In Person Author Talk: Nicole Rucker, Fat & Flour

Book Larder is thrilled to welcome back Nicole Rucker, LA's "pastry queen" (Bon Appetit), and now a James Beard semifinalist, to celebrate her new book, Fat + Flour : The Art of a Simple Bake, a celebration of the delights that abound when these two simple ingredients come together. Famed for her rustic desserts, homespun pies, and unique flavor combinations, Nicole Rucker is revered as one of America’s best bakers, and in this baking bible she shares the accessible, unfussy recipes that made her name. Nicole will join us for an author talk on Thursday, April 17th at 6:30pm here at the shop. Moderator to be announced.

Reservations are non-refundable and include a signed copy of the $35.00 book. Applicable sales tax and a $0.75 transaction fee are also included.

About the book: A fuss-free, downright delicious collection of recipes for pies, cookies, brownies, cakes, and more—from “pastry queen” (Bon Appétit) Nicole Rucker, chef/owner of Los Angeles’s Fat + Flour.

From Rucker’s legendary pies—White Chocolate Banana Cream Pie! Stone Fruit Party Pie!—to cookies (Boozy Banana Snickerdoodles!), bars (Abuelita Milk Chocolate Brownies!), loaf cakes (Zucchini and Date Loaf Cake!), and much more, the book is a treasure trove of treats (including not one, not two, but five different chocolate chip cookies, six kinds of brownies, six unique apple pies, and five distinctly different banana breads). 

Rucker gives readers everything they need to make bakery-quality baked goods at home—but without the fuss, in part thanks to what she calls the Cold Butter Method, a low-effort technique for melding fat and flour that produces perfect cookies and the tenderest pie dough every time. A cookbook guaranteed to take your baking to the next level.