Are you ready for a tart takeover?
March 4, 2016 by Darcie
The cupcake craze that peaked a few years back may be on the wane, but there hasn’t been anything that has taken its place. One baker hopes to change that: Christina Maria Chambers is on a mission to elevate the status of tarts. Through her recently-launched company, Black Pearl Tarts, Chambers aims to “raise the profile of the oft-overlooked treat and – in the process – usurp the dessert trend that everyone loves to hate.”
“Please die, cupcakes. It’s time for tarts to rule,” says Chambers, who left her administrative job and founded Black Pearl Tarts last January following a trip around the world. Although she doesn’t have any formal pastry training, Chambers received hands-on training at Craftsman and Wolves, an acclaimed patisserie in San Francisco. She has become “obsessed” with making a perfect tart shell, which she pairs with both savory and sweet fillings. “I learned to make anything I was craving into a tart,” she says.
If this has inspired you to make a tart, look no farther than the EYB Library. There are over 3,500 recipes available online, including these Member favorites:
Blueberry buttermilk
tart from Epicurious
by Gourmet Magazine
Flat apple & vanilla tart from BBC
Good Food by Mary
Cadogan
Pear
and almond tart from DonnaHay.com.au
by Donna Hay
Asparagus & goat’s cheese tart from
Eat Fresh by Annabel Langbein (pictured
above)
Roasted tomato rustic tart from Fresh
from the Farm by Susie Middleton
Aria
chocolate tart from Citrus and
Candy by Karen Low and Matt
Moran
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