{"product_id":"the-art-of-viennoiserie-stephen-peridore-9798199368278","title":"The Art of Viennoiserie: A Complete History, Culture, and Craft of France's Most Beloved Pastries","description":"The 34-Hour Croissant is a deep dive into the technical, historical, and philosophical world of French viennoiserie. It centers on the provocative premise that a pastry consumed in three bites requires a thirty-four-hour commitment to be considered genuine. The book bridges the gap between the amateur's appreciation and the baker's labor, explaining the complex physics of lamination-where butter and dough create a steam-driven explosion-and the biological necessity of cold fermentation. Beyond recipes, the book serves as a manifesto for the artisan baker, exposing the '80% reality' where industrial frozen dough has quietly replaced hand-crafted goods in most French shops. From the Viking-influenced dairy cultures of Normandy to the modern 'renaissance' of hybrid pastries in Tokyo and New York, the book provides a sensory and intellectual toolkit for anyone who wants to distinguish between a chemical facsimile and a work of art. It is a celebration of the 'boulangerie' as a social institution and a call to action for consumers to value the slow, the difficult, and the authentic over the merely convenient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Peridore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199368278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Stephen Peridore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874704634111,"sku":"9798199368278","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-viennoiserie-stephen-peridore-9798199368278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}