A Conversation with James Beard Finalist and Cookbook Author Caroline Schiff

Brooklyn pastry chef Caroline Schiff talks about her new cookbook, Daily Dessert: Sweet Treats on Repeat, at New Canaan Library, covering underrated baking ingredients, favorite desserts, and baking tips and tricks. Schiff, known on Instagram as @pastryschiff, was most recently executive pastry chef at Brooklyn’s Gage & Tollner, famous for her baked Alaska. She was a Food & Wine Best New Chef in 2022 and a James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef finalist the same year, and she also wrote The Sweet of Sourdough. A book signing follows, with copies for sale from Elm Street Books. Part of the Library’s Culinary Arts series; free, registration required.