Left Bank Books welcomes St. Louis native and New York Times bestselling author of Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz, who will discuss her love letter to dessert What's for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People: A Baking Book, in person at Clayton High School Theater and virtually at 7pm CT on Thursday, November 17th.

Tickets are available for the in person event or the virtual event at Left-Bank.com. Each ticket will include one SIGNED copy of What's for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People: A Baking Book from Left Bank Books to support authors and independent bookstores!

Claire Saffitz is the bestselling author of Dessert Person and host of the cookbook companion YouTube series Dessert Person. After graduating from Harvard University, she received a master's degree in culinary history from McGill in Montreal and then studied pastry in Paris at École Grégoire Ferrandi. She lives in New York City with her husband and two cats.

A love letter to dessert by the New York Times bestselling author of Dessert Person.

Claire Saffitz returns with 100 recipes for all dessert people—whether you’re into impressive-yet-easy molten lava cakes, comforting rice pudding, or decadent chestnut brownies. In this all-new collection, Claire shares recipes for icebox cakes, pies, cobblers, custards, cookies and more, all crafted to be as streamlined as possible. (No stand mixer? No problem! You won’t need one.) To keep the recipes straightforward and simple, Claire makes sure each recipe is extra efficient, whether you’re making a Whipped Tres Leches Cake with Hazelnuts or Caramel Peanut Popcorn Bars. Fans will find all the warmth, encouragement, and deliciously foolproof recipes with loads of troubleshooting advice that they’ve come to count on from Claire.