LITERATURE + LECTURES

Blue Willow Bookshop presents  Rebecca Rather.   Blue Willow Bookshop is pleased to partner with Leibman's Wine and Fine Foods to welcome Rebecca Rather to Houston. Rebecca will be in town to sign her newest cookbook, Pastry Queen Parties: Entertaining Friends and Family, Texas Style.

Rebecca is a native Texan, owner of Rather Sweet Bakery in Fredericksburg, and one of Blue Willow's favorite cookbook authors. Her recipes are clever and easy to prepare. In Pastry Queen Parties, she celebrates good food in Texas, including a West Texas ranch-style dinner and a Gulf Coast summer beach party. From Chicken Fried Shrimp to Hostess-with-the-Mostest Cupcakes, each recipe’s a winner!  

A native Texan, Rebecca Rather makes the most of her Lone Star state's varied traditions, whether looking to the kitchens of Texas' Mexican and German immigrants or to the cowboy culture of her own forebears. Best of all, her recipes aren't fussy—one of her best–selling cakes stirs together in a single saucepan. Add in a cupful of Texas attitude and her made–from–scratch–with–love philosophy, and you've got an irresistible taste of American baking.

Rebecca began her career as a private caterer in Houston, before moving on to become pastry chef for Houston restaurateur Tony Vallone and his group of restaurants. After apprenticing with Daniel Leader, she worked as executive pastry chef for research and development for Schlotzsky's Bread Alone cafés. In 1999, she started her own business, Rather Sweet Bakery, in Austin. In 2001, she moved the bakery to the scenic Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, Texas, expanding to serve lunch daily and dinner on weekends. She has been featured in Texas Monthly, Gourmet, Ladies' Home Journal, Food & Wine, Southern Living, Chocolatier, and Saveur, where she was among Saveur's 100 favorites for 2003.

Location:
Leibman's Wine and Fine Foods
14529 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77079