An expertly curated and extraordinary collection of more than 170 sweet and savory baking recipes to mark festive events, celebrations, and cultural traditions around the world
Recipe contributors include:
Gastón Acurio, Javahir Ahmadova, Nicholas Andreadis, Mogan Anthony & Seleste Tan, Chiara Barla, Naomi Blair Gould, Máret Ravdna Buljo, Neil Buttery, Leopoldo Calhau, Ricardo Chaneton, Siddharth Chogle, Camille Cogswell, Michael Craig, Fejsal Demiraj, Carolina Doriti, Victoria Effantin & Cécile Khayat, Petty Elliott, Jess Eng, Irina Georgescu, Hanny Guimarães, Salma Hage, Talia Jacobs, Irina Janakievska, Yuriy Kachak, Bitna Kang, Reem Kassis, Marie Kerkeling, Sarah Lemanski, Anna Luntley, Sam Luntley, Florence Mae Maglanoc, Alice Mahon, Ianthi Michalaki, Dona Murad, Allisa Murphy, Agnese Negrini, Roberto Nitti, Marta Orlikowska, Alessandra Pili, Elena Reygadas, João Rodrigues, J.R. Ryall, Maxine Scheckter, Shiva Shirazi, Katie Smith, Julia Soria, Gareth Storey, Lilla Szocs, Jasmine Ting, Cecilia Tolone, Cemre Torun, Per Theodor Tørrisen, Carri Thurman, Anna Trattles, Michael W. Twitty, Luisa Weiss, Rawlston Williams, and Baneta Yelda.
Recipes include: Pecan Pie (Thanksgiving, USA) Büche de Noël (Christmas, France), Hot Cross Buns (Easter, UK), and Ma’amoul (Eid, the Levant), Mooncakes (Mid-Autumn Festival, China), Anzac Biscuits (ANZAC Day, New Zealand and Australia), and St Martin’s Croissants (St Martin’s Day, Poland).
For countries and cultures across the globe, special occasions are synonymous with beloved treats: traditional cakes for weddings and birthdays; Bûche de Noël and stollen for Christmas; pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving; date-filled cookies for Eid celebrations; and almond cookies and mooncakes for Lunar New Year.
