It's not a Friday night Shabbat or a Jewish high holiday without a loaf of challah -- the soft, slightly sweet, braided bread that's a vital and cherished piece of Jewish tradition. But you don't ...

Before the bread comes out of the oven golden brown, the dough is braided using a fast and mesmerizing technique. Zabar's challah is just one of the specialties available at his market on the city ...

Here's today's cake: I grew up eating challah bread every weekend ... and we began to frost the bagel-sized challah. With a similar braided, fluffy exterior as challah, Deutch's king cake ...