These 9 French recipes cover the pieces that make that kind of spread work: a showpiece beef main, a stew, warm cheese, bread, potatoes, onions, pastry, and custard. Some are quick enough for snacks ...

This classic French fruit tart recipe is the ultimate French pastry shop dish. A layer of eye-catching, glazed fresh fruits sits atop heavenly vanilla pastry cream, all nestled into a homemade, ...

Recently I served this to guests as a first course, and it was so well received I had to share the recipe. When it comes to ...

During an episode of Barefoot Contessa, Garten shared her philosophy for entertaining friends which makes it easier for her as the host. “One of my mottos is: my friends don’t have more fun if I spent ...

Croissants and macarons are just the beginning. Here are 10 traditional French pastries you don’t want to miss.

Yewande Komolafe brings us a recipe for a Breton pastry alongside a touching column. By Melissa Clark Credit...Kelly Marshall for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi. Prop Stylist: Paige ...

Forget croissants. Let Claire Saffitz teach you how to make a showstopping Paris-Brest. By Claire Saffitz When I think of French pastry — before éclairs, before madeleines, before even the croissant — ...

Back in April, I visited a restaurant in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (one of my favorite food and restaurant cities in the country) that knocked my socks off. Mind you, the rest of ...