Ask a professional pastry chef what they buy instead of make, and the answers tend to surprise home bakers. Many of the ...

When you’re baking cookies, the little details can make all the difference between a good batch and a great one.

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 ...

Although there is a large overlap in the ingredients they work with, bakers and pastry chefs are not the same. Pastry chefs are responsible for overseeing the pastry team and for performing ...

Many people have jobs where it's simple to separate the ranks. Often, all you have to do is size up their uniform or check their clothing for insignia. But if you're a culinary arts student who is ...

If you've got that steady hand when it comes to baking pastries, you've got something special, and you may be ready to take your skill to the next level. Jillian Kramer is a criminal justice reporter ...

I was attending a college-prep high school, but I brushed off the strong opposition from my homeroom teacher and parents to ...

There’s a smell that stops you in your tracks before you’ve made any decision. Warm bread. Cinnamon. Something with cream ...

The conference wrapped Thursday, as reported by WBTV, with sessions covering everything from the evolving role of pastry ...

“I’m a pastry chef that has knife skills,” laughs Jessica Craig, who is the Head Pastry Chef at the upscale Italian restaurant L’Artusi in New York City. “A lot of chefs come out of culinary school ...