Located along Boston’s 2.5-mile-long Freedom Trail, Ye Olde Union Oyster House, the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the country, opened in 1826 and started dishing up steaming bowls of New ...

Fish cakes are an old New England tradition, whether made with salt cod (a pantry staple in every house) or with fresh fish. They make a wonderful supper, served with fresh peas and prosciutto. Add a ...

To try a recipe for Britain's best-known cake, the Victoria Sandwich, click here. There was an elaborate banquet for King William IV's last birthday party at which he famously brought Queen Victoria, ...

Certain symbolic objects are mixed into birthday cake as it is being prepared. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. * Holland: Crown Years Even birthday years are called ...

Over the past week, the world has been treated to a new report about Tom Cruise’s latest act of supposed heroism. This time, the gung-ho mega-star wasn’t seen landing a helicopter in someone’s back ...