Melissa Weller
Cookbook Author
Melissa Weller is the author of A Good Bake, which we named one of the best new cookbook releases of 2020. In 2016, she received a James Beard Award nomination for Outstanding Baker. A French Culinary Institute graduate, she trained at Babbo and Sullivan Street Bakery in New York City. She was chef-partner at High Street on Hudson; head baker at Per Se, Bouchon Bakery, and Roberta’s; an owner and founder of Sadelle’s; and the head baker at Walnut Street Café in Philadelphia. She lives in Brooklyn. melissaweller.net
Fudgy Brownies
Baking these at 400°F results in brownies that are moist and fudgy on the inside with a delicate, thin crust on the outside.