desserts

    By Danny King

    | 12:00PM 1/18/2011
    Jason Bauer, CEO of the popular Crumbs Bake Shop, isn't worried about competition. In fact, he welcomes it. But with his company going public and with plans to expand from 34 stores to 200, he'll have to avoid the pitfalls of other dessert companies that rose too fast and fell.

    By Julia Scott

    | 12:50PM 9/09/2010
    Make a reservation through Open Table for a restaurant on Sept. 15, 2010, and get a free dessert for every two entrees your party orders. The deal celebrates the premiere of Top Chef Just Desserts, a new television show on Bravo! Dozens of restaurants are participating in Boston, Chicago,...

    By Tom Barlow

    | 3:00PM 1/23/2009
    Today is National Pie Day, according to the American Pie Council, one of few holidays I can wholeheartedly endorse. Having devoted a goodly portion of my life (and waistline) to the pursuit of transcendent pies, I have some strong opinions on the subject. Today seems like the right time to given...