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Claire Saffitz believes everyone is a 'Dessert Person,' and her first cookbook will prove it
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Claire Saffitz believes everyone is a 'Dessert Person,' and her first cookbook will prove it
FromSalt & Spine
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
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This week, we're excited to welcome Claire Saffitz to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Claire became a household name during her time at the Bon Appetit test kitchen, where she starred in many of the channels’ videos, including her own series: Gourmet Makes. In that show, she reversed engineered popular processed treats, ranging from Sour Patch Kids to Doritos. After growing up in the Midwest, Claire landed at Harvard where she studied History and Literature before moving to Paris where she studied French cuisine and pastry. And that's not the end of her academic career, but before long, she found her way into food media. Today, Claire has her own YouTube channel. In addition to contributing to the New York Times food section, Claire joined us this week to discuss her debut cookbook, titled Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence, which became an instant New York Times bestseller when it was published last fall. START COOKING TODAY: Bookshop | IndieBound | AmazonClaire believes everyone can be a dessert person, something we'll discuss in today's show. Now Claire joined us remotely for this week's show. Stick around, it's a really great chat. Of course, we're playing a culinary game to close the episode. So let's head now to our virtual studio where Claire Saffitz joined us to #TalkCookbooks. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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