Cookbook Club: Pieometry

Getting geometric with our fruits and vegetables with author Lauren Ko.

Just when I thought I’d seen everything that Instagram had to offer, Lauren from Lokokitchen burst onto the scene - forcing everyone to stop the scroll to see her intricate pie lattice and colorful tarts. Now a New York Times Best Selling author, Lauren teaches us her woven ways through colorful photos and witty puns in her book Pieometry.

Lauren grew up on Marie Callender pies, but after moving to Seattle to look for a new job, she began filling her free time learning how to lattice. She went back to basics with a paring knife and began hand-carving geometric shapes out of dough and produce. Just months after posting on social media, Lauren landed a segment on Martha Bakes where she unlocked the mystery to her signature “Spoke Signals” design for culinary icon Martha Stewart. 

Lauren’s pies and tarts embody “edible art” to the fullest. The tarts use striking colors and a range of fruit from all seasons. Her intricate crusts are like woven tapestries that top both sweet and savory pies.…