A beautiful new edition of âthe greatest dessert book in the history of the worldâ (Bon AppÃĐtit), featuring 175 timeless recipes from Gramercy Tavernâs James Beard Awardâwinning pastry chef.
Claudia Fleming is a renowned name in the pastry world, acclaimed for having set an industrywide standard at New York Cityâs Gramercy Tavern with her James Beard Awardâwinning desserts. With The Last Course, dessert lovers everywhere will be able to re-create and savor her impressive repertoire at home.
Flemingâs desserts have won a range of awards because they embody her philosophy of highly satisfying food without pretension, a perfect balance for home cooks. Using fresh, seasonal ingredients at the peak of their flavor, Fleming creates straightforward yet enchanting desserts that are somehow equal to much more than the sum of their parts. She has an uncanny ability to match contrasting textures, flavors, and temperatures to achieve a perfect resultâplacing something brittle and crunchy next to something satiny and smooth, and stretching the definition of sweet and savory while retaining an elemental simplicity.
The Last Course contains 175 mouthwatering recipes that are organized seasonally by fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs and flowers, spices, sweet essences, dairy, and chocolate. In the final chapter, Fleming suggests how to combine and assemble desserts from the previous chapters to create the ultimate composed desserts. And each chapter and each composed dessert is paired with a selection of wines.
Recipes include RaspberryâLemon Verbena Meringue Cake, BlueberryâCream Cheese Tarts with Graham Cracker Crust, Cherry Cheesecake Tart with a Red Wine Glaze, Concord Grape Sorbet, Apple Tarte Tatin, Chestnut SoufflÃĐs with Armagnac-Nutmeg Custard Sauce, Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Sauternes GelÃĐe, Warm Chocolate Ganache Cakes, and more.
Beautifully illustrated with more than eighty photographs throughout, The Last Course is a timeless, one-of-a-kind collection filled with original recipes that will inspire dessert enthusiasts for years to come.
Praise for The Last Course
âWhile I must admit to being particularly partial to Claudiaâs Buttermilk Panna Cotta, every dessert in The Last Course made me salivate. Claudiaâs inspired recipes are so beautifully transcribed that even the most nervous of home cooks will feel comfortable trying them and will be a four-star chef for the day.ââDaniel Boulud
âThe Goddess of New American Pastry.ââElleÂ