For some chefs, the magic is in the crossover. Yudi Ela / Courtesy of Otter Scallops Divorciado at the NYC restaurant Otter. There’s a cliché in the restaurant industry that line cooks are afraid of ...

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 … ...

Whether you realize it or not, choux pastry (or pâte à choux) is the foundation for so many delicious desserts like eclairs and cream puffs. Yes, it is a major part of the French pastry arts—which ...

Puff pastry is my secret weapon for looking like a baking genius without breaking a sweat. Those golden, flaky layers make everything feel elegant and impressive, even when the actual work is minimal.

Only a few simple ingredients are required to make choux pastry at home. Choux pastry can be used for éclairs as well as sweet and savory cream puffs like gougères. It's important to exercise patience ...

This vegetarian potpie could pass for a main course if you wanted it to, but it’s a stunning way to serve a side of hearty greens with a little drama. I take time to prep and simmer the greens in ...

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 ...