AnexquisitelyphotographedintroductiontothegreatFrenchtraditionofbaking—fromthesimplecroissanttothelightandflakymillefeuilles,drawnfromthebestpastrychefsinParis.TemptationsaboundforthesweettoothinParis,fromthehottestculinarytrendstotime-honoredclassics.Pâtisserieisanintegralpartofthecity’sculinarytraditionandthesourceofcountlessdelectablecreationsthatcombinefruit,creamfillings,icings,frostings,mousses,andpastry.Readerswillyieldtosweettemptationastheydiscoverthebestpastriesandcakesthecityhastooffer,includingmacarons,éclairs,babaaurum,tarts,montblanc,polonaises,andorientalcakes.Twentypastrychefsshowofftheirartfulcreationsandsharetheirsignaturerecipes,whicharedescribedinthecontextoftheirhistoricaltradition,composition,andgastronomicproperties.Theevolutionofthepastryartisalsoexplained,focusinginparticularonthenewgenerationofParisianpâtissiersandchocolatiers,buzzingwiththecreativityandingenuitythatareredefiningtheircraft.ThebookincludesanaddressbookofthebestpâtisseriesandtearoomsinParisalongwithtwentyrecipesfromthecity’smostrespectedpastrychefs.