Charlotte Druckman

Portland, OR, is a small city in an out-of-the-way corner of America. So how did it come to determine what we all eat?

Especially, says Charlotte Druckman, when it's this chocolate-cherry one from Big Sur Bakery

A California girl's sensitive touch, says Charlotte Druckman, is lightening up the traditional Eastern European starch-bomb

At the Baking Bean, Charlotte Druckman discovers a deliciously vengeful cookie, just in time for Valentine's Day

The poppyseed-crusted tebirke, as made by Bien Cuit, is the real Scandinavian deal, says Charlotte Druckman

It's a doughnut, slathered in butter, dusted with breadcrumbs, and according to Charlotte Druckman, it's crazy good

Sorry, Europe: American chocolate makers are raising the bean-to-bar standard