TASTE Live at Rizzoli with Claire Saffitz (TICKETED EVENT)

TASTE Live at Rizzoli invites you to celebrate What's for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People by Claire Saffitz, the beloved baking book of deliciously foolproof recipes.

Hosted by Matt Rodbard and recorded live for followed by a signing.

PLEASE NOTE:

• This event is ticketed. Tickets include a copy of the book (ticket price = $37.50 + sales tax + Eventbrite fee) or a $5 voucher for the store ( +sales tax + Eventbrite fee).
• To pick up your book or voucher, please check in at the cash registers with the name your ticket is under. More copies will be available for purchase while supplies last.
• This event is mixed seated/standing. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
• Can't attend? (please specify that you would like it signed in the comments box at checkout).

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A love letter to dessert by the New York Times bestselling author of Dessert Person.
“Whether you’re into flambés, soufflés, or simple loaf cakes this book offers over 100 different answers to that all-important question: What’s for dessert?” — Claire Saffitz
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.

Claire Saffitz is a cookbook author, video host, and recipe developer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she graduated from Harvard University in 2009, then attended culinary school at Ferrandi Paris, and earned a Master's degree in History from McGill University in 2013. Claire's first cookbook, Dessert Person, won the IACP Julia Child First Cookbook Award in 2020. Her second book, What's For Dessert, published in 2022, was nominated for a James Beard Award. Previously, Claire was Senior Food Editor at Bon Appétit magazine where she hosted the series Gourmet Makes on the Bon Appétit YouTube channel. She is currently a contributor to NYT Cooking and has her own YouTube channel called Dessert Person with 1.5 million subscribers. Claire is working on a third cookbook, which will be out in 2027.

Matt Rodbard is a writer, editor, and author of food and culture books with more than two decades of experience working in television, magazines, book publishing, and online media. He’s the author of Koreaworld: A Cookbook, named 2025 IACP Cookbook of Year and nominated for a 2025 James Beard Award, Koreatown: A Cookbook, a New York Times Bestseller, and Food IQ, a Publishers Weekly Bestseller and winner of a 2023 IACP Cookbook Award. He’s the Founding Editor of online food and culture magazine TASTE, winner of three James Beard Awards.