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 ...

When you want to impress while cooking at home, you break out a time tested trick: the flambé -- but the wrong lighter could cause the opposite effect.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...