What a joy it is to have Claudia Fleming live in the studio. Claudia is the executive pastry director of Union Square Hospitality Group and the author of the new cookbook Delectable: Sweet and Savory Baking. But many listeners may know Claudia best from her iconic (and once out of print) first cookbook, The Last Course. In this episode, we dive into Claudia’s long career working in New York City restaurants and writing books. We find out how the pandemic brought a great opportunity to write Delectable, a book that I think should be considered a modern baking classic. I also pick her brain about some of life’s biggest baking mysteries. It’s so cool getting to know Claudia Fleming a bit better.

Also on the show, we catch up with the cofounders of the amazing food magazine Cake Zine. Aliza Abarbanel and Tanya Bush talk about the theme of their latest issue and what makes their partnership so sweet. It’s a great talk with two rising stars in food media.

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More from Claudia Fleming:

• The Tart That Launched a Thousand Tarts [TASTE]

• A Legendary Pastry Chef Returns to New York City [Food & Wine]

• Rekindling the Flame at Danny Meyer’s Ci Siamo [The New York Times]

• How the Budino Craze Swept Across America [TASTE]

Buy: Cake Zine