“Claire Saffitz is who I pray to every night before bed,” an Instagram user commented under a post from the Bon Appétit themed meme account, meme_appetit.
The 32-year-old pastry chef turned TV show host is an unconventional YouTuber, but fans revere her as the queen of relatable content. In each episode of her YouTube show, Gourmet Makes, enthralled viewers watch Saffitz reverse engineer beloved junk foods, from trash snacks like Cheetos to more refined candies like Ferrero Rocher. She doesn’t know what she’s going to make before each shoot begins, and spends days figuring out textures, tastes, and shapes. By the third day, she tends to be on the verge of a tempered chocolate-induced breakdown. Read more…
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