It’s easy to become a better baker if you have these kitchen tools. Liv Dansky has worked for Food & Wine since 2019 as a recipe tester and developer and, more recently, as a writer. Her work can be ...

Baking is all about precision, which in a way makes it very democratic for home cooks. If you're willing to make exact ...

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 … ...

Tremendously popular and widely consumed, chocolate is an essential ingredient on any respectable dessert menu. But with almost all restaurants offering at least one chocolate dessert at any given ...

Pastries and pies, cookies and cake, tarts, and treats…these “dessert stomach” goods are a gift from culinary science we can thank pastry chefs for. Specially trained in the science of baking (and ...

Pastries and pies, cookies and cake, tarts and treats … these “dessert stomach” goods are a gift from culinary science we can thank pastry chefs for. Specially trained in the science of baking (and ...

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

Before piping stripes of burnt honey cremeux onto a crisp, sugar-dusted tortilla, Crystal Kass pauses to explain how she got thinking about her latest sweet and savory dessert at the Melrose ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...