Also me: I spent an hour in traffic to drive to a bakery in Koreatown because someone I follow on Instagram posted a video of a “flat” croissant. The flat croissant looks like an optical illusion.

But the latest croissant trend is a lot less, well, fluffy. The flat croissant trend surfaced at bakeries in Seoul last year, and TikTok soon caught on. Soon enough, creators started sharing ...

On a busy Saturday afternoon in Mountain View, California, the line at Alexander's Patisserie — a pastry shop known for its precision and innovation — can stretch out the door. Customers eye a display ...

That assessment didn’t feel too off the mark. Watching a video of the recently released flat croissant from Alexander’s Patisserie felt wrong. Even with croissant innovation reaching a ...

To the French, this question might sound outrageous, even offensive, but it is one that everyone is asking – especially in Korea, where the trendy “flat croissant” was created. In general ...

France’s famous and inimitable pastries are stirring up envy on social networks, but this time with a new trend that’s easy to replicate at home – the “flat croissant”. A few months ago ...

SEATTLE — Who on Earth would take a perfectly refined croissant — delicate layers and all— and squish it flat? One look at TikTok or Instagram and you'd see it's all the rage. So long ...

Also me: I spent an hour in traffic to drive to a bakery in Koreatown because someone I follow on Instagram posted a video of a "flat" croissant. The flat croissant looks like an optical illusion. A ...