Traditional cakes are on the decline. While crepe cakes, cheesecakes and tiramisu are on the upswing or at least still going strong, the classic vanilla and humble yellow varieties are boring now. I ...

Root beer floats are an underrated dessert, but why stop there? Coke, orange soda, Mountain Dew and ginger ale all play well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yet all of those fall behind a grape ...