Picks and Pans Review: Four-Star Desserts

UPDATED 12/09/1996 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 12/09/1996 at 01:00 AM EST

by Emily Luchetti

Creative and comforting, Luchetti's second collection is a book to savor. Formerly the pastry chef at San Francisco's glossy Stars, she serves up refined versions of classics like angel food cake (hers is laced with espresso) in a volume abrim with Michael Lamotte's sumptuous photographs. (HarperCollins, $32.50)