In my life as a pastry chef, I’ve always held fast to the belief that there are certain flavors -- specifically coffee, lemon and chocolate -- that are best taken to the extreme. If I create a coffee ...

Honeybees are nature’s tiny workers. Their fuzzy yellow and black striped bodies buzz between flowers, picking up pollen for their hives. They’re renowned for making honeycomb, a mass of hexagonal ...

HONEYCOMB, or cinder toffee, is simple to make, but is a great example of the complex science involved in transforming sugar into confectionery. The process begins by heating sugar and water. While ...

Whenever I’m in the mood for a snacking cake, I reach for palm sugar and coconut cream to make one of my favorite childhood desserts, honeycomb cake (bánh bò thốt nốt). It’s one of the most popular ...