Since the early 2000s, Adrian Mendoza has cook his way to the top of pastry programs at restaurant companies in San Diego and Los Angeles. Now, he has brought all of his skills to his own table with ...

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Pass straight through the center for a classic heart shape, or bisect the dot at an angle for a slightly more whimsical look.

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated for clarification. For Pastry Chef João Fernando de Matos, baking is not necessarily about perfection. While he is meticulously refining every single recipe ...

The high stakes of the holiday season have an interesting way of making us question everything we thought we knew about cooking. Not only are we doubting every kitchen skill we've acquired throughout ...

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 ...

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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 … ...

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 ...