Picture this. Your grandmother's dining room, dressed with her finest tablecloth, guests arriving in their Sunday best, and the most elaborate dessert you've ever seen waiting in the kitchen.

There is something about ending a big holiday meal with a beautiful dessert that brings the whole moment together. After everyone has made their way through the main course, it feels nice to close ...

Brooks Headley is the pastry chef at Del Posto in New York City. His book is Brooks Headley’s Fancy Desserts : The Recipes of Del Posto’s James Beard Award–Winning Pastry Chef. We have a recipe for ...