Desserts

by Michel Roux

Desserts have been a lifelong passion for Michel Roux and he is widely regarded as an authority on them. Here he presents updated great classics and mouthwatering contemporary recipes, inspired by his travels and designed to suit a fresher, lighter palate. Each chapter focuses on a particular type of dessert from simple fruit ideas, hot soufflés and puddings, ice creams and sorbets through meringues, mousses and parfaits to delectable tarts, pastries and gâteaux. Step-by-step recipes guide you through specific techniques throughout. Creative, diverse and lavishly illustrated, this superb collection of over 120 recipes includes desserts for all seasons and to suit all occasions.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 13, 1994

About the author

Michel Roux, OBE (19 April 1941 – 11 March 2020) was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain.

Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, which subsequently became the first three Michelin starred restaurant in Britain and The Waterside Inn, which was the first restaurant outside France to hold three stars for 25 years.

Chef Michel Roux Jr. is his nephew.