Lesley Chesterman

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About The Author

Lesley Chesterman is a Montreal-based pastry chef and food writer. Her two most recent cookbooks, Make Every Dish Delicious and Un Week-End Chez Lesley, were awarded the 2023 Gold Medals in Taste Canada’s General Cookbook division, in the English and French categories. She was a food columnist and restaurant critic for The Montreal Gazette from 1999 to 2019, and her work has appeared in Gourmet Magazine, The Art of Eating, Eater, and other food media.

Books by Lesley Chesterman

A Montreal Cook

Recipes and Reflections from My Kitchen

By Lesley Chesterman
NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Taste Canada gold medal award winner Lesley Chesterman shares more than 90 stunning recipes to reveal the best of Montreal, one of North America’s most vibrant, diverse, and delicious food cities.
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Make Every Dish Delicious

Modern Classics and Essential Tips for Total Kitchen Confidence

By Lesley Chesterman
Shortlisted for the 2023 Taste Canada Awards

Recipes, perfected. A repertoire of reliable, classic recipes and fundamental techniques that deliver gorgeous results, every time, for cooks of every ability, in the tradition of Genius Recipes and Barefoot Contessa Foolpro...
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