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Working familiar flavors into new presentations—strawberry, yogurt and basi

Eureka!—Chasing Inspiration in the Kitchen

Follow the Leader: On the Value—or Lack thereof—of Trends in Cooking

Michael Laiskonis head shot

Roots and Rituals: On Cookies and Culinary Memories

finished chocolate bar

Pastry & Baking Arts

Introducing ICE's Chocolate Lab

Jeremiah Tower

The Roots of American Food: Paying Homage to Jeremiah Tower

plating a dessert

Business of Food/Wine

Playing with Fire

loaf of bread

Pastry & Baking Arts

Back to the Start(er): A Pastry Chef's Lifelong Passion for Bread

Fermentation over different periods of time

Know Your Ingredients: Dairy

campari grapefruit pate de fruit

Sugar Science

Chef Michael Laiskonis plating chocolate mousse and blueberry dessert

The Evolution from Cook to Chef

Barry and Susan Wine of Quilted Giraffe restaurant

Food Trends Before the Digital Age

IBM Watson and Ģ��Ƶ Food Truck

Inside the #IBMFoodTruck

Chef Michael Laiskonis demonstrating for culinary students in New York

A Day in the Life of A Professional Kitchen

Michael Laiskonis

A Chef Reimagines His Culinary Heritage

Pastry & Baking Arts

Revisiting Classic French Pastry

Seeds: Cultivating the Future of Flavor

fried bread, often eaten as a snack with Lithuanian beer

Continuing Education: A Culinary Voyage to Lithuania

Plated freshly made ice cream and sorbet

Pastry & Baking Arts

Sweet Science