

“I grew up covered in chocolate—literally,” writes the great pâtissier Francois Payard in Chocolate Epiphany. A third-generation pastry chef, he perfected his craft at his grandfather’s shop in Au Nid des Friandises on the Riviera, and is now proprietor of Payard Pâtisserie and Bistro in New York City. The James Beard Association named him “Pastry Chef of the Year” in 1995; in 1998, he received the same honor from Bon Appétit.
