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Cape Cod restaurant opens dessert-only menu, crafted by James Beard-nominated chef

Clean Slate Eatery in Dennis will open during their offseason just to serve desserts from James Beard nominee pastry chef Whitney Stancil.

3 chain restaurants with the best cookies fresh out of the oven, according to pastry chefs

From Levain to Insomnia Cookies, pastry chefs reveal the chain restaurants serving the best warm, fresh-baked cookies.

The pastry misstep: One step home bakers must master to avoid long-term failure

Here's the thing about pastry. It doesn't forgive like other forms of baking. You can get away with a slightly overbaked cookie or even an underbaked cake center, yet pastries, those buttery layers of ...

Holiday Baking Tips From a World-Class Pastry Chef

Holiday baking is equal parts good cheer and angst. Baking, in general, is far less forgiving than cooking. Fold in the added stress of your baked goods being shared with tons of friends and family, ...

The Best Online Cooking & Baking Classes to Try in 2026

If our social media feeds are anything to go by, then baking and cooking (and sharing the results in mouthwatering pictures ...

San Francisco pastry chef takes on Swedish bakery in film fest doc

What do you do when you’re overwhelmed with work and you’ve lost a bit of your mojo? If you ask pastry chef Meg Ray, you head to a remote Swedish island and run a seasonal bakery. Ray did just that ...

Oakland Tart Power Couple Scores Sweet James Beard Semifinal Nod

The James Beard Foundation included Monique and Paul Feybesse on its 2026 semifinalists list in the Outstanding Pastry Chef ...

The 6 Items That Pastry Chefs Refuse to Make From Scratch

You might think that professional pastry chefs bake everything from scratch — that they’ve come up with a recipe for every dough, frosting, and filling. But even the pros appreciate a good shortcut … ...

Otto Hassig, the Swiss pastry chef who launched bakeries in Ridgefield and Norwalk, dies at 95

Otto Hassig left home when he was 15 to become a baker's apprentice and soon earning the honor of master pastry chef.

The pastry misstep: One step home bakers must master to avoid long-term failure

Here's the thing about pastry. It doesn't forgive like other forms of baking. You can get away with a slightly overbaked cookie or even an underbaked cake center, yet pastries, those buttery layers of ...

Allstar Alex Roberts Doesn’t Take Baking Too Seriously—and That’s the Point

The former pastry chef and food stylist explains how confidence, craft, and a sense of humor make baking feel more inviting ...

These Chefs Expand Culinary Boundaries With Creative Techniques

By expanding culinary boundaries with innovative recipes and creative techniques, these ten talented chefs are sure to please ...

La Siene pastry chef bakes love into strawberry themed Valentine desserts

Guests dining at La Siene Restaurant at Lotte Hotel Guam are being treated to a buffet of strawberry-themed desserts crafted by pastry chef supervisor Glenn Cura who said he created ...

What's Your Favorite Yellow Food?

Opened my pantry, and it was all yelloOoOoOoOw.

Award-winning Soweto pastry chef Cynthia Bombe on redefining culinary excellence

Pastry Chef Cynthia Bombe was honoured as the Lancewood Pastry Chef of the Year during the 13th Inter-Hotel Challenge in 2025 ...

Dominique Ansel’s Beauty-Driven Approach to Pastry

Pastry chef Dominique Ansel knows his way around a beautiful dessert. The 48-year-old French culinary guru is the creator of some of the most viral sweet treats across America, from the Cronut, a ...

Fort Walton Beach dessert shop owner, pastry chef brings sweet skills to Super Bowl weekend in California

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – Super Bowl weekend is almost here, and with it comes the Taste of the NFL, a major culinary event happening in San Francisco ahead of the big game. It’s the largest food-focused ...

Apple rose pastries | Thanksgiving dessert idea🌹

Apple Rose Pastries recipe: 2 red apples 1 sheet of puff pastry, thawed according to package directions 2 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp ...

Easiest 3 savory upside-down puff pastry breakfast (just layer & bake!)

Obsessed with those incredibly easy upside-down puff pastry tarts with their extra crispy and flaky crust? They're even ...

‘The Ultimate Baking Championship’ Sets Release Date at Food Network (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Ultimate Baking Championship” will debut Monday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET on Food Network and stream the next day on HBO Max ...