She has been featured on Beat Bobby Flay,[1] Chopped, Barefoot Contessa,[2] and Top Chef: Just Desserts.

The restaurant's owner, Danny Meyer, later wrote in the preface of Fleming's book that he hired her before she even sat down for the interview, commenting that "even from half a room away, I could feel her warmth, poise, and intelligence".

She went from waiting tables to line cooking, and then found a job as a pastry assistant at Tribeca Grill.

[6] However, the book was acclaimed among professionals; it began amassing a cult following, and Bon Appétit magazine called it "the greatest dessert cookbook in the history of the world".

Newsday opines that her cookbook is "a great present for an ambitious baker", and that her recipes are time-consuming and involve many steps, if not necessarily difficult.