Reviews
"Every baker, from country folk to city slicker, will find something deliriously delightful to bake in this book. Hail to the Pastry Queen-Rebecca Rather!" -David Lebovitz, author of The Great Book of Chocolate "Rebecca Rather personifies the great American bootstrap, built on grit and tenacity upon which communities are enriched and enlivened (and happily well fed). Anyone who bakes from this book will want to meet the Pastry Queen in person." -Peter Reinhart, author of The Bread Baker's Apprentice "Texans at their best are honest, friendly, helpful, and engagingly unpretentious. Oh, and pretty darned good cooks. Rebecca Rather, Hill Country reine de patisserie , is all of these things, as will be immediately apparent to anyone who dives into this delicious book-a rich, good-looking, sweet and savory masterpiece, full of baking lore, kitchen tips, charming stories, and (above all) irresistibly indulgent recipes." -Colman Andrews, Editor-in-Chief, Saveur From the Hardcover edition., "Every baker, from country folk to city slicker, will find something deliriously delightful to bake in this book. Hail to the Pastry Queen-Rebecca Rather!" -David Lebovitz, author of The Great Book of Chocolate "Rebecca Rather personifies the great American bootstrap, built on grit and tenacity upon which communities are enriched and enlivened (and happily well fed). Anyone who bakes from this book will want to meet the Pastry Queen in person." -Peter Reinhart, author of The Bread Baker's Apprentice "Texans at their best are honest, friendly, helpful, and engagingly unpretentious. Oh, and pretty darned good cooks. Rebecca Rather, Hill Country reine de patisserie , is all of these things, as will be immediately apparent to anyone who dives into this delicious book-a rich, good-looking, sweet and savory masterpiece, full of baking lore, kitchen tips, charming stories, and (above all) irresistibly indulgent recipes." -Colman Andrews, Editor-in-Chief, Saveur, "Every baker, from country folk to city slicker, will find something deliriously delightful to bake in this book. Hail to the Pastry Queen-Rebecca Rather!" -David Lebovitz, author ofThe Great Book of Chocolate "Rebecca Rather personifies the great American bootstrap, built on grit and tenacity upon which communities are enriched and enlivened (and happily well fed). Anyone who bakes from this book will want to meet the Pastry Queen in person." -Peter Reinhart, author ofThe Bread Baker's Apprentice "Texans at their best are honest, friendly, helpful, and engagingly unpretentious. Oh, and pretty darned good cooks. Rebecca Rather, Hill Countryreine de patisserie, is all of these things, as will be immediately apparent to anyone who dives into this delicious book-a rich, good-looking, sweet and savory masterpiece, full of baking lore, kitchen tips, charming stories, and (above all) irresistibly indulgent recipes." -Colman Andrews, Editor-in-Chief,Saveur, "Every baker, from country folk to city slicker, will find something deliriously delightful to bake in this book. Hail to the Pastry Queen--Rebecca Rather!" --David Lebovitz, author of The Great Book of Chocolate "Rebecca Rather personifies the great American bootstrap, built on grit and tenacity upon which communities are enriched and enlivened (and happily well fed). Anyone who bakes from this book will want to meet the Pastry Queen in person." --Peter Reinhart, author of The Bread Baker's Apprentice "Texans at their best are honest, friendly, helpful, and engagingly unpretentious. Oh, and pretty darned good cooks. Rebecca Rather, Hill Country reine de patisserie , is all of these things, as will be immediately apparent to anyone who dives into this delicious book--a rich, good-looking, sweet and savory masterpiece, full of baking lore, kitchen tips, charming stories, and (above all) irresistibly indulgent recipes." --Colman Andrews, Editor-in-Chief, Saveur