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Fran Costigan - Your Oven Is Lying to You

And Other Hard Truths About Baking

This event aired on Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Topic: Your Oven Is Lying to You

When your oven dings to say it’s ready, Chef Fran Costigan, Rouxbe Director of Vegan Pastry has one response: not so fast. These are the kinds of insights that transform your baking from guesswork into intention. In this month’s Essential Vegan Desserts Live Event, you’ll learn the what, whys and tips so every bake becomes more consistent.

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Fran Costigan

Fran Costigan

Director of Vegan Pastry

FranCostigan.com

Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. A lifelong chocoholic and long time vegan, Fran’s latest book, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy Free Desserts, (Running Press 2013) is for all who madly, deeply love chocolate desserts, whether or not dietary considerations are an issue. Her previous cookbook, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally (Book Publishing Company 2006) is the basis of the Costigan Vegan Baking Boot Camp Intensive®. For more information, www.francostigan.com.

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