Fall is a season that brings cozy flavors, warm spices, and beautiful desserts that fill social media feeds. Everywhere you look, people are posting photos of pies, cakes, and pumpkin-filled treats ...

Long before TikTok reels of pear and apple-shaped pastries spammed our phones, 19th-century French chef Antonin Carême was shaping sugar and confectionery into what looked like lyres and gondolas. But ...