You may know Chef Dominique Ansel as the brilliant baking mind who dreamt up the Cronut, Cookie Shot, and Frozen S'more. And he is! But he's also the person who has to make a tough decision between Soul by Todd Richards and Season by Nik Sharma. Dominique and his test-kitchen team work through some recipes together—and because butter is their best friend, they bake up a storm from both books. Which one teaches them something new about the craft?
The Piglet—inspired by The Morning News' Tournament of Books—is where the 16 most notable cookbooks of the year face off in a NCAA-style bracketed tournament. Watch the action and weigh in on the results!
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