If you haven’t heard of pastry chef Crystal Cullison, you might begin hearing more about her now. Her milk chocolate and salted caramel semifreddo and other desserts on the menu of the recently opened ...

Unless you’re a professional pastry chef, you probably make just a couple of pies a year — at most. As we head into peak pie-baking season, we talked to people who bake hundreds of pies each year, and ...

Patrice Yursik is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She specializes in covering beauty, hair, makeup, pop culture, travel, food, and drinks. At Fat Peach, lines of eager pastry lovers convene on a ...

Here’s the thing about pastry chefs; they know exactly how much effort (or shortcut) goes into a dessert. While most diners see a molten chocolate cake or crème brûlée and think “treat,” chefs see ...

The toughest part about hosting isn’t creating the perfect menu or designing a gorgeous tablescape; it’s grocery shopping. Picking out the right ingredients can make or break your holiday feast, ...

This is Part Two of our interview with Altamare pastry chef Crystal Cullison. You can read part one here. What’s your favorite dessert to make? My favorite thing to make is my favorite thing to eat is ...