CONTENTS A Life in PREFACE | Pastry The INTRODUCTION | Craft of French Pastry INTRODUCTION | Essentials French Pastry Fundamentals CHAPTER 1 | French Pastry Classics CHAPTER 2 | Tarts CHAPTER 3 | Cookies CHAPTER 4 | Cake and CHAPTER 5 | Ice Cream Sweet and Savory Alsatian CHAPTER 6 | Specialties Flourishes: La Cerise sur le Gâteau APPENDIX | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX