I loved journalism, but baking is what is really authentic to me, and I knew I had to make a change.

Ruby’s Kitchen brought the flavor to FOX 5’s Zip Trip! Pastry Chef Padua Player and Sous Chef Avery Thomas stopped by to ...

Nicolas Guercio, the executive pastry chef at Hôtel Lutetia. Julie Limont Guercio, who at one point also wanted to be a motorcycle cop, took a circuitous route to find his dream job. Despite his ...

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 ...

Not only is it important texture-wise, but chilling the dough first also gives you a leg up on flavor. “It gives the flour a ...

Discover the viral recipe from Grandma that’s loved by home bakers and pastry chefs alike, delivering incredible results.

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 … ...

We all have a nostalgic connection to the sweet treats we ate as children — especially pastry chefs. Many of them pull inspiration from the textures and flavors of their favorite store-bought cookies, ...

© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. At the Vinings mainstay Canoe, executive pastry chef Jessica McKinney incorporates seasonal flavors ...