This fabulously over-the-top cake is meant to look a bit messy – and it’s perfect for celebrations - Haarala Hamilton Two years ago, I went to Poland to meet a baker. Such mad things are possible ...

This traditional French strawberry tart tastes best on the day it’s made The classic French strawberry tart. French patisserie has changed a lot – it’s been modernised, using unusual flavour ...

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...

Simmer in-season pears in a spiced luscious caramel, cover with pastry, bake, then flip for a stunning, sticky dessert. Tarte Tatin is a classic French dish consisting of caramel topped with pears and ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – First, the foundation: a buttery yet not too crumbly shortcrust pastry tart shell. Then build it up with a generous layer of velvety crème pâtissière, a subtle vanilla fragrance ...

The Loire Valley, known as the garden of France, is dotted with magnificent royal castles. Gabriel discovers how the world famous Cointreau liqueur is made. In the kitchen he makes this strawberry ...

Influencer brand getaways have become bigger and more popular, but Tarte’s latest trip has caused a whirlwind of drama about its marketing strategy. Similar to press tours, brands can choose to ...

Make the onion soubise: Peel the onions and slice them thinly. Cook onion, garlic and thyme in duck fat until tender but with no colour. Drain off excess fat from the pan. Chop the bacon then place it ...

Donner une tarte, pronounced don-ay oon tart, literally means to give someone a tart. A lovely gesture, and at the weekends French patisseries have long queues of people waiting to buy a large tart or ...

If you've got a foodie on your holiday shopping list, check out this list of cookbooks, memoirs and books about food culture from Canada and beyond. Burdock & Co is a cookbook by Andrea Carlson.

In Duchess at Home — a beautiful new cookbook from the founder of Duchess Bake Shop — Giselle Courteau draws on her French and French Canadian heritage to share the food she loves to make most for her ...

This tart is a glistening scarlet beauty. Don’t look and think, ‘Oh no, all those stages!’ Each one is doable and the reward is huge. Put the mixture into a clean pan and return to the heat. Bring it ...