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Paris Holiday Meet-Up and Booksigning

This Friday there will be a get-together at La Cuisine cooking school in Paris. Joining me will be my friends Alec Lobrano, author of Hungry for Paris, and Heather Stimmler-Hall, author of Naughty Parisโ€”and weโ€™ll have copies of our books to sign as well for holiday gift-giving. Iโ€™ll have copies of Ready for Dessert and The Perfect Scoop. If youโ€™d like a signed copy ofโ€ฆ

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Food Blogging Camp 2011

Iโ€™m thrilled to announce my participation in the third annual Food Blogger Camp! From January 5-9, 2011, Iโ€™ll be reuniting with some of my best friends and food bloggers to present a fun-filled fiesta overlooking the sensational Grand Velas on the sandy turquoise beaches of Riviera Maya, near Playa del Carmen in Mexico.

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Potimarron (Roasted Pumpkin)

I wonโ€™t lie to you; fall is a very difficult time of year for us bakers. Itโ€™s not that I donโ€™t like apples, pears, quince, and apples and pears, but itโ€™s always sad to see summer fruits like peaches, nectarines and the line-up of strawberry baskets disappear from the markets. And I know Iโ€™m not the only one to see stone fruits go, as thereโ€™sโ€ฆ

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Paris Meet-Up This Saturday at La Cocotte

This Saturday, Iโ€™m going to be having a meet-up at La Cocotte bookshop in Paris. Iโ€™ll be there from 3-5pm, and will be there to sign your books, have a drink, and enjoy a few treats from Ready for Dessertโ€ฆ My friends at Context Travel will be providing libations as well as giving away some of their Paris walking tours to attendees. See you there!โ€ฆ

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Blog Notes

Appearances I have a few appearances coming up, and if youโ€™re around, please come by and say hiโ€ฆ -August 5: Borders Books, New York City โ€“ 7pm (Thatโ€™s this week!) -September 25: La Cocotte, Paris โ€“ 3 to 5pm You can find more information about them on my Schedule page. Thatโ€™s all I have planned so if Iโ€™m not coming to where you are, hopโ€ฆ

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Design*Sponge Video and Raspberry Sorbet Recipe

The fashionable team over at Design*Sponge came by to make a video with me here in Parisโ€ฆ I hit the market with Anne Ditmeyer of Prรชt ร  Voyager, who is part of the Design*Sponge creative team, to do a little shopping. You can watch the video here. (Plus we got a little lesson of how far a seller will go not to sell something toโ€ฆ

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How to Get a Bakery or Pastry Internship in France

Many people who embark on professional cooking careers, or just interested in having an experience in a French kitchen, are interested in coming to France to do an internship, called a stage. I posted on Twitter, to find out how people got their stages in France. Here are some of their responses: โ€œI walked in and asked.โ€ โ€œโ€ฆsent in a cover letter, followed up, andโ€ฆ

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Rome Booksigning & Get-Together

If youโ€™re in Rome, your welcome to come by and say, and enjoy a glass of wine and a few treats, at a book event and meet-up on Saturday, June 5th. From 6 to 8pm Iโ€™ll be in the courtyard of the Palazzo Santa Croce, vicolo Deโ€™ Catinari, 3 (map) and if youโ€™d like to get a copy of my latest book, Ready for Dessert,โ€ฆ

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