09 Sep 2026
The Official Google Blog
A new deep learning model maps global methane emissions from space.
Google and NASA JPL developed an AI model to map and quantify global methane emissions from space using EMIT.
09 Sep 2026 6:15pm GMT
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09 Sep 2026 5:00pm GMT
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Since 2016, we've supported 2,115 startups, developers, research organizations, and NGOs across 92 countries.
09 Sep 2026 4:00pm GMT
WordPress Planet
Open Channels FM: Major Updates with Version 5.0 and New Developments at Open Channels FM
Open Channels FM launched version 5.0, featuring new shows, enhanced navigation, and updated content focus, shifting toward open source philosophy and community engagement.
09 Sep 2026 12:28pm GMT
HeroPress: How a Law Student Ended up with WordPress

I come from a transitional generation, and somehow, I've ended up as a hard core non-tech person in a heavily tech-driven space. Fitting into a box has never really been my thing.
And perhaps, that has been the point.
How often do you think you're lost?
We often mistake not seeing a path for being lost.
We grow up believing that a meaningful life comes with a roadmap: choose a direction, follow it, and eventually arrive somewhere. But what happens when you can't see the road ahead?
Sometimes, the path doesn't exist yet.
My own journey has rarely looked linear. I started blogging on WordPress at 16 because I wanted somewhere to put my thoughts and my poetry. I studied law, organised events alongside it, and while pursuing my passion for public speaking, discovered my love for community building.
And eventually, through a rather topsy-turvy turn of events, I found myself turning my legal background into entrepreneurship.
From the outside, these may look like a lot of deviations. Even to me, there were moments when the future looked bleak and hazy. I wondered whether I was falling behind while people around me seemed to have "figured it out," found their direction, and were already excelling.
I found myself feeling lost.
Regaining control by finding a pattern
But looking back, and eventually connecting the dots, I realised there was a constant. A pattern I kept coming back to: people, ideas, purpose, and the desire to contribute.
The mediums kept changing. The underlying pull did not.
And that's when it hit me:
Sometimes, not fitting into the box isn't the problem. Rather, it is the answer.
Who am I and where it all started
So, let me start again.
My name is Astha, and I discovered the WordPress community back in 2023.
I was a law student who happened to stumble upon a WordPress anniversary meetup, where conversations were already underway about WordCamp Bhopal happening again after quite a while.
I started as an organiser, partly because of the sheer joy of doing what the job demanded- the knack for managing things… and people.
We had two broad purposes: reignite the WordPress ecosystem in town and show attendees a glimpse of Bhopal in the best possible way.
And then, WordCamp Bhopal happened.
WordCamp Bhopal felt like a family reunion, except that you're meeting those people for the very first time.
Read my experience as an Organiser at my first ever WordCamp | WordCamp Bhopal 2023
What next after organizing the first WordCamp?
I had an incredible time, but also, I had no intentions of dwelling any further.
But credit to the people I met here- WordCamp Mumbai happened.
And somewhere between Bhopal and Mumbai, something shifted.
The fire these two events ignited in me was insane. By 2024, I found myself thinking much more consciously about the gap I saw between my own field and the technology ecosystem, and between technology and the larger society around us.
I started looking for ways to bridge those gaps wherever I could.
I began seeing community events differently.
Not just as events.
But as opportunities to bring people together around something that could potentially make a difference.
I think community events are a great way- a stage from where you could bring a change. It's an opening for you to utilize, to serve a purpose.
Outsider to Builder
I was supposed to be an outsider. I was one.
But the cordial, welcoming, "just a smile away" setup of this community had me, for good.
I think the give-and-take in my case sums up as perspective.
Witnessing grandeur of the OG Camp
And then came the ultimate, Crown of Jewels, Camp of Camps: WordCamp Asia.
I had an opportunity to emcee at WCAsia. Absolutely loved the energy. That's probably the least I can say, because words still don't quite justify how I felt at that moment.
Exposure is so important- culturally, professionally, and in all the other ways possible. For me, WordCamp Asia was exactly that.
Some people knew of my presence there. A majority did not. The people I knew helped me connect with the people I didn't. But there were also those who came by without knowing me at all- just a smile or a kind word away.
I can't seem to get over from WordCamp Asia!
It reminded me, once again, how simple yet profound human connections can be.
I came back apart from a sore throat, with a rejuvenated sense of self, and perhaps a little more courage… which led me to lead EmpowerWP Bhopal 2025.
Shifting focus from What → Why : EmpowerWP Bhopal
This time, the question wasn't simply what event can we organise? It was who are we organising it for?
This was the time when Women In WordPress were organising women's day event across the globe. We wanted to bring women in Bhopal into the conversation who weren't necessarily already part of the ecosystem- homemakers, women looking to upskill, women on career breaks, small business owners, and women who had, for one reason or another, found themselves somewhere outside the active workforce.
When we envisioned EmpowerWP Bhopal, we knew it had to be inclusive- not just for the conventional attendees, but also for the very women who have shaped our lives. Trying to make digital opportunities feel a little closer to home. It went beyond our expectations in the best possible way.
Read about EmpowerWP: A journey of Growth and Inclusion
And then came the WP Build Tour.
Touring across the State: Igniting the fire amongst students
If EmpowerWP was about creating a bridge for women, WP Build Tour took the idea of access beyond the city.
We went across Madhya Pradesh, our state with 55 districts but just one active WordPress chapter, reaching more than 1,700 college students and helping them build their own websites in a day.
WP Build Tour 2025 was never just about code or content. It was about confidence. About potential realised. About futures being built- one student, one website, one breakthrough at a time.
The idea was rooted in something I had been thinking about for a while- the gap between what the industry needs, what students are taught, and what students actually get an opportunity to do.
So we took WordPress to them.
Bhopal Hosts WP Build Tour 2025: Empowering 1700+ Students Across Central India
The WordPress community had given me the space to try these things- to experiment, to bring in ideas that perhaps didn't fit the conventional definition of a tech event, and to push boundaries.
And for that, I remain deeply grateful.
Organising events is one thing, and adding purpose to them takes it to another level. For us in Bhopal, organising events has never been just about the "event." It's about going a step further and sparking change, no matter how small.
The realisation at WC Pokhara
WordCamp Asia had felt like a peak, and I was quite happy simply soaking in its afterglow.
Then, out of nowhere, I heard whispers of WordCamp Pokhara happening in Nepal. And just like that, something stirred again.
I had no plans. But this one felt like it had plans for me.
There was another thought that kept ringing in my mind:
When I've had the privilege of being on both sides- non tech in tech, why not support the people who are still somewhere in the middle? So I wanted to talk about what we can do for the community and also how the community supports us.
Packed up and flew to Nepal. And what did I find? My alter ego, perhaps.
I didn't go looking for a community this time. But by the end of it, I knew- I belong here.
Read about WCPokhara: People and Purpose
The Ultimate. The Calling. The Answer.
Just made me realise how our calling is not always something we discover at the beginning. Sometimes, it is the urge that keeps bringing us back, again and again, even when we try to walk somewhere else.
And how a community can make that uncertain journey possible: giving us people who encourage us, opportunities we couldn't have seen alone, and sometimes simply the reassurance that we are not the only ones without a map.
Thanks to constant supporters in this journey including (but not limited to) Aditya Shah, the WP Bhopal community, the global WordPress Community at length, and Yoast! From celebrating WordPress anniversaries together to honoring WP Bhopal's decade long journey… It's been worthwhile to grow along.
It got me friends, and somewhere along the way, it got me a life!
What's up with me now?
Now, I am a lawyer turned entrepreneur, in the tech space. Building Ariham, a people-first agency, with WordPress at its core.
And when I look back at the 16-year-old who simply wanted somewhere to put her thoughts and poetry, I realise I couldn't have possibly mapped this journey out. I don't think I was supposed to.
To so many firsts… first time making a website for somebody else, to the first international trip to the Philippines, to first time being a speaker at a foreign land… the WordPress community has taken me places, and I am so excited to see what we're gonna be up to next!
A lesson I would like to pass on
Maybe the unconventional path isn't a lack of direction.
Maybe it's a different way of finding direction.
Maybe your calling isn't always something you recognise immediately.
Maybe it's the thing that keeps pulling you back.
The idea you can't let go of.
The work you keep returning to.
The thing that, even after you've tried to walk away, somehow finds its way back into your life.
Because sometimes, the road not taken doesn't look like a beautiful path waiting for you.
Sometimes, it looks like there is no path at all.
Maybe you're not lost. Maybe you're early. Or maybe you are the one building the road.
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09 Sep 2026 10:17am GMT
08 Sep 2026
20SIX.fr
Tourisme de masse et surtourisme : quelle différence entre ces phénomènes souvent confondus ?

Tourisme de masse et surtourisme sont confondus. Voici les différences et pourquoi une destination fréquentée n'est pas forcément saturée.
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08 Sep 2026 2:40pm GMT
07 Sep 2026
WordPress Planet
WordPress.org blog: Students Built 108 Websites in Two Weeks in Bangladesh
In July, students at two campuses in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, built 108 websites. In eastern Uganda, a workshop that arrived to find no electricity at the school ran anyway, for more than 100 learners, because a former student had asked for it. In Costa Rica, three university students taught a three-session WordPress class to 40 high schoolers, then wrote down exactly how they did it so anyone else could run the same class. None of these students paid to take part, and most had never built a website before.
Those workshops came out of two programs. WordPress Campus Connect brings free, hands-on WordPress sessions to schools and universities, run by local volunteers working from a shared curriculum. WordPress Credits goes further, placing students in mentored internships where they contribute to WordPress itself and earn academic credit for the work. Credits passed 226 graduates in July, up from 199 in June, and now works with 38 partner institutions across 16 countries.
What the Students Built
The Kishoreganj series was organized by Muhibul Haque, who brought Campus Connect to two institutions two weeks apart. Students at Kishoreganj University built 38 sites in the first session. At Kishoreganj Polytechnic Institute, where guest speaker Shipon Karmakar traveled more than 80 kilometers to attend, they built nearly 70 more. The success stories page for the series counts more than 150 participating students so far, with two further institutions still to come.
A workshop in Spain took a different route to the same result. Josep Morán ran two four-hour sessions for 100 vocational students at Escola Pia Sta. Anna in Mataró, who used Playground and AI assistance to build a working plugin that calculates the best time for shore fishing in the city. Students and faculty pointed to the same two takeaways afterward: the certificate they received, and the fact that the skills map onto jobs that exist locally.
A Workshop Without Power
Bulamogi College Gadumire is on the list of Campus Connect schools in eastern Uganda because of Mariam Nairuba. At an event in Kaliro last December, she asked organizer Moses Ssebunya whether the program could come to her former school. She handled the arrangements with the administration herself, and on July 29 she navigated the team there. More than 100 learners were waiting. So was the school's Director of Studies, who learned that day there was no electricity.
The team had brought laptops, a projector, and extension cables, none of which were useful now. Rather than cancel, they put two questions to the room instead: what do you already know about WordPress, and what would you like to know? "The room exploded," the organizers wrote in their recap of the day. Students asked whether WordPress was free, how secure WordPress sites really are, and whether they could become developers themselves. John Wayera, one of two first-time volunteers alongside Nairuba, wrote the questions up on the blackboard as they came. The team copied down every answer. Before they left, they presented the school with a Certificate of Appreciation, which the Head Teacher received in front of the governing body.
Students Teaching Students in Costa Rica
Rita Robles Loaiza published two pilots built on the premise that the students who just learned this are the best people to teach it next. In the first, three students from the second WordPress Credits cohort at Universidad Fidélitas designed and delivered a workshop for 40 high school girls. The goal of the event is to encourage and increase female participation in STEM academic careers. Their venue was Patrones Hermosos, a science and engineering camp run by Tecnológico de Monterrey and MIT that came to Costa Rica for the first time this year. Every participant built and presented a website, satisfaction came back at 100 percent, and the team turned the whole thing into a replicable guide that any school or community group can pick up and run.
The second pilot has a longer horizon. Thirteen students at Liceo Experimental Bilingüe José Figueres Ferrer, the first high school in the Americas to join WordPress Credits, are working with the Costa Rican Spanish Polyglots team to translate WordPress into es_CR for their community service requirement. When they finish, WordPress will read a little more like home for every Costa Rican who installs it.
Get Involved
There is no cost to bring any of this to a school. Campus Connect gives an organizer a ready-made curriculum and a certificate for every student who completes it. WordPress Credits gives a student a mentor, real contributions to software that runs more than 40 percent of the web, and something concrete to put on a resume. Student Clubs give a campus group a reason to keep meeting after the workshop ends.
Education Initiatives
WordPress Education offers three practical ways for learners to develop skills, gain practical experience, and build confidence as open source contributors.
The full Monthly Education Buzz Report for July 2026 has the events that didn't fit here, including a Campus Connect run entirely by students at Kyoto University of Advanced Science and a Student Club in Dhaka now organizing its own campus event.
07 Sep 2026 11:19pm GMT
04 Sep 2026
20SIX.fr
Taxe foncière 2026 : découvrez les cas d’exonération et s’il est encore temps d’en bénéficier

Découvrez les situations permettant de bénéficier d'une exonération totale ou partielle de taxe foncière en 2026.
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Rompre par SMS est-il forcément lâche et irrespectueux ? Découvrez dans quelles situations ce moyen peut se justifier.
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02 Jan 2024
L'actu en patates
Bonne année 2024
Acheter des originaux sur le site LesDessinateurs.com Vous pouvez me suivre sur Instagram, Bluesky ou Facebook.
02 Jan 2024 10:41am GMT
01 Jan 2024
L'actu en patates
Une année de sport
Dans le journal L'Equipe du dimanche et du lundi, vous pouviez trouver un de mes dessins en dernière page. Voici un petit échantillon des dessins réalisés en 2023 pour le quotidien sportif. Acheter des originaux sur le site LesDessinateurs.com Vous pouvez me suivre sur Instagram, Bluesky ou Facebook. Acheter des originaux sur le site LesDessinateurs.com Vous …
Continuer la lecture de « Une année de sport »
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30 Dec 2023
L'actu en patates
Attention aux monstres !
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15 Feb 2022
Cooking with Amy: A Food Blog
How to Use Bean and Legume Pasta
Much as I love pasta, I'm not sure it loves me. Last year my carb-heavy comfort food diet led to some weight gain so I looked into low carb pasta as an alternative. There's a lot out there and I'm still trying different brands and styles, but I thought now would be a good time to share what I've learned so far.
| Pasta with Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts |
My introduction to legume and bean-based pasta was thanks to Barilla. I was lucky because I got to attend a webinar with Barilla's incredible chef, Lorenzo Boni. I tried his recipe for pasta with butternut squash and Brussels sprouts which I definitely recommend and have now made several times. If you've seen his wildly popular (150k+ followers!) Instagram feed you know he's a master at making all kinds of pasta dishes and that he often eats plant-based meals. I followed up with him to get some tips on cooking with pasta made from beans and legumes.
Pasta made with beans and legumes is higher in protein and so the recommended 2-ounce portion is surprisingly filling. But the texture isn't always the same as traditional semolina or durum wheat pasta. Chef Boni told me, "The nature of legume pasta makes it soak up more moisture than traditional semolina pasta, so you always want to reserve a bit of cooking water to adjust if needed." But when it comes to cooking, he says that with Barilla legume pasta you cook it the same way as semolina pasta. "Boil in salted water for the duration noted on the box and you'll have perfectly al dente pasta." They are all gluten-free.
Chickpea pasta
When I asked Chef Boni about pairing chickpea pastas with sauce he said, "Generally speaking, I prefer olive oil based sauces rich with vegetables, aromatic herbs and spices. Seafood also pairs well with chickpea options. If used with creamy or tomato-based sauces, keep in mind to always have some pasta water handy to adjust the dish in case it gets too dry." He added, "One of my favorite ways to prepare a legume pasta dish would be a simple chickpea rotini with shrimp, diced zucchini and fresh basil. The sauce is light enough to highlight the flavor of the pasta itself, while the natural sweetness helps keep the overall flavor profile more appealing to everyone." I like the Barilla brand because the only ingredient is chickpeas. Banza makes a popular line of chickpea pasta as well although they include pea starch, tapioca and xanthan gum.
Edamame pasta
I tried two different brands of edamame pasta, Seapoint Farms and Explore Cuisine. The Seapoint pasta has a rougher texture than the Explore. With the Seapoint I found the best pairings were earthy chunky toppings like toasted walnuts and sautéed mushrooms. The Explore Cuisine edamame & spirulina pasta is smoother and more delicate, and worked well with an Asian style peanut sauce. I was happy with the Seapoint brand, but would definitely choose the Explore brand instead if it's available.
Red lentil pasta
Red lentil pasta is most similar to semolina pasta. Barilla makes red lentil pasta in a variety of shapes. But for spaghetti, Chef Boni says, "Barilla red lentil spaghetti is pretty flexible and works well with pretty much everything. I love red lentil spaghetti with light olive oil based sauces with aromatic herbs and some small diced vegetables. It also works well with a lean meat protein." I have to admit, I have yet to try red lentil pasta, but I'm excited to try it after hearing how similar it is to semolina pasta. It is made only with red lentil flour, that's it. It's available in spaghetti, penne and rotini.
Penne for Your Thoughts
Do you remember seeing photos from Italian supermarkets where the shelves with pasta were barren except for penne? I too seem to end up with boxes of penne or rotini and not a clue what to do with them so I asked Chef Boni his thoughts on the subject. He told me, "Shortcuts such as rotini and penne pair very well with all kind of ragouts as well as tomato based and chunky vegetarian sauces. One of my favorite ways to prepare a legume pasta dish would be a simple chickpea rotini with shrimp, diced zucchini and fresh basil. The sauce is light enough to highlight the flavor of the pasta itself, while the natural sweetness helps keep the overall flavor profile more appealing to everyone." Thanks chef! When zucchini is in season I know what I will try!
15 Feb 2022 6:46pm GMT
23 Nov 2021
Cooking with Amy: A Food Blog
A Conversation with Julia Filmmakers, Julie Cohen and Betsy West
Julia is a new film based on Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz and inspired by My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme and The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act by Alex Prud'homme. Julia Child died in 2004, and yet our appetite for all things Julia hasn't waned.
I grew up watching Julia Child on TV and learning to cook the French classics from her books, And while I never trained to be a chef, like Child I also transitioned into a career focused on food, a subject I have always found endlessly fascinating. I enjoyed the new film very much and while it didn't break much new ground, it did add a layer of perspective that can only come with time. In particular, how Julia Child became a ubiquitous pop culture figure is addressed in a fresh way.
I reached out to the filmmakers,Julie Cohen and Betsy West to find out more about what inspired them and why Julia Child still holds our attention.
Julia Child died over 15 years ago and has been off TV for decades. Why do you believe we continue to be so fascinated by her?
In some ways Julia is the Godmother of modern American cooking - and eating. Her spirit looms over cooking segments on the morning shows, The Food Network, and all those overhead Instagram shots the current generation loves to take of restaurant meals. Beyond that, though, Julia's bigger than life personality and unstoppable joie de vivre are infectious. People couldn't get enough of her while she was living, and they still can't now.
There have been so many Julia Child films and documentaries, what inspired this one?
Well there'd been some great programs about Julia but this is the first feature length theatrical doc. Like everyone else, we adored Julie & Julia, but a documentary gives you a special opportunity to tell a person's story in their own words and with the authentic images. This is particularly true of Julia, who was truly one of a kind.
The impact of Julia Child how she was a groundbreaker really comes across in the film, are we understanding her in a different light as time passes?
People understand that Julia was a talented television entertainer, but outside the professional food world, there's been an under-recognition of just how much she changed the 20th century food landscape. As Jose Andres points out in the film, almost every serious food professional has a sauce-splashed copy of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" on their shelves. We also felt Julia's role in opening up new possibilities for women on television deserved more exploration. In the early 1960's the idea of a woman on TV who was neither a housewife nor a sex bomb but a mature, tall, confident expert was downright radical. She paved the way for many women who followed.
The food shots add an extra element to the film and entice viewers in a very visceral way, how did those interstitials come to be part of the film?
We knew from the start that we wanted to make food a major part of this story, not an afterthought. We worked with cook and food stylist Susan Spungen to determine which authentic Julia recipes could be integrated with which story beats to become part of the film's aesthetic and its plot. For instance the sole meunière is a key part of the story because it sparked her obsession with French food, and the pear and almond tart provides an enticing metaphor for the sensual side of Julia and Paul's early married years.
Note: Susan Spungen was also the food stylist for Julie & Julia
Julia is in theaters now.
23 Nov 2021 11:30pm GMT
05 Oct 2021
Cooking with Amy: A Food Blog
Meet my Friend & Mentor: Rick Rodgers of the Online Cooking School Coffee & Cake
I met Rick Rodgers early in my career as a recipe developer and food writer when we were both contributors to the Epicurious blog. Not only is he a lot of fun to hang out with, but he has also been incredibly helpful to me and is usually the first person I call when I'm floundering with a project, client, or cooking quandary. His interpersonal skills, business experience, and cooking acumen explain why he's been recognized as one of the top cooking instructors in America. Literally.
You built a career as a cooking instructor and cookbook author. How many cookbooks have you written?
I was asked recently to make an official count, and It looks like an even hundred. Many of those were collaborations with chefs, restaurants, celebrities, bakeries, and business entities, such as Tommy Bahama, Williams-Sonoma, and Nordstrom. I made it known that I was available for collaboration work, and my phone literally rang off the hook for quite a few years with editors and agents looking for help with novice writers or those that wanted a branded book.
Which cookbook(s) are you most proud of?
There are three books that I get fan mail for almost every day: Kaffeehaus (where I explore the desserts of my Austrian heritage), Thanksgiving 101 (a deep dive into America's most food-centric holiday and how to pull it off), and Ready and Waiting (which was one of the first books to take a "gourmet" approach to the slow cooker). These books have been in print for 20 years or more, which is a beautiful testament to their usefulness to home cooks.
How did you get started as a cooking instructor and what are some highlights of your teaching career?
I was a theater major at San Francisco State College (now University), so getting in front of a crowd held no terrors for me. When more brick-and-mortar cooking schools opened in the eighties, I was ready for prime time. During that period, there were at least twelve cooking schools in the Bay Area, so I made quarterly trips here a year from the east coast, where I had moved. My Thanksgiving classes were so popular that I taught every day from November 1 to Thanksgiving, with a couple of days off for laundry and travel. The absolute pinnacle of my teaching career was being named Outstanding Culinary Instructor of The Year by Bon Appétit Magazine's Food and Entertaining Awards, an honor that I share with only a handful of other recipients, including Rick Bayless and Bobby Flay.
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| Flódni |
How have cooking classes changed since you started?
Because there are so many classes available, I can teach at any level of experience. At the cooking schools, we tended to walk a fine line between too difficult and too easy. The exposure to different cuisines and skill levels on TV also has seriously raised the bar. Unfortunately, students want to walk before they can run. They want to learn how to make croissants when I doubt that they can bake a pound cake correctly. It is best to build on your skills instead of going right to the top. That being said, in my online classes, I am concentrating on the more challenging recipes because that is what the market demands of me.
Tell me about your baking school, coffeeandcake.org
As much as I loved my cookbooks and in-person classes, I knew there was a more modern way to reach people who wanted to cook with me, especially since so many cooking schools had closed. I retired the day I got my first Social Security check. But…as I was warned by my friends who knew me better than I did…I was bored, and wanted a new project. I heard about online classes through other teachers who were having success. I found an online course specifically for cooking classes (Cooking Class Business School at HiddenRhythm.com), got the nuts and bolts down, and I finally entered the 21st century!
How do you decide which recipes to teach?
I felt there were plenty of other places to learn how to make chocolate chip cookies and banana bread-just take a look on YouTube alone. I had a specialty of Austro-Hungarian baking thanks to my Kaffeehaus book, so I decided to niche into that category. I have branched out to a few other locations, but my goal is to expose students to something new and out of the ordinary. I also survey my students on what they would like me to teach, and those answers are amazing. People are truly interested in the more difficult desserts. Perhaps it is because so many people discovered baking as a hobby during the pandemic?
For students who have your cookbooks, what are the advantages of taking an online class?
There is no substitute for seeing a cook in action. Plus you get to answer questions during class. In a recent class, I made six-layer Dobos Torte in two hours' real-time to prove that you can do it without giving up a week of your life. And we don't have to travel to each other to be "together." My classes are videotaped so you can watch them at your convenience.
What are some highlights of your upcoming schedule of classes?
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| Honey cake |
In October, I am teaching virtually all Hungarian desserts, things that will be new to most people. I am making one of my absolute favorites, Flódni, which is a Jewish bar cookie (almost a cake) with layers of apple, poppy seeds, and walnuts between thin sheets of wine-flavored cookie dough. San Franciscans in particular will be happy to see a master class that I am teaching with the delightful Michelle Polzine, owner of the late and lamented 20th Century Cafe and author of Baking at the 20th Century Cafe. We will be making her (in)famous 12-layer honey cake on two coasts, with me doing the heavy lifting in New Jersey and Michelle guiding me from the west coast. That is going to be fun! In November and December, I am switching over to holiday baking and a few savory recipes for Thanksgiving, including my fail-proof turkey and gravy, which I have made over 300 times in classes over 30 years' worth of teaching. It ought to be perfect by now
Head to Coffee and Cake to sign up for classes or learn more.
05 Oct 2021 3:56pm GMT
03 Dec 2014
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16 Jul 2014
Vincent Caut
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16 Jul 2014 6:08pm GMT
14 Jul 2014
Vincent Caut
14 juillet 2014
temps de poster quelque chose sur ce blog ! Ces jours-ci, je vais avoir pas mal de choses à vous montrer !
On commence tranquille avec un petit dessin aux couleurs estivales.

14 Jul 2014 4:25pm GMT





