McIntyre's Event Spotlight

Springtime Tea with the First Lady of Chocolate, Alice Medrich
$40 for Fearrington Tea (w/ desserts), meeting Alice, and an autographed copy of the book just noted as “What We’re Reading Now” by the New York Times

Spring will be in full swing on Wednesday, May 2, at 4 pm McIntyre’s Books hosts a tea for beloved chocolatier and cookbook author, Alice Medrich, winner of more cookbook of the year awards (and best in dessert and baking categories too) than any other author. Widely credited with introducing the chocolate truffle in the US, she is The First Lady of Chocolate.

Tickets for the event are $40 and include tea with Alice Medrich—and an autographed copy of her new cookbook, Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts (just published by Artisan)! To reserve seating—in lovely upstairs room at the Fearrington Granary (next to McIntyre’s)—please call McIntyre’s Books at (919) 542-3030.

About Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts
This book is a find! All desserts were designed to be “doable”, without hours of prep. In Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts, you'll find the quickest lemon tart, a lattice-free linzer (mixed entirely in the food processor), one-bowl French chocolate torte (yes, the real thing, but easier to make), imaginative ways with ice cream, chic puddings and mousses to swoon over, and gooey pies with no-fault press-in crusts. Even soufflés for beginners. And Alice Medrich promised you won’t need the skills of a professional baker.

As always, Alice's recipes are foolproof and well tested, and her tips for success will make all cooks—even those nervous about baking—confident in the kitchen.

Plus there are more than 100 ideas for spur-of-the-moment desserts that don't even involve baking, including fantastic ideas for ways to dress up a bar of chocolate, a pint of strawberries, a handful of dried fruit, fresh cheese, gingerbread, amaretti, and more. Sample this recipe: “Furiously Fast Strawberry Buttermilk Sorbet”.

About Alice Medrich
Alice Medrich is truly a star in the baking world, having won more cookbook-of-the-year awards and best in the dessert and baking category awards than any other author. She received her formal training at the prestigious Êcole Lenôtre in France, and is widely credited with introducing the chocolate truffle to the United States when she began making and selling them at her influential Berkeley dessert shop, Cocolat. She has since left the retail world, devoting much of her career to teaching and sharing her expansive knowledge about baking.

She is the author of Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies, Pure Dessert, Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate, and Chocolate Holidays.

About McIntyre's Books
McIntyre's Books, now celebrating its 22nd year, is one of the Southeast's most noted independent bookstores. The store carries more than 30 reading categories, with particularly extensive sections in cooking, regional gardening, fiction, and mystery. McIntyre's Books is located in Fearrington Village, which is 8 miles south of Chapel Hill on US Route 15-501. For directions, click here. To reserve seating, please call McIntyre’s Books at (919) 542-3030.