Adam Reiner is a James Beard Award-winning food and drink writer with over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry. His first book, The New Rules of Dining Out: An Insider’s Guide to ...

Flambe is a French word that means flame. Flambe dishes don't just look great, but also taste great. Desserts and other foods are flambeed for a rare, dramatic effect. When it comes to eating and ...

The only fires I start in my kitchen on purpose are for flambéed desserts. Standing at the stove, with a few friends seated at the table behind me, I’ll shout, “Are you ready?!” and then lower my ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Some might say that lighting food on fire is unnecessary bluster. They’re fools. Not only is showing-off in front of friends good and virtuous, it can ...

Every year around mid-June my inbox is flooded with press releases for flag cake recipes, all of which boast new and exciting takes on the patriotic dessert. Usually I ignore them, because flag cakes ...