Those colorful candles burning brightly atop a birthday cake may look lovely, but apparently blowing them out has some pretty disgusting side effects, researchers say. A study in the Journal of Food ...

Blowing out birthday candles is an age-old tradition, but it's something that's more likely to make people cringe than cheer in the age of COVID-19. Thanks to the pandemic, we've all become a lot more ...

As a small child, I remember attending other children’s birthday parties at our local roller rink or McDonald’s and thinking, “Eww, I don’t want to eat that cake that some other kid essentially just ...

Christina Tosi is the latest guest on my podcast, Your Last Meal. Christina is the founder, CEO, and James Beard Award winning chef of Milk Bar, a much beloved bakery with locations in six cities. She ...

We've all heard the jokes when it's time to blow out the candles on our birthday cakes. Every year, without fail, at least one person will yell "don't spit" at the last second. Of course, no one wants ...