When it comes to cooking and entertaining, nothing is more entertaining than fire. From the classic Crepe Suzzette to the wonderful dichotomy of a Baked Alaska, having flambe’ skills in your arsenal ...

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 ...

Flambéing with whiskey can be a safe technique when you know how to do it properly. Here's what you need to know to keep your ...

Flambéing food is a process in which a chef adds liqueur to a hot sauté pan, strikes a match, and ignites the meal in a flash of flame and flavor. But as Christine Hansen ’12 points out, the fireworks ...

Whatever happened to baked Alaska, cherries jubilee and crepes suzette? There was a time when such classics graced the dessert menu of every fine-dining establishment - spots now filled by creme ...

Flambéing is the act of burning, or “flaming,” off the alcohol in a food by igniting it. Whether done tableside at a fine restaurant or over your own stove as you prepare a dish, it can make for a ...

Flambéing is the act of burning, or “flaming,” off the alcohol in a food by igniting it. Whether done tableside at a fine restaurant or over your own stove as you prepare a dish, it can make for a ...

This elegant dessert of banana or plantain flambé is popular in the finer restaurants of Mexico. It is a more sophisticated version of plátanos maduros, or sweet fried plantains, which has been a ...

Have you ever been to an upscale restaurant on the ritzy side of town and noticed the plate on the table next to you is on fire? No, not just sizzling the way fajitas do, but actual blue and orange ...