{"product_id":"bravetart-iconic-american-desserts-9780393239867","title":"BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom One-Bowl Devil's Food Layer Cake to a flawless Cherry Pie that's crisp even on the very bottom, \u003cem\u003eBraveTart\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of classic American desserts. Whether down-home delights like Blueberry Muffins and Glossy Fudge Brownies or supermarket mainstays such as Vanilla Wafers and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, your favorites are all here. These meticulously tested recipes bring an award-winning pastry chef's expertise into your kitchen, along with advice on how to \"mix it up\" with over 200 customizable variations--in short, exactly what you'd expect from a cookbook penned by a senior editor at \u003cem\u003eSerious Eats\u003c\/em\u003e. Yet \u003cem\u003eBraveTart\u003c\/em\u003e is much more than a cookbook, as Stella Parks delves into the surprising stories of how our favorite desserts came to be, from chocolate chip cookies that predate the Tollhouse Inn to the prohibition-era origins of ice cream sodas and floats. With a foreword by \u003cem\u003eThe Food Lab\u003c\/em\u003e's J. Kenji López-Alt, vintage advertisements for these historical desserts, and breathtaking photography from Penny De Los Santos, \u003cem\u003eBraveTart\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to become an American classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParks, Stella:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eStella Parks\u003c\/strong\u003e is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She was named one of America's Best New Pastry Chefs by \u003cem\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/em\u003e. When not at home in Lexington, Kentucky, Stella can be found at the \u003cem\u003eSerious Eats\u003c\/em\u003e test kitchen in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLópez-Alt, J. Kenji:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJ. Kenji López-Alt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a chef, parent, and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Food Lab\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEvery Night Is Pizza Night\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a wildly popular \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e food columnist; the chief culinary advisor for Serious Eats; and the host of \u003cem\u003eKenji's Cooking Show\u003c\/em\u003e, which has more than a million subscribers on YouTube. He lives in Seattle, Washington.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604146262290,"sku":"9780393239867","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f982f929-8db8-4175-bfc6-27a8e30aab5e.jpg?v=1732255658","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bravetart-iconic-american-desserts-9780393239867","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}