Strawberry and White Chocolate Sponge Cake, Wild Blue Huckleberry Créme Brûlé, Rustic Pear Tart with Hazelnuts, Chocolate Raspberry Cake with Raspberry Swirl Ice Cream ... let the decadence begin. From the familiar to the innovative, this tempting new entry in the popular series of Best Places cookbooks - and the only one to focus on desserts - taps into the boundless talent of the northwest's top pastry chefs and bakers. Gathering 80 recipes from more than 50 of the best restaurants an inns in the region, - including the Dahlia Lounge and Palace Kitchen in Seattle, Wildwood and Caprial's in Portland, and Aqua Riva in Vancouver - the book is divided into seven chapters: Cakes; Cookies and Bars; Custards, Mousses, and Puddings; Frozen Desserts; Fruits and Nuts; Pies and Tarts; and Special Occasions. The Best Places Northwest Desserts Cookbook is an easy-to-use resource for anyone who wants to create memorable desserts at home. Paperback; 214 pages.

Strawberry and White Chocolate Sponge Cake, Wild Blue Huckleberry Crème Brûlée, Rustic Pear Tart with Hazelnuts, Chocolate Raspberry Cake with Raspberry Swirl Ice Cream . . . let the decadence begin. From the familiar to the innovative, this tempting new entry in the popular series of Best Places cookbooks — and the only one to focus on desserts — taps into the boundless talent of the Northwest’s top pastry chefs and bakers. Gathering 80 recipes from more than 50 of the best restaurants and inns in the region, the book is divided into seven chapters: Cakes; Cookies and Bars; Custards, Mousses, and Puddings; Frozen Desserts; Fruits and Nuts; Pies and Tarts; and Special Occasions. The Best Places Northwest Desserts Cookbook is an easy-to-use resource for anyone who wants to create memorable desserts at home.

Cynthia C. Nims is food editor of Seattle Magazine, local editor of the Zagat restaurant survey, and a freelance food and travel writer. Her other books include Stone Fruit and Crab. She lives in Seattle.

Praise for Cynthia Nims’ Northwest Best Places Cookbook, vols 1 & 2: "This is a very rare book: you can pick it up, just start reading and find yourself fascinated. A ‘page-turner’ cookbook? Absolutely. . . Armed with this book and an adventurous spi

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