Let's rewind a bit to last fall, when I was still afloat on the excitement of the Field Guide to Cookies having just been released, and honest-to-goodness actually existing in physical form, like a dream materialized. At the same time the reality was also sinking in that I had agreed to do a second book, […]...
I'm Back! A Pastry Class at SFBI
White Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberry Filling Hello dear readers, It's been a long hiatus (at least it feels that way to me!) and I've sorely missed blogging and sharing my thoughts with all of you! The last month is probably the longest I've gone without writing on this site, and I realized how much […]...
Booksigning at Chronicle Books, Thursday Feb. 12
Just quickly surfacing after a weekend full of candy – my refrigerator is just about bursting with containers of candy, every horizontal surface is covered with ingredients, and I've scrubbed hot sugar out of pots more times than I care to remember. The photo shoot is in one week – after that I'll actually be […]...
I’m Still Here…Really!
Many of you may be wondering just where I’ve gone off to…didn’t I say I had returned from vacation and was promising all sorts of lovely travelogues and pretty pictures and even a recipe or two? Well, readers, you’ve been marvelously patient and supportive, and now it’s time for me to come clean: I’m currently […]...
Back from Asia – and a Book Event!
Hi all! I've just returned from a wonderful, entirely too-short trip to Hong Kong to visit my family and Japan for a little adventuring. I wish I could have stayed for much longer: I always feel like just as I've settled comfortably back into a routine with my sisters and parents, I have to leave […]...
A Happy (and Sweet) New Year to All!
Happy New Year and best wishes to you all! 2008 was certainly an exciting year for me and I am looking forward to what 2009 will bring. (Already my to-do list is growing long and ambitious). Last night was low-key and cozily mellow; perhaps appropriately, the city was blanketed in a soft grey shroud of […]...
Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, and dog Max. 
