Meringues and Tropical Fruit Napoleon with Charlotte Akoto

Hosted by the late culinary grande dame Julia Child, this series showcases the country’s outstanding pastry chefs, bakers, teachers and cookbook authors offering indispensable techniques, time-honored tips and meticulously tested recipes that make home baking successful and satisfying. The featured bakers demonstrate recipes for the extraordinary variety of breads now popular across the country and for some of the greatest examples of America’s favorite menu course — dessert.