Elizabeth Schneider

Food Journalist and Cookbook Author

I’m not a big dessert-fancier, but when there’s company, I often I turn to this truly comprehensive collection. As rich in lore as in technical advice, it is a pleasure to meander through its tales as well as its enormous repertoire of un-fussy recipes. Biscotti and cornmeal cakes are favorites, and I have sweet memories of enjoying both with Richard as he tested recipes in his New York City loft.

Nick Malgieri

Pastry chef

This is a thorough compendium of wonderful homey pastry, cake, and other desserts from around the world. Richard was a good friend, and we spent many hours on the phone or in person talking about our favorite desserts.

Nigella Lawson

Author, journalist, broadcaster and television personality

The canon of home baking in America (and beyond) has always held a particular fascination for me, and this book is an engaging compendium of the genre.

Darra Goldstein

Author

Aki Kamozawa

Author

Marion Nestle

Academic, food activist and author

Robyn Eckhardt

Food and travel journalist and author

Mary Taylor Simeti

Food writer