Category: Food

Hear what life is like as Pastry Chef of the venerated Balthazar Bakery - where thousands of croissants, baguettes, scones, breads, tarts, cakes, pies and mini pastries are lovingly made daily at its Englewood, New Jersey 14,000 square foot facility. Amanda Pacheco, who earned degrees in both Culinary and Pastry Arts from Johnson & Wales, began working at Balthazar as a pastry cook, worked her way up to sous pastry chef and in 2015, snagged her dream job - Pastry Chef. Amanda, who supervises a staff of 8, gets to work at 5:00am 5 days a week, including holidays - Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Easter. But, it's a labor of love.Grab an iced tea and a galette and check out this mouth-watering conversation.

BASIL TREE CATERING & Cafe, “a business with a conscience” that works closely with the Boston area’s charitable organizations and shelters has been voted as the reader’s choice for Best Caterer in Cambridge. For more information about this classy, committed catering company, visit the website…

DESPITE THE FACT that it really shouldn’t be mango season anymore—it tends to peak in April and May here—the grocery stores in my neighborhood keep having banging deals on mangos! And I cannot say no to mangoes. To me, mangoes feel like glorious luxury. When I was young growing up in…

DANA GUNDERS, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told the Los Angeles Times that the expiration date is actually the manufacturer’s recommendation for when the food is at peak quality, not…

AS PART OF the Feeding the 5000 campaign, free meals were given out in Union Square in New York City this week. According to NRDC Senior Scientist Dana Gunders, the campaign is…