As superhero origin stories go, this one is pretty low-key. No radioactivity. No other planets. Just a Swede, his love of pastry, and a noble quest for accuracy. It's a bun, it's some cream, it's ...

Naomi Waxman is the former reporter for Eater Chicago and an award-winning journalist who covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups. It’s telling that in Chicago, Fat Tuesday — the day before Lenten Season ...

Every year, as February approaches and thoughts of Christmas are long gone, European bakeries disrupt the bleakness of midwinter with windows and display cases filled with delightfully rich sweets ...

Not sure what to look for in a good semla? We've done the work so you don't have to. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se Semlor are traditional ...

Semla buns being made at the Vetekatten café in Stockholm. Photo: Anders Ahlgren/SvD/TT On Fat Tuesday Swedes will gorge themselves on these fantastic cream buns, but they're usually available in ...

As Easter approaches, the idea is to observe a 40-day fast, but you may have noticed that Swedes like to prepare for Lent with an excessive consumption of semlor – the cardamom buns filled with almond ...

“Fat Tuesday,” a day of celebration and indulgence that precedes the abstemiousness of the Lenten season during which Christians prepare for Easter, is acknowledged in different ways around the globe.

As superhero origin stories go, this one is pretty low-key. No radioactivity. No other planets. Just a Swede, his love of pastry, and a noble quest for accuracy. It's a bun, it's some cream, it's ...