Living the Sweet Life
As “Can’t Help” by Parachute reverberates across a spacious home kitchen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, morning light hits gleaming copper pans that hang on a rack, ready to become the vessels for a sweet jam filling, sticky caramel, or a boozy reduction. In the corner, double ovens preheat and fill the room with effusive warmth while a stand mixer is posed at full tilt, waiting to whip up a velvety batter or shiny meringue peaks. At the center of it all is Zoë François, dancing around the room as she moves from one step in her baking process to another. Her two sons, Henri and Charlie, 21 and 19 respectively, rush into the kitchen with their two standard poodles, Miles and Roffman, in tow, hoping for a taste of Zoë’s latest recipe. This pastry chef and cookbook author turned blogger has made her kitchen into her ultimate happy place. It’s also the scene from which Zoë shares her love of baking with more than 200,000 followers around the world through her popular Instagram, @zoebakes.
The author behind the blog and coauthor of the Bread in Five series with Jeff Hertzberg, Zoë is
