Crêpes

Explore the versatility of this everyday, every-occasion food with the coauthor of the James Beard Award-winner Six Seasons. Martha Holmberg is uniquely equipped to bring crêpes into the home kitchen. Trained at the renowned La Varenne cooking school, she has been a food writer, editor, and cook in the United States, England, and France for the past two decades. Her lifelong love of this favorite food is apparent throughout this collection of 50 sweet and savory recipes, ranging from the simple and snacky Butter-Sugar-Lemon of her teenage years to the crêpe cakes and cannelloni of an accomplished cook. Her encouraging instructions and master formulas produce beautiful crêpes and tempting sauces and fillings that pay homage to the classics while also playing with ambitious and fascinating flavor combinations and ingredients.