Dessert menus are often designed to impress, but experienced pastry chefs know that not every sweet finish is worth the fork.

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. You can tell a lot about a restaurant — and a culture — by its desserts. A bizarre but reliable economic ...

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 ...

Desserts can be a tricky sell. Guests love them and they’re highly profitable, but it’s not always easy to convince customers to invest in the extra time, money, or calories. One option is to make ...

Customers with a discerning palette might know which dessert is best at their favorite restaurant without having to even glance at the menu. This may be the case across several restaurants. Even, as ...

Lazy Betty, Aaron Phillips and Ron Hsu’s Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant, is expanding its offerings to include a four-course dessert tasting menu, as well as pre-ordered specialty cakes for ...

Crystalline, powdered and white — don’t worry, I’m only talking about sugar. Though not an illicit substance, it might as well be. Highly addictive, Americans consume an average of 60 pounds of sugar ...