Explore Illinois bakeries serving German and old-world European breads, strudel, rye loaves, and pastries worth the detour.

This guide will introduce you to a variety of breads and pastries commonly found in German bakeries. While not all of them have German origins, they are nevertheless staples nationwide. Over the ...

Say it fast, add a German accent, and the name of this Cape Coral bakery specializing in German fare sounds remarkably like a famous actor: Bread Pete — Brad Pet — Brad Pitt. That was the intention, ...

Full of rich, meaty, carbohydrate-dense dishes like bratkartoffeln (pan-fried potatoes), bratwurst (sausage), roulade (thinly rolled meat), and schnitzel (cutlet), German cuisine is some of the best ...

This classic German Bienenstich features a tender brioche-like cake layered with pastry cream and finished with a buttery, ...