David Lebovitz

David Lebovitz has been a professional cook and baker for most of his life; he spent nearly thirteen years at Chez Panisse until he left the restaurant business in 1999 to write books. He moved to Paris in 2004 and turned his website into a phenomenally popular blog. He is the author of numerous cookbooks, including My Paris Kitchen, The Perfect Scoop , Ready for Dessert , and The Great Book of Chocolate , and two memoirs, The Sweet Life in Paris and L'Appart . He was named one of the top five...See more

David Lebovitz has been a professional cook and baker for most of his life; he spent nearly thirteen years at Chez Panisse until he left the restaurant business in 1999 to write books. He moved to Paris in 2004 and turned his website into a phenomenally popular blog. He is the author of numerous cookbooks, including My Paris Kitchen, The Perfect Scoop , Ready for Dessert , and The Great Book of Chocolate , and two memoirs, The Sweet Life in Paris and L'Appart . He was named one of the top five pastry chefs in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle . David has also been featured in Bon App�tit , Food & Wine , Cook's Illustrated , the Los Angeles Times , the New York Times , Saveur, Travel + Leisure , Better Homes and Gardens , People, and more. See less