Tarte Tatin
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Search complete. 11 mentions across 7 episodes found for "Tarte Tatin".
Oct 12, 2026
Leo JuliaHOST
A bit of research I take very seriously, especially when it contains pastry cream.
Leo JuliaHOST
Croissant, macaron, eclairs, madeleine, millefeuille, tarte tatin, cannelé, Paris-Brest, Saint-Honoré, Queenie-Aman...
Leo JuliaHOST
Whoa,
Janine MarshHOST
stop, stop it.
10 MINS LATER
Janine MarshHOST
I can't see it myself, but I still love the name.
Leo JuliaHOST
Lovely name indeed.
Leo JuliaHOST
OK, here's a real French favorite, La Tarte Tatin, which is an upside down apple tart.
Leo JuliaHOST
It's said that it was made by accident by a lady working in a hotel kitchen who overcooked apples and hit the fact by putting the pastry over the top and flipping it over.
Shilpa UskokovicHOST
And then we discovered that an apple such as Honey Crisp is actually the best one for baking because it softens, but it still holds its texture without collapsing into an applesauce.
Jesse SzewczykHOST
I remember the Tarte Tatin.
Shilpa UskokovicHOST
Yes.
Jesse SzewczykHOST
I was...
DonHOST
It adds incredible perceived value to flour, butter, and buttermilk.
DonHOST
It's the exact same reason the history of the Tarte Tatin, you know, the fact that this iconic French dessert was created by two sisters making a mistake and dropping a pie, is still told in dining rooms today.
speaker_1HOST
People eat the story.
DonHOST
They really do.
speaker_2HOST
It's brilliant.
speaker_2HOST
And speaking of legendary items born from specific techniques, the briefs touch on the accidental brilliance of the French tart Tatin.
DonHOST
I love this story-
speaker_2HOST
Mm.
speaker_2HOST
Pure kitchen chaos.
DonHOST
Right.
DonHOST
The tart Tatin wasn't designed, it was a mistake made by the Tatin sisters in their hotel.
DonHOST
The legend goes that one of the sisters was making a traditional apple pie, but she left the apples cooking in the butter and sugar for way too long.
DonHOST
But we can't talk about romance tradition and culinary mechanics without mentioning the fun fact from the ACF chef's table brief included in the sources.
DonHOST
The classic French dessert, the tarte tatin, the beautiful upside down caramelized apple tart.
DonHOST
It was created completely by accident.
speaker_1HOST
I love that story.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
And I was watching it the other day, and I was thinking, oh, wow, that's a great, great thing.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
And so with a tarte tatin, you've got really simple ingredients.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
You've got apples.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
You've got sugar, just plain old white sugar.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
That's very kind.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
The rest of you, did you not hear my voice crackling? Very kind.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
And so what these tarte tatin are, it's an apple tart.
Lyndon ReiffHOST
And we would think an apple tart, where are the apples in an apple tart? They're on the top.
Mark GroteHOST
So our guy is a griller.
Leila RahimiHOST
When Jonah said he made that Tarte Tatin, which is like a very high-level Julia Child type of French baked good, that was pretty impressive.
Mark GroteHOST
Yeah, that is impressive.
Leila RahimiHOST
And he's talking about mandolin apple slices.