Pastry chef Leigh Omilinsky of Nico Osteria and contestant on the new season of Food Network's "Best Baker In America" stopped by share her Strawberry Shortcake recipe. The new season of "Best Baker ...

Every home baker worth their salt probably knows liquid measuring cups and dry measuring cups are not the same, but not everyone has the same depth of experience. What's more, even those with ...

There’s a cliché in the restaurant industry that line cooks are afraid of pastry. They’ll complain it’s too precise, requires too much measurement. Add to that the fact that most culinary schools silo ...

Acclaimed pastry chef is willing to sacrifice just about anything for his job. March 20, 2009— -- Johnny Iuzzini, now considered one of the most innovative pastry chefs in the country, was just ...

Galette des Rois, or “Kings’ Cake,” is traditionally eaten on Epiphany. Brasserie (100 East 53rd Street, 212-751-4840) has been selling individual galettes with ice cream for the holiday and will ...

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, ...

Crystal Kass’ creative mind works overtime. “I can’t really turn my brain off ever,” the Valentine pastry chef says on a recent afternoon, sitting in the Melrose restaurant’s sibling Bar 1912. “I feel ...

Jeremy Intille has been vying for his own cooking show since he was about 5, when he became a kindergarten-age superfan of French chocolatier Jacques Torres and decided he’d grow up to be a pastry ...

At Le Reve Gelato & Patisserie, chef Andy Pham creates imaginative desserts. These hyperrealistic treats look like real fruits, but when you slice into them, you'll find a totally surprising and ...