For my dining dollar, dessert really isn’t as great a value as that foie gras add-on or an excellent cheese plate. Once I ordered the Basque cake at Gemma, though, I had to reconsider my no-dessert ...

Gateau Basque is kind of like a tart, or a pie, or a cookie -- and the filled cake is one of the more unusual desserts in cookbook author Dorie Greenspan's repertoire. "It's a dry cake, but delicious, ...

Dear Pat: Our new favorite restaurant is Lüke on the River Walk. We hardly ever make it to dessert, since there are so many yummy appetizers and main courses. But last week, we tried the Gâteau Basque ...

Charles Chen didn't expect his weekend project to become that successful, but success had come for his Japanese-Basque cheesecake with all its Internet-era consequences; four-hour lines in the cold.

In France's Basque country, a quaint bakery still uses old methods to make the region's beloved shortbread cake. The sights and sounds of the mill and bakery keep people coming. "You'll have to move ...

Mark Kurlansky is the author of "The Basque History of the World" (Penguin, 2001), among other books. His new book, "Boogaloo on Second Avenue: A Novel of Pastry, Guilt, and Music," will be published ...

Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan has an unusual dessert in her repertoire that's perfect for the holidays -- a gateau Basque from southwestern... Gateau Basque: A Perfect Cake For The Holidays Gateau ...