Oh Wes Anderson, you’ve won our hearts once again by teaching us how to recreate Mendl’s courtesan au chocolate, a fictional filled pastry that takes center stage in his new movie The Grand Budapest ...

First things first: If you haven’t seen Wes Anderson’s newest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, by now, you’re really missing out. The director’s latest effort is beautiful, funny, quirky, and, best of ...

The towering Courtesan au Chocolat pastry is the signature creation of Mendl’s. Our party version is shorter. Fox Searchlight Oscar parties bear some resemblance to Super Bowl parties: Food is ...

If only Mendl's bakery was real. We could place an order for its courtesan au chocolat and make the gorgeous pastry the star of our Academy Awards party. Alas, the bakery exists only in the fictional ...