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The Big Mistake You're Making With Boxed Cake Mix

Pastry chef Katie Rosenhouse gives her top tips for elevating boxed cake mix. Boxed cake mixes are just fine, creating ...

Our 2025 Restaurant of the Year Feels Just Like Home

Diane's Place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, brings the comforting flavors of Hmong cuisine to the forefront of American palates.

Chef Jenn’s Upside-Down Puff Pastry Apple Tart

In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Stir in sugars, cinnamon, and salt until bubbling. On a parchment-lined sheet, place ...

Camari Mick Is Going Out on Her Own to Start an Afro-Caribbean Brasserie

Acclaimed pastry chef Camari Mick has parted ways with Elizabeth Street Hospitality, the restaurant group behind ...

Marble Pastry Board — Benefits, Costs, and Why Bakers Love Them

Discover the benefits of a marble pastry board for baking. Learn about sizes, costs, comparisons, and why bakers prefer marble boards over…

Can You Pass This Unreasonably Difficult International Dessert Quiz?

Let's put your sweet tooth to the test! 🍰 🧠

7 Cheap Baking Staples I Started Buying After Working as a Pastry Chef

Culinary school and then my jobs as a pastry chef, wedding cake maker, and teacher at Bob's Red Mill cemented my love of all things baking. I learned a lot during my years in restaurants and bakeries, ...

A Pastry Chef Shares When To Use Salted Vs Unsalted Butter

You might wonder when to use salted vs. unsalted butter -- because with all the butter out there, it can get confusing. If ...

Diane’s place in NE Minneapolis named Restaurant of the Year

Diane's Place has been named Restaurant of the Year by a major culinary magazine. FOX 9’s Maury Glover talked with its executive chef about her achievement and what comes next.

Houma’s Nadia Burrell among 11 Louisiana chefs selected for “Taste Louisiana in New York City” tourism event

A proud Houma native, Chef Nadia Burrell is the heart and soul behind local restaurant Nadie B’s Taste of HomeAh-- bringing a ...

A Beginner's Guide To Different Types Of Pastry Dough

Similarly, each kind of pastry dough has its own distinct flavors, which it will also lend to the final taste of a pastry.

Bagels, bombolonis, tiramisu: 9 pastry spots in Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley you should visit

Discover 9 top pastry spots in KL and Klang Valley serving croissants, tiramisu, bombolonis, and creative bagels. Perfect for dine-in or takeaway.

Our 2025 Restaurant of the Year Feels Just Like Home

Diane's Place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, brings the comforting flavors of Hmong cuisine to the forefront of American palates.

Zesty new pastry & coffee shop to open in Strongsville this fall

Zest Pastry & Coffee Co. plans to move into a vacant retail building at the northwest corner of West 130th Street and Albion ...

Peaches and Chips with Cinnamon Sauce

Preheat oven according to pastry dough package directions. Lay out pastry dough on lightly greased cookie sheet. With a pizza cutter, cut into triangles (about the size of a tortilla chip) and ...

La Festa Italiana draws crowds to downtown from across the state and beyond

SCRANTON — For nearly 50 years, La Festa Italiana has been a Labor Day tradition, drawing crowds not just from the area, but from across Pennsylvania and beyond. Terri Wood and her husband David made the trip from Dryden, New York, to enjoy Italian food and music. Wood, attending the event for the first time, said her first food sampling was a cheese filled pastry, but she would be soon heading over to the UNICO porketta stand. “We just came out to see what’s new,” she said. “It’s a fun Saturday.” Michael Scala and his family traveled from Brooklyn for […]

Smells like success: 5-Star pastry hack that could sell a home

A plum torte recipe from the New York Times has gotten a solid five-star rating for taste and apparently for making houses sell due to its appealing scent.

Boar Bristles Vs Silicone: What Are The Differences Between These Pastry Brushes?

If you're shopping for pastry brushes, you may notice that you have options. One kind has a wooden handle and tightly packed ...

Former presidential pastry chef Roland Mesnier dies at age 78

Roland Mesnier served as the White House pastry chef for 25 years under five different presidents. Mesnier died last week at age 78.

'That's The American Dream': New York Governor Lauds Indian Chef's Success Amid Immigration Debate

The Democrat leader met Chef Rakesh Nayak at his popular 'Mister Croissant Bakery & Cafe' in Middletown and posted the ...