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Domino's has developed a self-driving robot for delivering pizza.
Park Hyatt New York pastry chef Scott Cioe shares the secrets of choux pastry.
Smith Island Cake stands tall, smoothly coated in chocolate icing -- no swirls, no rosettes, no bling. Sliced and plated it reveals its genius: pencil-thin layers of pale cake, stacked and spliced with ample icing. It's delicious. And mysterious.
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