Taste Test: Bethenny Frankel’s Muffins

Grub Street world headquarters was graced today with a gift from “Celebrity Natural-Food Chef” and Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel.

Alan Richman Does Love His Desserts

A tribute to cakes, pies, and custards with no expiration date.

Tailor's Liquid-Nitrogen Dispenser Is Very, Very Cold

So cold that it freezes before the food knows what's happening.

Beyond Buttercream: Avant-garde Cupcakes

Cupcakes aren't going anywhere, but chefs are reinventing the treat for the city's obsessed.

Josh Gripper Leaves A Voce

With Andrew Carmellini out, Josh Gripper is leaving A Voce, too — for Daniel.

Alto Loses a Pastry Chef; Brooklyn to Gain a Dessert Bar

Deborah Snyder leaves Alto and Heather Bertinetti steps into the pastry kitchen.

Brooks Headley Takes Over the Del Posto Dessert Program

Brooks Headley has replaced Nicole Kaplan as Del Posto's dessert man.

Karen DeMasco Leaves Craft; Who Will Carry the Cake Flag?

Karen DeMasco leaves Craft, making us wonder if this is the end of normal desserts in New York.

Take Your Dessert With a Grain of Salt

Forget savory desserts: Even traditional sweet ones are better with a little salt, as this slideshow demonstrates.

Savoy's Branding Iron Is Not Cruel to Crème Brûlée

Savoy's crème brûlée branding iron applies the brown without the butane.

Tailor’s Menu Reborn, Again

Sam Mason introduces mole churros and veal torchon while Eben Freeman experiments with beet sangria.

What Can’t Pichet Ong Do With Foie Gras?

Pastry Royalty Performs at Sweet

Meyer and Batali Face Off; Gordo's Advice on the Closer

Need Your Fix of Johnny Iuzzini News? You're in Luck!

Johnny Iuzzini's Plea: Elect Me Sexiest Chef!

Michael White on His Departed Pastry Chef: “He Was a Jerk.”