“Poached quince are so tender, aromatic, and rosy that you'd hardly believe the raw fruit is white, fibrous, and hard as a rock.”

American food writer and chef

Claire Saffitz is an American food writer, chef, and YouTube personality. She became widely known through her work at Bon Appétit, where she was a contributing editor until mid-2020 and appeared in several video series, including Gourmet Makes. In Gourmet Makes, she reverse-engineered popular snack foods into more elaborate versions, which helped make her a familiar face online. After leaving Bon Appétit, she published Dessert Person and What’s for Dessert, both New York Times best sellers, and has continued as a video host on her own YouTube channel and as a freelance recipe developer, including for New York Times Cooking.