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Ask Kemp: Dairy-Free Buttermilk, Biscuit Secrets, and Lime Frosting
We debuted the new Ask Kemp column last month with two rather meaty questions in the hopes of getting a lot more reader queries spanning a wide range of cooking topics. You came through with some good...
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How to Quit Your Job: An Interview With Mr. Cake
Three years ago, Chris Holmes was an immigration officer checking passports at Stansed Airport in England (halfway between London and Cambridge). But he wasn't really. In fact, he was a baker at heart,...
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Ask Kemp: Chocolate Angel Food Cake and Cheesecake
How can it be May 1st already? April was a busy month with some good questions. One in particular weighed on my conscience. There's nothing worse than following a recipe and ending up with extreme...
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Saffron is a Success
So a few weeks ago I blogged about restaurant desserts and whether people prefer simple ones or more creative dishes. Well, I have an update when it comes to what we're serving at Comodo. Two weeks...
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Last Minute Father's Day Gift Idea: The Batali Brothers Cookbook
Looking for a last-minute Dad's Day gift, or just a special dessert to make dad's jaw drop on Father's Day this Sunday? We've got an extra-special-occasion recipe from The Batali Brothers Cookbook, by...
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Cake Pops and Other Kid-Friendly Treats
Cake pops. A cool idea, and I'm hoping they will please my young nieces and nephews at our family reunion. Since we'll be near the beach, I thought shark cake pops might be good, and wondered about...
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Ask Kemp: High-Altitude Baking and Angel Food Cake
Baking questions never wane, even during the summer. With all the great produce at the farmers markets, the heat doesn't keep cooks out of the kitchen. Consequently, an Epicurious Facebook follower had...
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Stunning Planetary Cakes
Have you seen the photos of those gorgeous planet cakes circulating around the interwebs recently? If not, head on over to Cakecrumbs, where Australian blogger-baker-zoologist Rhiannon writes about how...
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Like Chocolate for Vegans
I threatened to type about vegan cupcakes, so I'm typing about vegan cupcakes. Even though it seems a little trivial considering House Republicans basically sent a message regarding 3.8 million...
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Food for Thought
It's happened to everyone: Once in a blue moon, you go out to dinner at a nice restaurant and you order the dish that was praised most highly according to the preliminary research you conducted. Then,...
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She's the First Needs Cupcake Bakers!
Ever baked neon tie-dyed cupcakes? I know, you've just been waiting for the right opportunity. Well, wait no more. She's the First is hoping you'll sign up for a mega-fundraiser later this month....
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Mug Cake Recipes You'll Actually Want to Try
A cake microwaved in a mug? I was highly skeptical, too. But then I suddenly remembered that I'm a working--and, let's be frank, harried--mother who loves sweets, with a husband who loves sweets, and a...
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Christina Tosi's Flavor Grid
The founder and owner of Momofuku Milk Bar, Christina Tosi, opened up a new class space recently and last night held a small event showcasing some new recipes she's crafted with Häagen-Dazs. On the...
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Blue-Plate Specials Come to Amsterdam's Red Light District
For decades Amsterdam's coked-up, low-down red light district constituted its own pervy universe. But as the original happy hookers of Holland have given way to sad indentured East Europeans (those...
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Twelfth Night Baking: Make Your Own Galette des Rois or King Cake
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as Twelfth Night or Three Kings Day. This brings the twelve days of Christmas to a close, but it also heralds the start of King Cake season. In France,...
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