Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague

By Rick Rodgers

Book Overview

Transporting readers to three of the most romantic cities in the world, this beautiful book brings to life their old-world charms and architectural gems, and presents 150 impeccable recipes for recreating their legendary cakes and pastries in the home kitchen. Vienna, Budapest, and Prague have a special hold on our imaginations, conjuring up a sense of timeless elegance, of historical and cultural richesand of tables laden with the most extraordinary desserts imaginable. Rick Rodgers explores all these treasures in Kaffeehaus, a cook's tour enhanced with stunning full-color photographs. Rodgers visits such culinary landmarks as Caf? Slavia in Prague and Caf? Sperl in Vienna, sampling apple strudel, the Emperor's pancakes, hot chocolate, and other classics and gathering the recipes (and secrets) of master bakers. With an attention to detail developed through years of teaching, he explains how to make the perfect accompaniments to a cup of coffee, as well as spectacular endings to elegant meals. Filled with food facts and lore (from when coffee first came to Vienna to the great Sachertorte controversy), Kaffeehaus is a treat for armchair travelers and cooks alike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609604538
• ISBN13: 9780609604533
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Dated and fussy

I was a sous chef to a French pastry chef. There is nothing wrong with this book as a whole but I just think it hasn't aged all that well. Published in 2002, it just seems dated and fussy. Food trends have moved on. We use fresher ingredients and tend to make simpler and more rustic desserts. I think it now will only interest folks who wish to make European style tortes, linzer cookies etc. A niche book, nothing more. Save your money, go to Instagram and follow your favorite baker.