When you compare them by sight, a café au lait and a latte both look like the same drink. Both are warm, milky, and usually served in big mugs that seem perfect for slow sipping. It's the way that ...

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Benrud, whose wife’s grandfather bought the Café Du Monde in 1942, explains that the shop’s legacy helped “popularize” the beignet. The storied pastries are “the standard against which everyone else’s ...

Lucullus Culinary Antiques owner Patrick Dunne shared his method for cafe au lait. Dunne, an author who wrote a column for Southern Accents magazine, wrote such an entertaining one that I am printing ...