2023
Zoë François Revealed The First Cake She Made For Andrew Zimmern’s Birthday // Mashed
Local Tastemakers and Food Slayers // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
The Ice Cream Cake That Reminds Zoë François Of Sister André // Mashed
Everything Bagel Star Bread // Twin Cities Live
2022
Women Who Lead: Zoë Bakes // Minnesota Monthly
Maple-Raisin Holiday Cookies // Today Show
Magnolia Network’s Zoe Bakes Shares Recipe for Favorite Thanksgiving Baked Goods // Hello! Magazine
From Yia Vang to Ann Kim, Twin Cities chefs shine on national TV // Pioneer Press
Zoë François’s Rise // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
“Zoë Bakes” Brings Jewish Recipes To the Magnolia Network // The Nosher
“I bake for every emotion” — Zoë François on finding connection through cake // Salon
Zoë François’ Banana Bread with Chocolate-Hazelnut Swirls // People
Zoë François Reveals The Secret To The Perfect Homemade Bread // Mashed
A Four-Ingredient Dessert That Tastes Like a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich // Salon
Zoë François And Winner Annie Paul Talk All Things Silos Baking Competition // Mashed
Zoë Bakes Continues to Serve Up Mouth-Watering Minneapolis Treats // Star Tribune
How to Cream Butter and Sugar for Light and Fluffy Baked Goods // Insider
Make Heavenly Angel Pie This Spring With Tips From Minneapolis Bakers // Star Tribune
Hot Milk Cake Is the Little Black Dress of Desserts // epicurious
These 7 Celebrity Chefs are Representing Minnesota on TV // Star Tribune
Have You Bought A Cookbook Lately? // Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
5 Silicone baking Mats To Try — And The Benefits Of Using them // NBC News
2021
The Best Ways to Use Carrot Peelings // Mashed.com
11 cookbooks from MN authors that deserve to be on your shelves // Star Tribune
Cover Story // Cherry Bombe Magazine
The Jacques Pepin Foundation’s New Video Recipe Book Will Feature These Celeb Chefs // Mashed.com
The Desserts Celeb Chefs Are Serving This Year // katiecouric.com
Choose Your Thanksgiving Menu // The Washington Post
18 Essential Baking Tools For Making Pie // NBC News
Pumpkin-Apple Caramel Hotdish // Food Network Magazine
Zoë François: The Life of a Multi-Talented Pastry Chef // Pastry Arts Magazine
The Inspiration Behind Magnolia Network’s Zoë Bakes // Mashed.com
Zoë Bakes Apple Cake // Parade Magazine
Exclusive Zoë Bakes Interview // Monsters and Critics
What to Watch On TV – Zoë Bakes // Washington Post
Pro Tips from Pro Chefs – Homemade Vanilla // Drew Barrymore Show
The Untold Truth of Zoë François // Mashed.com
Everything You Need to Know About Zoë Bakes // Mashed.com
Zoë François Reveals What Makes Her Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie // Mashed.com
Magnolia Networks’ Bryan Ford And Zoë François Reveal The One Tool Every Baker Needs // Mashed.com
Zoë François Reveals The One Pastry She Could Eat Every Day For The Rest Of Her Life // Mashed.com
The 20 Best Cookbooks by Women // Brit + Co.
Big Air – Zoë Bakes Pavlova // Kazoo Magazine
Zoë Bakes Bundts (and Layers and Loaves) // Hadassah Magazine
Why Marbled Dessert Recipes Are All The Rage // Wall Street Journal
Meet Zoë François // Inside Julia’s Kitchen Podcast
Chocolate Bundt Cake // TODAY SHOW with Hoda and Jenna
About the Magnolia Workshops // Fast Company
7 New Cookbooks to Read This Summer // The New York Times
Six Recipes That Got Us Through Another Week // Eater.com
Why a Kitchen Torch is One of Our Favorite Kitchen Tools // Williams-Sonoma
Is Baked Alaska the Secret to a Long Life? // New York Times Magazine – recipe
23 cookbooks you should have // Food & Wine Magazine
Vanilla Raspberry Bundt Cake // WGN – recipe/interview
Cake Decorating Supplies for Beginners // Eater – my recommendations
Lemon Curd Pound Cake from Zoë Bakes Cakes // The Splendid Table – recipe
Guinness Chocolate Cake // Twin Cities Live TV – recipe
Tips for the Perfect Bundt // Fox9 TV – the Buzz
Zoë Bakes Cakes // Publishers Weekly – book review
Minneapolis Baker Takes on Cakes // Minneapolis Star Tribune – recipe and interview
Irish Dairy and Scones // Minneapolis Star Tribune – recipe and interview
Best New Cookbooks to Buy in 2021 // TimeOut Magazine (Zoë Bakes Cakes)
Zoë – the ice cream flavor // Milkjam Creamery (March exclusive)
Zoë François, Baker Extraordinaire // Leite’s Culinaria – interview
Top 7 Minnesota Baking And Recipe Influencers // WCCO TV
Zoe Bakes Launches Baking Show // Weekly Dish on MyTalk 107.1
Zoë François chats with the Buzz about her new TV series “Zoë Bakes” // Fox 9 TV
Zoë Bakes Launches Baking Show on Magnolia Network // Mpls.St. Paul Magazine
Andrew Zimmern Talks Intuitive Content // World Screen
Zoë Bakes // TV show ~ Magnolia Network on Discovery+
Sugar Magnolia – Zoë Bakes // Star Tribune ~ show announcement
2020
Behind the Bake with Zoë François // Kerrygold for Food Network
Top 10 Baking Recipes of 2020 // Washington Post (spoiler alert, mine is #1 and #7)
Magnolia Network show lineup: Zoë Bakes // Print Only ~ Magnolia Journal
News/New Stuff – Zoë François on Magnolia Network // Announcement ~ MPLS Magazine
Zoë Bakes TV show on Magnolia Network // Announcement ~ Realscreen
Baking is Our Business – Cake Seminar // Conference ~ Bake from Scratch
Chopped Sweets // Guest Judge ~ Food Network
My Beauty Uniform // Interview and beauty routine ~ A Cup of Jo
Next Level Bread Baking // Recipes & Photography ~ Better Homes and Gardens
Almond Plum Tart // Interview and recipe ~ Bake From Scratch Magazine
Baking with Zoë François // Interview ~ MSP Magazine
Big Time Bake // Guest Judge ~ Food Network
Authentic Ireland – Guinness Cake Recipe // Bake From Scratch Magazine
Making Perfect Sourdough Starter // Fox9 ~ TV
Made with Love: Mother’s Day Recipes // Anthropologie
5 Best Things Our Food Writers Ate in the Twin Cities This Week // Star Tribune
With restaurants on pause, Twin Cities chefs are hosting cooking lessons on Instagram // Star Tribune
Guide to Best Cooking Videos // Star Tribune
Best Sheet Pans according to bakers and chefs // New York Magazine
9 Great Instagram Accounts // A Cup of Jo
Living The Sweet Life // Bake From Scratch Magazine ~ Interview & Kitchen tour
Cherry Bombe Jubilee 2.0 // Cherry Bombe Magazine ~ IGTV event
Baking While Quarantined // Talking with My Mouth Full ~ Podcast
Distractibaking – Bloggers to follow while cooking at home // EaterTwinCities
Embracing the Gray ~ Interview about gray hair // Star Tribune
2019
A Family Affair ~ I interviewed my cousins Riad (Frechette) and Samira (Vanity Fair) Nasr // CherryBombe Magazine
Granny Neal’s Maple-Coconut Christmas Cookies // TheKitchn ~ recipe and family story
Getting Schooled by Zoë François // Bake From Scratch ~ Podcast
Saveur Magazine Blog Awards Finalist – Best Food Videos // Saveur Magazine
Flavor Profile: Pastry Chef Zoë François // Anthropologie Catalog
Building a Pastry Chef Brand // Pastry Arts Magazine ~ interview
Meet a Grombabe: Zoë François // Grombre ~ Interview
Baking Cinnamon Rolls with David Leite // Leite Culinaria ~ Video
Berry Fool with Donal Skehan // YouTube ~ Video
Interview with Candace Nelson // Live to Eat ~ Podcast
4th of July Shortcakes // Twin Cities Live ~ TV
Sourdough Made Simple with Zoë François // Bake From Scratch July/Aug 2019
Zoë on Home & Family Show making Raspberry Brioche Braid // Hallmark Channel ~ TV
The Captionfluencers – Instagram influencers writing their hearts out // New York Times
Instagram’s Favorite Baking Teacher // TheKitchn ~ Interview
How to Make the Best Pavlova // Midwest Living Magazine
Viewers Choice Instagram Influencers Award Winner // The Taste Awards
The Business of Creativity // Padilla ~ Webinar
Raspberry Braid // MyRecipes ~ Video
This fast, no-knead focaccia is a gateway into the world of baking bread // The Washington Post
The Q&A with Zoë François // Entrepreneurial Chef Issue 31
Everyday Cheapskate: Celebrate good times // Red Bluff Daily News
Profiteroles in the BlueStar Ovens // BlueStar Appliance ~ Video
Going, Going, Grey // The Faux Martha
Midwest Living Live // PRNewsletter
2018
Peach Pie that’s Winning the Hearts of Instagram // Huffpost
How to Make a Candied Hazelnut Cake Topper // Better Homes & Gardens
Holiday Pavlova Parfaits // Better Homes & Gardens
Famed ‘Bread In Five’ Book Series Tackles Sweet, Holiday Breads // DeRusha Eats for CBS/WCCO – TV
Give Me Five // ABC Twin Cities Live – TV
Flour Hour episode 08 Interview with Zoë François // Flour Hour Podcast
The 50 Best of MN – Best Instagram // Minnesota Monthly
Meet Our Third Annual 2018 Baker’s Dozen // Bake From Scratch Magazine
Meet the 13 Bakers Behind Our Holiday Cookies 2018 Special Issue // Bake From Scratch Magazine
Our Top Fall Recipes From Our Holiday Cookies 2018 Special Issue // Bake From Scratch Magazine
This Just In // Williston North Hampton Bulletin
Super Bowl Snack Ship // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
In a banner year for cookbooks, titles to satisfy every craving // The Oakland Press
Best of 2018: In a banner year for cookbooks, titles to satisfy every craving // Chicago Daily Herald
Minneapolis bakers tell you how to make holiday breads in 5 minutes // The Star Tribune
Bake beautiful holiday bread in 5 minutes a day with a new book from these local bakers // CityPages
Easy Approach to Celebration Bread // Minnesota Monthly
9 Holiday Baking Cookbooks That Will Make You The Star Of Your Office Cookie Swap // Bustle
2017
Pumpkin Bundt Cake Episode // Andrew Zimmern Cooks – Video
Raspberry Desserts // ABC Twin Cities Live – TV
Rising Accomplishment // Williston North Hampton Bulletin
The Shabbat Table: Healthy Challah in Five Minutes a Day // The Canadian Jewish News
5 Minnesotan cookbooks that will save your ass this holiday season // CityPages
2016
ZoeBakes Desserts // Cooking Channel
PB&J Cheesecake // Food Network
Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François’ 5-Minute Artisan Bread // Food 52
Bread in Five Minutes // Midwest Living
5 slow-cooker breads to try this summer // Today.com
Five minutes to healthy bread // Southwest Journal
9 Exceptional Restaurant Desserts // Eater Twin Cities
The 2016 Twin Cities Holiday Gift Guide // Eater Twin Cities
Amber waves of heritage grain: Minnesota’s historic grains and seeds are seeing a revival
2015
Perfect 3 Cheesecakes // Cooking Channel
The Epicurious Cookbook Canon Longlist // epicurious
These Flourless Cake Recipes Make Gluten-Free Desserts Real Easy to Love // Huffington Post
Q&A with Zoe Francois and Dr. Jeff Hertzberg, bread-cookbook authors // Pioneer Press
Chocolate Stout Devil’s Food with Rosemary Buttercream // The Growler
That One Time I Made My Best Friend’s Wedding Cake // Hey Eleanor
The Glass Box of Social Influencers // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
2014
Nutella Swirled Banana Bread // A Cup of Jo
Wedding Cake // Martha Stewart Wedding
Gluten-Free Apple Cider Brioche Doughnuts // Andrew Zimmern
Baked In-House // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Home Tours – Zoë François Pastry Chef & Author // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
12 Days of Cookies // ABC Twin Cities Live – TV
Scones with Charlie // ABC Twin Cities Live – TV
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Best Baking Books // CBS/WCCO
Got Five Minutes? Bake Bread! // Everyday Cheapskate
Behind the Kitchen Door: Zoë François’s Kitchen is One Sweet Spot // Fine Cooking
10 Best Local Cookbooks and Food Guides // CityPages
Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Seeded 100% Whole Grain GF Bread // Dolly and Oatmeal
Artisan No-Knead Muligrain Bread // A Couple Cooks
Zoë’s House // The Vanilla Bean Blog
Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day // Heartbeet Kitchen
The Trick to Making Great Sorbet // Fine Cooking
13 Valentine’s Day Recipes That Beat a Box of Chocolates // Greatist
Artisan bread masters turn their amazing 5-minute method into marvelous gluten-free baguettes // The Oregonian
2013
Go Fork Yourself: Baking with Zoë François // Andrew Zimmern
Sumptuous Desserts and the Chefs Who Make Them // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Artisan bread couldn’t be easier, with directions from two local co-authors // Star Tribune
Artisan bread that’s so easy even a beginning home baker can make it (video) // The Oregonian
Improved Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day // The Seattle Times
Pain D’epi {Wheat Stalk Bread}: The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day // Food For My Family
Pastry Chef Olympics // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Video
Cook Like Zoë François // Minnesota Monthly – Video
Tilia // Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Bite of Minnesota: Sicilian Pizza // CBS/WCCO
2012
Cookie Swap With The Barefoot Contessa // Ladies’ Home Journal
Make-Ahead Pizza Dough // Fine Cooking
Jeff and Zoë Go to Kansas With Gold Medal Flour // Bread in 5
Nightlife: One last treat — the best late-night desserts // Star Tribune
2011
50 More Food Blogs You Should Be Reading // Saveur
Healthy Bread in Five Minutes // PBS Kitchen Explorers
Summer Treat: 5 Seriously Delicious Sorbets // The Kitchn
Zoe Francois, author, blogger & pastry chef: Chef Chat // CityPages
Gluten-Free Brioche // Ruhlman
Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day // White on Rice Couple
Showing Compassion Through The Gift Of Food // NPR
Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day // Huffington Post
2010
Gluten-Free Crusty Boule // Gluten-Free Girl
No-Knead Bread Hack: Make a Sandwich Loaf Instead // The Kitchn
To knead or not to knead: the great bread debate // The Globe and Mail
No knead to fuss: Baking professionals test three recipes from bread books // Helena Independent Record
2009
Make Fresh-Baked Bread in Five Minutes // Lifehacker
The Crunchiest-Crackliest-Chewiest-Lightest-Easiest Bread You’ll Ever Bake // King Arthur Flour
Zoe’s Gluten-Free Brioche // canelle et vanille
The BYOB (Bake Your Own Bread) Challenge // Debt Proof Living
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francis // Galley Cat
Artisan Bread in Five Pizza Party! // Two Peas in Their Pod
Five Minutes a Day for Fresh-Baked Bread // Mother Earth News
2008
A Sweet Potato Mystery // NPR Weekend America – Radio
Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day – Review // Chowhound
Fresh bread at (almost) a moment’s notice // Chicago Tribune
Q & A with Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François // The Fresh Loaf
2007
Soon the Bread Will be Making Itself // The New York Times