Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts
Brooks Headley
(Author)
Description
While other chefs paid dues on restaurant lines and at cooking schools, Brooks Headley was in the back of a tour van as a drummer in much-loved punk bands that never made a dime. Former executive pastry chef at New York's Del Posto restaurant, Headley created unorthodox recipes that echoed his unconventional background: fruit was king, vegetables were championed, acidity was key, and simplicity was the goal.
With 97 recipes and more than 100 photographs, Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts has six chapters: "Fruit," "Vegetables," "Grains and Flours," "Chocolate," "Seeds and Nuts," and "Dairy." Recipes range from verjus melon candy to tofu chocolate creme brulée, fruit sorbet to eggplant and chocolate, showcasing Headley's unique perspective on ingredients and methodology. Guest contributors include philosopher-musician Ian Svenonius, essayist Sloane Crosley, and award-winning chefs Gabrielle Hamilton and David Kinch. Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts is an essential, inventive addition to the shelf of both home cooks and professional chefs.
Product Details
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publish Date | October 01, 2014 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780393241075 |
| Dimensions | 10.3 X 8.3 X 1.0 inches | 2.7 pounds |
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Reviews
When was the last time a cake recipe made you weep with laughter? Exactly. Brooks Headley--punk dude, vegetarian sympathizer, stealth genius, hero to all in the New York pastry world-- has created something entirely new. It's a cookable memoir about his life in music and food (i.e., lots of time in basements), but not the kind they'll make a cute movie out of. And the art direction by Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin (of Eat Me: The Food & Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin notoriety) take the deadpan brilliance to another level.--Christine Muhlke, executive editor, Bon Appétit
Fancy Desserts is a visceral and attitudinal and gustatory joy-ride, an exhilarating few laps around a 4 star kitchen in a beat up obscure punk rocker's tour van. And Brooks Headley is as devoted to the sweet joy as he is to the hard ride of excellence in the pastry kitchen.--Gabrielle Hamilton
Fancy Desserts is not what you expect of a cookbook. Then again, Brooks is not what you expect of a pastry chef. His dessert is the stuff of legend. It is counterintuitive but beautiful; confounding but delicious. Relinquish control: read this and you will almost instantly understand. Fair warning: Paul Reubens is pictured in this cookbook.--Mario Batali
Brooks Headley has written the most entertaining cookbook in memory....It's a game changer.--Anthony Bourdain
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