Description:
A collection of stories from three decades of craft, community, and cookies at Levain Bakery.
It's amazing what a cookie can do. A really good cookie, that is. It can spark a romance, comfort in time of need, relay gratitude and smooth over a gaffe. It can even bring a community together. In short, a great cookie can be the start of an even greater story. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, this book brings together the stories of Levain Bakery in a beautifully designed, carefully curated book--filled with photographs, custom illustrations, and a small selection of our favorite recipes. (No cookie recipes--we're keeping those secret!)
Founders and bakers Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes personally recount how Levain became the success it is today--from building a client list in Anthony Bourdain's kitchen and later beating Bobby Flay in a chocolate chip cookie-off to becoming a bicoastal enterprise while retaining a small business's dedication to community. An homage to the bakery and the city where it originated, the perfect gift for cookie fans, as well as a collectible souvenir from this iconic New York institution.
10% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to Hot Bread Kitchen, an organization committed to creating economic opportunity through culinary job skills training.
Brief description: Claudine Ko is a journalist and writer who lives on the Upper West Side of New York City.
Review Quotes:
"Among local cookie mavens, they're considered as much a New York culinary icon as a Katz's hot dog or a Di Fara slice. Tourists bucket-list them. New Yorkers line up for them."
--New York magazine
"There's a reason we've called its chocolate chip-walnut cookie one of the best chocolate chip cookies in America."
--Food & Wine
"Weighing in at slightly less than half a pound, Levain's could-be-meals cookies are big, but you'll still wish you had just one more bite after you've finished."
--Travel & Leisure