJmdz09.webp?v=1776092388","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/more-than-cake-100-baking-recipes-built-for-pleasure-and-community-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}