Dessert Can Save the World: Stories, Secrets, and Recipes for a Stubbornly Joyful Existence
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Summary
The James Beard Award–winning founder of Milk Bar and host of Bake Squad shares her personal stories and wisdom for igniting passion， following your joy， and creating a satisfying life。
Dessert connects us heart-to-heart like almost nothing else。 It brings us together in good times and bad， celebration and solace。 Desserts mark big milestones and small wins and create indelible memories of comfort and joy。 And Christina Tosi， the founder and CEO of Milk Bar， believes it can save the world。
Does she really think the combination of sugar， flour， and butter has some magical ability to fix all the craziness of our modern existence？ Of course not。 Even with her trademark exuberance for baked goods that has touched millions of lives through her products， books， and television shows， Tosi knows a cookie is just a cookie。 But bringing the joy a cookie holds into every area of your life most definitely can。 The spirit of dessert—the relentless， unflinching commitment to finding or creating joy even when joy feels hard to come by—is what can save us。 And then we， in turn， can each save the world。
In Dessert Can Save the World， Tosi chronicles her path to success in work and life。 Along the way， she shares the wisdom she learned growing up surrounded by strong， amazing women who passed along the legacy of baking to harness love and create connection with others， as well as personal stories about succeeding in the highly competitive food world by unapologetically expressing her true self。 Tosi also shares a few very personal and unorthodox recipes， of course。 Dessert Can Save the World reveals all the secret ingredients for transforming our outlooks， our relationships， our work， and our entire collective existence into something boldly optimistic and stubbornly joyful。
Dessert connects us heart-to-heart like almost nothing else。 It brings us together in good times and bad， celebration and solace。 Desserts mark big milestones and small wins and create indelible memories of comfort and joy。 And Christina Tosi， the founder and CEO of Milk Bar， believes it can save the world。
Does she really think the combination of sugar， flour， and butter has some magical ability to fix all the craziness of our modern existence？ Of course not。 Even with her trademark exuberance for baked goods that has touched millions of lives through her products， books， and television shows， Tosi knows a cookie is just a cookie。 But bringing the joy a cookie holds into every area of your life most definitely can。 The spirit of dessert—the relentless， unflinching commitment to finding or creating joy even when joy feels hard to come by—is what can save us。 And then we， in turn， can each save the world。
In Dessert Can Save the World， Tosi chronicles her path to success in work and life。 Along the way， she shares the wisdom she learned growing up surrounded by strong， amazing women who passed along the legacy of baking to harness love and create connection with others， as well as personal stories about succeeding in the highly competitive food world by unapologetically expressing her true self。 Tosi also shares a few very personal and unorthodox recipes， of course。 Dessert Can Save the World reveals all the secret ingredients for transforming our outlooks， our relationships， our work， and our entire collective existence into something boldly optimistic and stubbornly joyful。
Reviews
Kim
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As someone who bakes to relieve stress and receives yummy noises from taste testers like applause， this book was right up my alley！ I’ll admit that I thought it was going to be more of a cookbook but it’s a happy memoir with lots of fun and funny stories from the author’s childhood and culinary career。 Not to worry， there are a few yummy recipes included！ This book is a ray of sunshine in this crazy time in history， I highly recommend it， it’s guaranteed to make you smile。 Thank you Netgalley， R As someone who bakes to relieve stress and receives yummy noises from taste testers like applause， this book was right up my alley！ I’ll admit that I thought it was going to be more of a cookbook but it’s a happy memoir with lots of fun and funny stories from the author’s childhood and culinary career。 Not to worry， there are a few yummy recipes included！ This book is a ray of sunshine in this crazy time in history， I highly recommend it， it’s guaranteed to make you smile。 Thank you Netgalley， Rodale Inc and Christina Tosi for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。 Publication date is set for March 8， 2022 。。。more
Kristy
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I am a fan of Tosi's Milk Bar bakeries， and I completely agree with her that Dessert can save the world。 Besides that， I thoroughly enjoyed reading her baking memoir。 Her attitude about how to treat people--both employees and customers--makes me like her even more than I already did。 I read it on my kindle， but I'll need to buy a paper copy so I have the recipes easily at hand。 I am a fan of Tosi's Milk Bar bakeries， and I completely agree with her that Dessert can save the world。 Besides that， I thoroughly enjoyed reading her baking memoir。 Her attitude about how to treat people--both employees and customers--makes me like her even more than I already did。 I read it on my kindle， but I'll need to buy a paper copy so I have the recipes easily at hand。 。。。more
Jessie Wiegand
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Christina's book is a food-memory resurrecting tale from a delightfully optimistic， hard-working， and inspiring voice。 It took me back in time to savoring frozen Hostess treats from my grandma's freezer， making gooey cheese and butter sandwiches slight melted in the microwave， and spitting （yes， spitting） melted ice cream back into my bowl to create a creamy "soft-serve"。 Christina never makes you feel ashamed about your "dirty dessert secrets"; in fact， she encourages you to embrace them。 The b Christina's book is a food-memory resurrecting tale from a delightfully optimistic， hard-working， and inspiring voice。 It took me back in time to savoring frozen Hostess treats from my grandma's freezer， making gooey cheese and butter sandwiches slight melted in the microwave， and spitting （yes， spitting） melted ice cream back into my bowl to create a creamy "soft-serve"。 Christina never makes you feel ashamed about your "dirty dessert secrets"; in fact， she encourages you to embrace them。 The book is light， fun， and the included recipes are simple and stress-free。 。。。more
Elaine
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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Dessert Can Save the World。The first book of 2022 and it's a goodie！This book is right up my alley because I am MADDD for dessert。 I'm that person who checks out the dessert menu first when I go out to eat。 I'm the person who eats less of her main meal or entree to ensure I always have room for dessert。 I'm that person who may just have enjoyed dinner at a great restaurant but if dessert sucks， all I remember is how bad dessert was， not how amazing the mo Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Dessert Can Save the World。The first book of 2022 and it's a goodie！This book is right up my alley because I am MADDD for dessert。 I'm that person who checks out the dessert menu first when I go out to eat。 I'm the person who eats less of her main meal or entree to ensure I always have room for dessert。 I'm that person who may just have enjoyed dinner at a great restaurant but if dessert sucks， all I remember is how bad dessert was， not how amazing the most of the meal was。That's me。 I am a dessert lover。 A chocoholic。 Lover of all things carbolicious and sweet。 I eat something sweet every day， even if its just a small square of chocolate。 Naturally， I was excited when my request was approved。As a native New Yorker， I know Milk Bar and the founder/CEO Christina Tosi is just as famous as the company she built from the ground up with her innovative and creative desserts。 Dessert Can Save the World isn't just a great title of a sweet memoir of the author， it's the author's reminder that food and dessert connects us， humanity， together。 We celebrate the good and the bad with dessert; when our hearts have been broken or we are sad， when we are happy， get a new job， celebrate a birthday or anniversary or new baby， there's always dessert。 It almost never disappoints。 A memoir with a few recipes dashed in for good measure， the author details her path to success in work and life; back breaking work and grueling hours in the culinary world perfecting her craft and， along the way， discovering her destiny and her path in life。She shares the wisdom she learned growing up surrounded by strong and generous women; her stories about her mother are my favorite; they're hilarious and laugh out loud sweet。 After I finished reading， I wanted to meet her mom！The narrative pretty much outshine the recipes in my opinion; Tosi's tone is strong and passionate; she's funny， sincere and warm。Her love of baking and sharing her creations with the people she loves and the world shines through， which leads directly to the title。 Dessert Can Save the World is a metaphor; world peace isn't going to happen if Biden and Putin share a milk bar cookie but a positive attitude， being true to yourself， doing good and being empathetic and radiating goodness with those who need it when they least expect it can improve not just our personal outlooks but the world at large。This was an optimistic and joyful read at improving your life and the lives of others。 If you're having a bad day， that's okay。 Have a cookie （or pie or ice creak or cake）， step back and recharge。Tomorrow is another day to be you and do good。 。。。more
Catherine
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It’s a nice short autobiography of tossi’s milk experience。 There’s not a whole lot of new facts if you’ve read Milk or seen her chefs table episode， though some of the anecdotes are nice。 There are some nice recipes to try inside as a bonus。
Emily
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I think that the highest compliment I can give this delightful book is that， as I was nearing the end of it， I was already making plans to hop on Amazon & purchase two hardcover copies for myself & for my mother-in-law， who 1） loves food， 2） owns her own porta-potty business & 3） is a self-proclaimed tomboy girly-girl who redefined what being a boss looked like in her extremely male-dominated industry， much like the illustrious Ms。 Tosi herself！ （Sadly， I shortly after that realized that I won't I think that the highest compliment I can give this delightful book is that， as I was nearing the end of it， I was already making plans to hop on Amazon & purchase two hardcover copies for myself & for my mother-in-law， who 1） loves food， 2） owns her own porta-potty business & 3） is a self-proclaimed tomboy girly-girl who redefined what being a boss looked like in her extremely male-dominated industry， much like the illustrious Ms。 Tosi herself！ （Sadly， I shortly after that realized that I won't be able to do that for a few more months until the actual pub day！！ *sad face*）。 Disclaimer: I've been a little bit of a Milk Bar/ Christina Tosi super fan since the days when I lived in Brooklyn & could push my toddler/ newborn-laden stroller to the Carroll Gardens location right over the F train stop， while also watching her at home as a judge on MasterChef Jr。 while I breastfed my baby girl （who's now nearly 8！）， so Ms。 Tosi didn't need a lot of help to win me over; that job was done！ But I WILL say that I do happen to also be super picky about writing styles & ability， and I'll often read books that are written by some of my faves outside of the writing world with a fair amount of trepidation， mentally sending the message "PLEASE DON'T SUCK！"， and I am pleased to say that I dove headfirst into this gooey， sugary， delectable confection-with-a-soul of a book and never once cringed。 Even when CT packs on the cheese & the sugar， she does so with full， unapologetic self-awareness that manages to be entirely relatable， while not compromising her own authenticity。 I could also "hear" her voice narrating this entire book as I read， so I somewhat feel like I had the audiobook experience， as well！ :）This is a book that is a love letter to her family， to the people with whom she's worked along the way， to her team at Milk Bar， and （duh！） to DESSERT- in all its glorious and "dirty secret" forms。 I love a good food memoir， and this one delivers with a few fun recipes and "non-recipes"， lots of fun & funny anecdotes pulled from her childhood & culinary career， and heartwarming， ooey-gooey but not over-sweet， life philosophies galore。 I'm now entirely obsessed with her mom Greta & her care packages （not sure if I would rather work for Greta or for Christina- can they please start a company together so I can work for them both？？）。 I'm now fully committed to baking cakes for ALL celebratory occasions - big， small & everywhere in-between - and to the ongoing crazy scientist/ food inventor approach which Christina brings to her work and her personal life。 Her "Chef's Table" biopic gave me a glimpse into the woman behind the business， and now I feel like this book gave me someone whom I now consider a mentor/ role model from afar。 In a world where it's difficult to hear anything over the shouts of the toxically "positive vibes only" privileged Instagram influencer and the death drums of this pandemic-ravaged， politically-polarized & vastly disparate world in which we find ourselves at the end of 2021， Christina's heartfelt manifesto about cultivating joy in all its forms， even in the most bleak of circumstances， by bringing it to others who need it even more than we do， resonates to the core。There's something she shares at the end of one of her chapters （I can't officially share it as a direct quote since this book is not yet "done" & could still change） that talks about the importance of seeing a need， or a void， in the world， and creating the solution， the perfect-sized puzzle piece， to fill that void。 I believe she has done this with her ever-expanding Milk Bar empire， and now， with this beautiful book。 Thank you for refusing to be anyone other than you， CT。 I'm inspired to be even more me because of you being you。*I received an advance NetGalley ARC courtesy of Rodale， Inc in exchange for my honest review* 。。。more
Lindsay
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Take one part memoir， two parts self-help， three parts love letter to dessert， a pound of butter and a bag of your favorite candy…。that’s the winning recipe of this book。 It’s not a cookbook， although it does include a handful of recipes。 Christina Tosi has written this book to cheer you on as you take the bull by the horns， just bake the cake， and make the most of life’s milkshake moments。 A fun and inspiring read！Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC， in exchange for this honest r Take one part memoir， two parts self-help， three parts love letter to dessert， a pound of butter and a bag of your favorite candy…。that’s the winning recipe of this book。 It’s not a cookbook， although it does include a handful of recipes。 Christina Tosi has written this book to cheer you on as you take the bull by the horns， just bake the cake， and make the most of life’s milkshake moments。 A fun and inspiring read！Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC， in exchange for this honest review。 。。。more
Rebecca Ditchek
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I received this book for free to review courtesy of NetGalley and the publishers。 I am a huge MilkBar Fan and David Chang fan so I immediately knew I was going to love this novel。 Toshi is adorable and the book really made me feel like I knew her on a personal level。 She allowed the reader into intimate details of her life in this cheery auto-biography。 One of my favorite aspects of the novel were the quotes， she wrote in such memorable moments I have at least five things from the book that I wa I received this book for free to review courtesy of NetGalley and the publishers。 I am a huge MilkBar Fan and David Chang fan so I immediately knew I was going to love this novel。 Toshi is adorable and the book really made me feel like I knew her on a personal level。 She allowed the reader into intimate details of her life in this cheery auto-biography。 One of my favorite aspects of the novel were the quotes， she wrote in such memorable moments I have at least five things from the book that I want to write onto a note on my fridge。 In these dark times with the pandemic， "Dessert Can Save the World" radiates sunshine。 The length of the book I felt was perfect， not too long or too short。 If you are a baker or someone who just likes cookies/treats this is the autobiography for you。 I did see some feedback that there were not enough recipes， however， I thought the book had the perfect balance between prose and recipes。 After all， this was not a straight recipe book。 I would definitely read another book if Toshi wrote a follow up。 。。。more
Brittany
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Sometimes it’s more than just a cookie。 Christina Tosi shares her heartwarming wisdom to making the world sweeter， beyond confections。 A memoir that warms the heart more than the oven， Dessert Can Save the World has the potential to do precisely that。 Tosi is an icon in the dessert world， not only for her indulgent creations that light the coziness of nostalgia we didn’t know we missed but also for her tenacity as an industry leader。 A very approachable industry leader who you want to be your be Sometimes it’s more than just a cookie。 Christina Tosi shares her heartwarming wisdom to making the world sweeter， beyond confections。 A memoir that warms the heart more than the oven， Dessert Can Save the World has the potential to do precisely that。 Tosi is an icon in the dessert world， not only for her indulgent creations that light the coziness of nostalgia we didn’t know we missed but also for her tenacity as an industry leader。 A very approachable industry leader who you want to be your best friend so you can share your dirty dessert secrets with。 Frozen chocolate covered raspberry jel-rings？ I feel so seen。 Christina Tosi is dessert saving the world。 。。。more
=^。^= Janet
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Publication date: March 8， 2022Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that it is snowy and cold outside and I have nothing better to do than read three books a day？？。The James Beard Award-winning founder of Milk Bar and host of Bake Squad shares her personal stories and wisdom for igniting passion， following your joy， and creat Publication date: March 8， 2022Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that it is snowy and cold outside and I have nothing better to do than read three books a day？？。The James Beard Award-winning founder of Milk Bar and host of Bake Squad shares her personal stories and wisdom for igniting passion， following your joy， and creating a satisfying life。Dessert connects us heart-to-heart like almost nothing else。 It brings us together in good times and bad， celebration and solace。 Desserts mark big milestones and small wins and create indelible memories of comfort and joy。 And Christina Tosi， the founder and CEO of Milk Bar， believes it can save the world。Does she really think the combination of sugar， flour， and butter has some magical ability to fix all the craziness of our modern existence？ Of course not。 Even with her trademark exuberance for baked goods that has touched millions of lives through her products， books， and television shows， Tosi knows a cookie is just a cookie。 But bringing the joy a cookie holds into every area of your life most definitely can。 The spirit of dessert—the relentless， unflinching commitment to finding or creating joy even when joy feels hard to come by—is what can save us。 And then we， in turn， can each save the world。In Dessert Can Save the World， Tosi chronicles her path to success in work and life。 Along the way， she shares the wisdom she learned growing up surrounded by strong， amazing women who passed along the legacy of baking to harness love and create a connection with others， as well as personal stories about succeeding in the highly competitive food world by unapologetically expressing her true self。 Tosi also shares a few very personal and unorthodox recipes， of course。 Dessert Can Save the World reveals all the secret ingredients for transforming our outlooks， our relationships， our work， and our entire collective existence into something boldly optimistic and stubbornly joyful。This is not a cookbook， per se 。。。 it is a treatise on how dessert and the joy of dessert can save the world。 Decidedly for foodies and those into self-help / introspection it was nonetheless an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Lori Holuta
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If you're expecting a cookbook， you're in for a surprise。 Sure， there's a few recipes， and yes， there's talk of technique， but for the most part， this is Christina Tosi's sugar-coated manifesto - a rambling chatterfest that includes some marvelous anecdotes about her mother， a lot of talk about her personal philosophy of life - how to celebrate it， cope with it， and improve it。 Beyond that， there's heaps of happy advice about helping your friends celebrate the milestones in their lives too， whet If you're expecting a cookbook， you're in for a surprise。 Sure， there's a few recipes， and yes， there's talk of technique， but for the most part， this is Christina Tosi's sugar-coated manifesto - a rambling chatterfest that includes some marvelous anecdotes about her mother， a lot of talk about her personal philosophy of life - how to celebrate it， cope with it， and improve it。 Beyond that， there's heaps of happy advice about helping your friends celebrate the milestones in their lives too， whether they are huge accomplishments or miniscule moments。 And of course it all comes down to the creation and use of desserts。 I quite enjoyed the times Tosi talked about her experiments with food， which come from a natural tendency to wonder 'what if' about ingredients。 Some of her slap-together snacks are a hoot！ Read this if you're looking for some high-energy fun。 Read this if your lifestyle's lost its magic。 Read this if you have friendships you treasure and want to celebrate。 Read this if you need a prompt to recall your own foodie memories。 I can't decide if this one gets filed under Autobiography or Self-Help。 I can't file it with the cookbooks， it would scare the rest of the books away！ 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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