Nick Malgieri

Pastry chef

Or anything by Maida in fact... Her Book of Great Desserts, her Chocolate books, and cookie books are all classics. Explained in great detail, her recipes are foolproof. Maida was a great friend and mentor and allowed me to use several of her recipes in my own books.

Stella Parks

Pastry chef

Picked this during that same period, when I was a newly minted pastry chef and overthinking everything from technique to flavor profiles; it was a great reminder that classics are classic for a reason.

Jennifer Armentrout

Editor-in-Chief, Fine Cooking Magazine

Because I adore lemon cake, and there are not one, but two killer lemon cake recipes in this book.

Darra Goldstein

Author

Cathy Barrow

Author of the food blog Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Kitchen

Lee Brian Schrager

Vice President of Corporate Communications & National Events

Amanda Hesser

CEO & co-founder, Food52

Bonnie Benwick

Deputy Food Editor, Washington Post

Lynne Curry

Food writer

Linda Pelaccio

Culinary historian