Baking That’s Simple, but Always Satisfying

In her new monthly column, Genevieve Ko shares easy, streamlined recipes, like handmade crisps and cookies, so you can feed your loved ones (and yourself) effortlessly.

Let Them Eat Fakes

Trompe l’oeil cakes, which imitate mundane objects, serve not only as uncanny tricks but also as sly commentaries on commodification and consumption.

Kolaches Come to Greenwich Village

Brooklyn Kolache, which makes the Texas treats, has opened a branch of its Bedford-Stuyvesant shop on Bleecker Street.

Grocery-to-Table Is a Challenge for Restaurants in the Pandemic

Looking for new ways to get their food to customers, chefs are reinventing their dishes as retail offerings — and it can be tricky.

Mark Peel, Who Helped Forge a New Culinary Path, Dies at 66

A pillar of California’s pioneering food scene, he worked at Spago and was a founder of the renowned Campanile and La Brea Bakery.

Sponge Cakes You’ll Make Again and Again

Claire Saffitz has tips and recipes for a perfectly fluffy dessert that’s as good alone as it is paired with supple summer fruit.

Colorado Baker Fined for Refusing to Make Cake for Transgender Woman

Jack Phillips, whose previous refusal to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple made its way to the Supreme Court in 2018, violated the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, a state judge found.

Girl Scouts Stuck With Over 15 Million Boxes of Unsold Cookies

The Girl Scouts faced two major problems during the last year: diminished membership and a pandemic that made in-person cookie selling a risky proposition.

Pandemic Bakers Are Going Pro

Once again, a period of turmoil has generated a new wave of professional bakers.

A Coconut Cake for the Ages

This gâteau d’Hélène recipe from the 1970s is just as elegant and delicious today as it was decades ago.

The Benefits of Ordering Dinner From Instagram

As restaurants struggled last year, many chefs survived by selling food directly to customers, an age-old practice that is now shaping the future of hospitality.

For Better Bakes, Perfect This Versatile Dough

At home in sweet and savory buns alike, enriched dough is a baking utility player. Let Claire Saffitz lead you to flawless results every time.