As a pastry cook, I've learned tips that can take boxed brownie mixes from OK to extraordinary. To upgrade boxed brownies, I'd add some extracts or salty snacks to the batter. Coffee and extra chopped ...

Alexandra Domrongchai is a food and travel writer based out of New York. With years of experience in the restaurant industry, food culture research, and as an avid traveler, she joins Travel + Leisure ...

Perfect brownies from the box every time, according to professional bakers. Boxed brownie mixes are a pretty great invention. The instructions are simple: Add the included ingredients to a bowl along ...

When the whole world was making life changes at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, I left my job in sales and social media to become a pastry cook in Charleston, South Carolina. Although I think ...