Zoë François studied art at the University of Vermont while also founding a cookie company as a way to earn extra money. She then traveled throughout Europe, tasting pastries along the way, and later studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Since then she has been a pastry chef at several Twin Cities restaurants and has worked repeatedly with Andrew Zimmern. Together with Jeff Hertzberg she wrote the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, which turned into a bestselling series. She created ZoëBakes.com in order to share her passion for pastry. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Graham, and her two sons, her best creations yet!
Cookbooks by Zoë François
Zoë Bakes Cookies
The expert baker and bestselling author behind Zoë Bakes Cakes and the Zoë Bakes TV series takes us through her life with 75 cookies and bars from her Vermont roots and Midwestern living.
Zoë Bakes Cakes
The expert baker and bestselling author behind the original TV series Zoë Bakes explores her favorite dessert—cakes!—with more than 85 recipes to create flavorful and beautiful layers, loafs, Bundts, and more.
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
From Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François comes a best-selling series of recipes and techniques to make artisan bread (and so much more) in just five minutes a day.