Love, Eric: Delicious Vegan Macrobiotic Desserts

gospel music fan on Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 7:38 pm 



This dessert book is, first of all, absolutely gorgeous!! the photographs are beautiful and the food styling is excellent – absolutely world class in every way!!

I, like some of the others reviewers, haven’t actually made anything from the book yet but, i have had the desserts at m cafe and they are to die for!!! i love love love the strawberry shortcake and the cupcakes.

unfortunately, i live less than 2 blocks away from m cafe so it is way too convenient for me to have a dessert every day!!! not to mention that another veg place, busaba, has just recently opened across the street and they have to die for coconut sorbet. way too many dessert options in walking distance – but at least they are healthy desserts.

i met eric and his wife at a book signing recently at erewhon and was equally impressed with the man behind the talent. they were such nice people and told me that they self-published the cookbook themselves – simply unbelievably!! this cookbook is world-class in every way – presentation, writing clarity, and just sheer beauty.

Rating: 5 / 5

S. Hungerford on Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 9:15 pm 



I am so excited!!! Even though I haven’t tried any of the recipes yet (my book is in the mail) I have tasted his extraordinary pastries, personally, at “M” cafe de chaya on Melrose in West Hollywood.

I live two hours away and travel there specifically to eat his fabulous creations. They are all healthy for you and well worth the trip into that ungodly traffic. The lemon and chocolate tarts at “M” are to die for.

I have seen the book. The layout/design are five star beautiful. It contains full color pictures for every recipe. Yum … I can’t imagine the recipes being anything less than perfect.

A work of art with heart.
Rating: 5 / 5

Chico Marx on Sat, 3rd Jul 2010 12:08 am 



I totally recommend that you get this book. Especially if you’re a person who is perpetually dieting to lose weight, or you’re a person who has medical conditions that require you to eat a better diet. Macrobiotic food is a great way to change it all around. But, should you miss eating the deserts, well Eric’s deserts are an awesome way to indulge that side of you. The cakes and tarts are the way to go. ; )

If you are in Los Angeles or live here, you can go to M Cafe De Chaya to sample Eric Lechausser’s work, but he is no longer with M Cafe [and there are times I go there and the deserts are not as good as they used to be.]. So, to further enjoy Eric Lechausser’s work, you can go to a restaurant called “Seed”. “Seed” is owned by Eric and his wife Sanae. They have a book together called “Love, Eric & Sanae”. Which is more dedicated to Macro dishes. Also, “Seed” has Macro cooking classes.

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Rating: 5 / 5

Joel I. Klass on Sat, 3rd Jul 2010 12:56 am 



After reading through this book and looking at the pictures, I found the desserts to be simply astonishing. Eric has put much love into this book, staying true to the title.

Eric’s desserts are balanced nicely with the included drinks, like recipes for grain coffee, kukicha (twig tea), and ryokucha (green tea).

The book is organized well and is easy to follow. The recipes range from simple to elaborate, with a lot of variety. The vegan and Macrobiotic world is fortunate to have this book in its library, as is the rest of the world of food.

This is the book to get if you’re looking for amazing vegan macrobiotic desserts! Enjoy!
Rating: 5 / 5

D. Ivanov on Sat, 3rd Jul 2010 3:00 am 



I completely with Jazzbrat, I tried 12 recipes from this book and many of them had to be baked much much longer because of overabundance of liquid per dry ingredients. I am glad that you mentioned it.

Some of the recipes are great(macaroons,truffles,pain perdu), however some of the others were not tested by the author.
Rating: 3 / 5

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