Historically, pastry chefs angling for a job at the Ottoman court were tested on their baklava-making skills. Baklava is still often left to specialists who've spent years perfecting their dough ...

Baklava is the pecan pie of the Mediterranean: sweet, crunchy, nutty and hard to resist. It tastes like honey, butter and cinnamon. In other words, it tastes like heaven. On Thursday, the Hellenic ...

Various types of baklava, shirini danmarki (baked saffron rolls) and individually wrapped cookies caught my eye immediately. Near the counter stood a large white shelf lined with bins of their ...