Claire Saffitz

Overview

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Birthday
Sep 06, 1986 (38 years old)

Claire Saffitz

Known For

Claire Recreates
TV Show 2024

Claire Recreates

In her exciting new YouTube series, "Claire Recreates," Claire Saffitz tries to recreate beloved childhood snacks and popular meals with a unique twist.

Dessert Person with Claire Saffitz
0h 25m
TV Show 2020

Dessert Person with Claire Saffitz

In her cookbook "Dessert Person," Claire Saffitz celebrates and defends her love of desserts and empowers reluctant home bakers to work with new ingredients, attempt new techniques, and bake with more confidence. Join Claire in her home kitchen as she highlights recipes from the book in this baking series to help you take your baking skills to the next level.

Making Perfect
0h 40m
TV Show 2019

Making Perfect

The entire Bon Appétit Test Kitchen works together to figure out how to make the perfect version of iconic dishes through a mix of in-kitchen testing, expert wrangling, and out-in-the-world exploring.

Bon Appétit's Baking School
0h 22m
TV Show 2019

Bon Appétit's Baking School

Pastry chef Claire Saffitz brings her relatable and fun style to this cooking show in which she tackles everything from indispensable ingredients to tricky techniques for making the world’s most popular baked goods.

Gourmet Makes
0h 30m
TV Show 2017

Gourmet Makes

Pastry chef Claire “Half-Sour” Saffitz attempts to make gourmet versions of popular snacks and desserts without the hard-to-pronounce chemical ingredients.

Biography

Claire Saffitz is a freelance recipe developer and video host. Previously, she was Senior Food Editor at Bon Appétit magazine, where she worked for five years in the test kitchen. Claire was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and now lives in New York City. She graduated with honors from Harvard University in 2009. In 2012-2013 she studied classic French cuisine and pastry at École Grégoire Ferrandi, a culinary and trade school in Paris, France, followed by an externship at Spring restaurant. In 2014, Claire completed her Masters degree in History at McGill University, where she focused on culinary History in the Early Modern Era. Claire is continuing to host the “Gourmet Makes” series for Bon Appétit and is currently working on a cookbook project slated for Fall 2020.

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