I finally splurged and bought The Perfect Scoop. I was so excited, I had to try a recipe immediately. I was going to a barbeque with a Middle-Eastern theme, so I decided the apricot-pistachio ice cream would be the perfect thing....

lover I’ve been enjoying the recent ice cream threads and am happy to see that some hounds have purchased David Lebovitz’s latest sweets book, The Perfect Scoop. I’m a big fan of his Room for Dessert so had no...

Unusual tools for scooping and presenting ice cream.

Impress your friends by making these chocolate treats.

Here’s the thread for the chapter in The Perfect Scoop entitled: ICE CREAMS. He has separate sections for other frozen desserts and I’ve made another thread for Sorbets, etc. Please feel free to point to other posts...

Here’s where you post comments about the chapters in The Perfect Scoop entitled BASICS, RESOURCES, and VESSELS. I don’t have the book yet, but I figure that “vessels” are various holders for ice...

Here’s the thread for the chapters in The Perfect Scoop entitled: SORBETS, SHERBETS, and GRANITAS. Please feel free to point to other posts that seem particularly helpful or interesting (fab successes or flops, too) in other...

Cooking with Ireland’s famed brew.

Some of the best and worst ice cream makers.

Tex-Mex-style game-day grub.

Dale DeGroff on his new book and the perils of mixology.

This week’s mission: Cold meets hot on a lettuce bed, and a new fast-food breakfast.

Help! I’m not cut out for cake-cutting.

Does Chef Heston Blumenthal really find perfection?

He wants something tasty.