So Who Does Do the Best Baking?

Although I enjoyed Monica Parcell’s piece on cooking versus baking, I was struck by her comment that the Germans “have the most magnificent pastry-making tradition in the world” (“Elvis Vs. the Beatles,” Style, Sept. 11). In my experience, the best strudel is Austrian and the best baked goods are French. (And I’ll take the Beatles.)

Roxane Winkler

Sherman Oaks