If someone asks you if you’d like a croissant or a macaron, you’re going to know what they’re talking about. At which point you’re then going to want to eat one, obviously. But lately, you’ve probably ...

You might imagine that most egg tarts are relatively indistinguishable , with their pastry cups and plain, sunglow-colored ...

Rafael Tonon is an award-winning journalist, writer, curator, and researcher, covering food trends and the restaurant industry in Brazil and Portugal for Slate, The Washington Post, Epicurious, Atlas ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: This popular dessert is delicious, but rich – pace yourself. Otherwise, you find yourself curled in a ball with a stomach ache in your hotel room and not taking that Lisbon ...

FALL RIVER — Ready for a food fight — one that involves a quest to eat tons of sweet treats? If so, you're in luck. The Pastel de Nata Throwdown kicked off this week, pitting bakeries in the sister ...

The pastel de nata, an egg custard pastry tart, is Portugal’s most famous dessert, and Lisbon is full of patisseries claiming to make the very best one in the country. However, there are so many to ...

Puff pastry and a creamy custard come together in this classic tart. One of the many joys of a trip to Portugal is trying a pastel de nata, the famous Portuguese tart made from puff pastry and egg ...

“You see the wall over there?” Tomás Duarte points outside, through the main door, to the opposite side of the street. “Imagine this all full,” he gestures to the interior of the bakery, “and the ...

When it comes to Portuguese desserts, competition in the SouthCoast is fierce. And pasteis de nata, traditional Portuguese custard cups, are at the top of the list for many local lovers of sweets. So ...