Below is a list of Joe Pastry-recommended books. I own almost all of them, and those I don’t I covet. They’re listed in the order I suggest you acquire them. I receive all recommendations with great enthusiasm. Core Books for the Home Pastry Enthusiast: The Cake Bible, Rose Levy Berenbaum The Pie and Pastry Bible, […]

Below is a list of Joe Pastry (and reader)-recommended books. Though the collection is mostly intended as a resource for bakers and pastry enthusiasts, books on general cookery will also be included. Any and all recommendations will be enthusiastically received. For the pastry enthusiast:

…is a guy who believes that if a man feels like whipping up a nice almond cocoa genoise or a few madeleines, well…he should be able to. And if he feels like talking a little science or history along the way…well, what harm does that do anyone? Joe was born and raised in Chicago. He […]