This Montreal smoked meat was made to correct the omission of steaming in my pastrami—fixing a problem has never been so delicious. More

So, why a flatulence reference for such a delicious pastry? There are a few theories. One points to the noise that doughnuts make while being fried. Another explains that a nun farted in a kitchen causing another nun to crack up so hard, she dropped some pastry in hot oil and hey whaddyaknow, it tasted pretty good. More

Unfortunately stuffing isn't that photogenic. [Photographs: Erin Zimmer]... More

In the ice cream sandwich world, the macaron glacé might be the queen of them all. Instead of the long chocolate, tiny hole-filled cookies smashing generic vanilla ice cream, these are made with delicate French macarons as bookends and really good gelato inside. More