It’s an all-out holiday hour of Milk Street Radio! We check in with French baker Dominique Ansel about how the invention of the cronut changed his life, his secret trick to a perfect fruit soufflé and why you shouldn’t buy cookies in France. Plus, author Julia Georgallis offers three tips for how to eat (and drink!) your Christmas tree; Adam Gopnik and Chris Kimball reflect on their top food books of the year; J.M. Hirsch provides a festive batched cocktail recipe; Cheryl Day answers your biggest baking questions: and we prepare your new favorite dessert: Paris Flan.

Get this week’s recipe for Paris Flan here.

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Music credits, courtesy of Artlist:

Bob Hart - O Christmas Tree

The BaldyBrothers - Another Blue

Flint - Peach Jam

Avner Kelmer - Supper West Side

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