Long snubbed by serious pastry chefs, the most malleable of icings is making a comeback. Fondant and marzipan fruit top vanilla sponge- and chocolate blackout cakes created for T by Sarah Hardy, the ...

Researchers have studied the kinetic and thermodynamic processes of sugar crystallization in the making of fondant. They combine a controlled kneading machine with light microscopy to precisely ...

Some dishes are unequivocally high-end: a perfectly clear consommé, for instance. Others are less so—a cheeseburger-crust pizza, say. Still others defy the distinction, served in restaurants of all ...