NerdBaker 2: Tales from the Yeast Indies

by Christopher Tan

The NerdBaker returns with more unique bakes for all.

Best-selling food writer and cooking instructor Christopher Tan is back with a bang following the triumph of NerdBaker. From familiar favourites such as butterfly fritters and youtiao to special-occasion bakes like Pandan Kaya Butterkuchen and Durian Tropezienne, Tales from the Yeast Indies blends fun and sophistication in baking. Featuring over 60 recipes written in a quirky yet detailed manner, this is perfect for bakers of all backgrounds.

Kindle Edition

Published August 30, 2025

About the author

Christopher Tan is an award-winning writer, cooking instructor and photographer. His articles, columns, recipes and photographs have appeared in many international publications, including Singapore's Sunday Times and Straits Times, The Peak Selections: Gourmet & Travel magazine, and America’s Saveur magazine.

A regular cooking and baking teacher at Shermay's Cooking School, Christopher has also presented talks, demos and tasting sessions revolving around cuisine and culture at many venues, among them Singapore's National Museum and Peranakan Museum, the Culinary Institute of America’s Napa Valley campus, Le Musee Quai Branly in Paris and The Sydney International Food Festival. He has authored and co-authored many cookbooks, including: Singapore Cooking, a compendium of local favourites; Inside the Southeast Asian Kitchen: Foodlores and Flavours, an ASEAN-commissioned volume on the foodways of its constituent nations; Ask The Foodie: Kitchen Knowhow Explained, a collection of his newspaper columns; and Chinese Heritage Cooking, a celebration of traditional Singaporean Chinese recipes. NerdBaker is his 10th cookbook.