It was bound to happen eventually. With cronut fever -- yes that's a hybrid croissant-donut -- currently sending New York City into a deep-fried fr...

With Mardi Gras just around the corner, bakeries across Chicago are firing up the ovens in anticipation of Paczki Day. Most popular in Polish comm...

Since 2009, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) has made it a point to regularly hit the streets of his Chicago-area district and go "undercover" at a loc...

Need a happy hour pick-me-up at an early-bird time? A trio of new, hooch-filled, deep-fried offerings at a Windy City bakery are now bringing a boo...

Did you know that Thursday -- and each May 31 -- is National Macaroon Day? As Menuism points out, macarons -- which originated in France -- have be...

Members of Chicago's Humboldt Park community gathered Thursday outside TipsyCake, a bakery whose owner has come under criticism after she made controv...

In case we need to remind you, Nov. 17 marks National Baklava Day. The important holiday recognizes the enigmatic dessert comprised of layers of p...

Food can carry any number of different meanings to any number of people. And sometimes specific foods can carry an unmatched power to comfort -- as we...

An extra-alarm fire that took nearly four hours to be put out by firefighters destroyed a well-liked Polish bakery located on Milwaukee Avenue in Chic...

Last year, Chicagoans celebrated Paczki Day on Fat Tuesday, but some say the Polish tradition of eating lots of the sweet pastries actually falls on t...

Crumbs Bake Shop, the infamous East Coast cupcake spot, is making a new home right here in Chicago. The bakery known for their beautiful looking and ...

The Food Network's newest star Sunny Anderson is in Chicago this week and seeking fellow bakers to help her ship tasty treats to the troops. Anderso...

Don't miss the chance to order a special Chicago Bulls cupcake from Bulls player Carlos Boozer today. Benny the Bull will join Boozer at Sprinkles C...

Can Candace and Charles Nelson, owners of Sprinkles, The Original Cupcake Bakery, prove the cupcake craze is here to stay? The former investment ba...

I've been searching for that flavor of real butter, real cream, that sublime texture of hand made, not machine punched out, pastries.

By any standard, Dimitri Fayard has a grueling schedule. But add to it training for the year's most prestigious international pastry competition and you get a sense of this French-born Chicagoan's determination.