Despite the sweltering temperatures outside Olmos Park’s recently opened Pashina Pastry, owner Olena Ramanko continues to run its blazing ovens. Her stoic demeanor makes her appear impervious to the ...

New Ukrainian cafes in Lakeview, Wicker Park and Lincoln Park are drawing long lines with syrnyky and strong coffee.

As a child growing up in Ukraine, Julia Kazanov learned to love baking from her grandmother. And though her grandmother is now in “another life,” Kazanov can still feel her presence when she closes ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Victorian Bakery owner Maria Brennan has learned a lot of new tricks in the past couple of years from Ukrainian pastry chef Dinara Kasko. “Pastry chefs are always very generous with ...

Casey Griswold had trouble coming up with the words to describe the response to his fundraiser for the people of Ukraine over the phone Friday morning. “It’s crazy right now,” he said, “It’s like ...

WORCESTER — Last week, news that Casey Griswold, owner of European Bakery & Pastry in Worcester would hold a fundraiser to benefit Ukrainian refugees quickly took on a life of its own. Griswold ...

When Julia Kazanov was a child, growing up in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, she liked to follow her grandmother around the kitchen. While her sister played outside, Kazanov would sit beside her ...