In 2012, the chef Carl Heinrich took a flyer on Mr. Fallah, who was just 20 at the time. Mr. Heinrich was about to open Richmond Station, and he wanted the place to do pastry right.

A Palm Beach County pastry chef returns to Flavortown Aug. 13 for a sweet vs. savory showdown. Denise Elrod is all about the sweet in this spotlight.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal and salt. In a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar on medium ...

The pastry chef has also been praised for his other incredible creations, including a robot, a cello, a lion, a dumbbell, a drum and even a 150-pound shark.

Pastry chefs, it seems, are a modest lot, happy to work in the shadows. Getting hired as the pastry chef for Rob Feenie when he ran Lumiere restaurant actually meant Eleanor Chow was a very sharp ...

With Chef’s Table: Pastry he uses dessert, an under-appreciated discipline within fine dining, to challenge the principles and power structures of the culinary world.