Across America, almost every state has a signature food and dessert that residents enjoy. In Maryland’s case, the food is stuffed ham and the dessert is the iconic Smith Island cake. The cake is so ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. If you observe it carefully, chocolate can tell a story. At least that’s what Jinji Fraser, the founder of ...

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