Democratic National Convention guests were treated to a pair of giant cheesecakes over the weekend, courtesy of a long-running Chicago restaurant chain. Eli’s Cheesecake, founded in Chicago 40 years ago, served up the two 1,000-pound cheesecakes this past Saturday and Sunday. The first colossal cheesecake was served on Saturday night for attendees of the DNC...
A pint-sized pie baker sliced through an exceedingly seasoned field of competitors to claimfirst prize at the State Fair of Texas’ “Battle for the Blue Ribbons.” Seven-year-old Allen Gage of Mabank, Texas, took home the title after submitting his blueberry pie for judging in the fruit pie division — making him the youngest person ever...
Lard was the canary in the coal mine of culinary correctness. Rendered pig fat was ubiquitous in human diets for centuries. It was used to fry everything from dough to chicken and was an essential ingredient in pie making. Lard tragically fell from public favor during the Great War on Monounsaturated Fats in the 20th...
As the social media world has consumed the famed chocolate muffin at the Paris Olympics, many have tried to recreate the cake-like treat themselves. Fox News Digital spoke to a New York chef who did just that in a widely shared instructional video inspired by the Olympic Village version that Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, better...
There’s nothing like a recipe passed down from Mom or Dad. “This cheesecake recipe is special to me because it’s my mom’s!” said Aaron Pinson, co-owner and operator of AnywhereKosher.com in Los Angeles, California. He said this cheesecake recipe has been a hit in his family for years, but that the recipe itself is even...
Margaret Rudkin was a force of nature on the farm, in the bakery and in the boardroom. You may not know her name. But you’ve certainly enjoyed delicious breads and snacks inspired by her idyllic Connecticut estate. Pepperidge Farm. Yes, it’s a real place. The Pepperidge Farm brand today is a powerhouse of the American...
Palestrina McCaffrey knows a lot about macaroni and cheese. For the better part of the last year, the Los Angeles-based content creator has tested “at least 30” different kinds of macaroni and cheese for her TikTok and YouTube accounts, she told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview ahead of National Mac and Cheese Day....
Well-known doughnut chain Krispy Kreme was founded in North Carolina on this day in history, July 13, 1937. Company founder Vernon Rudolph “bought a secret yeast-raised doughnut recipe from a New Orleans French chef,” said the website for Krispy Kreme. Rudolph set up a doughnut factory in present-day Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and...
As the Japanese soufflé pancake has grown in popularity amid the recent U.S. expansion of a Canadian-headquartered dessert café, its origin can be traced to a Hawaiian restaurant and its pancake-averse chef. Nathan Tran is proprietor and general manager of the Cream Pot, a popular breakfast and brunch spot for Japanese tourists and Hawaiian residents...
