Including more than 60 elegantly photographed recipes, Pierre Herme Macaron is the definitive guide to macarons. The uncontested leader of French pastry chefs, Pierre Herme has made the macaron one of the most coveted, sought-after desserts from Tokyo to Paris to New York. In this comprehensive look at the beloved pastry, the classics such as vanilla and chocolate are explored alongside Herme's masterful inventions. His entirely original and inspired flavor combinations--such as cucumber and tangerine, wasabi cream and straw- berry, and hazelnut and asparagus--make it clear why Herme's...

Renowned French pastry chef Pierre Herme displays his artistic mastery in this homage to chocolate through recipes that highlight the diversity of the world's favorite ingredient in all its forms. Nicknamed the -Picasso of Pastry- by Vogue magazine, master patissier Pierre Herme has revolutionized traditional pastry-making. Insatiably creative, in this new volume Herme returns to his first passion--chocolate. Retracing his passionate love affair with the versatile cacao bean, this work reveals daring creations that display the celebrated pastry chef's signature innovative style, which...