Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

“Cutting the cake” is an honor. Whether you’re getting married, retiring, or celebrating a birthday, the task usually falls to a special person on their special day. I’m not one to nitpick the ...

The Internet explainer culture is up in arms today, trying to tell us that we've "been cutting cake all wrong," because some math guy has discovered "the best way to cut cake." How dare you, sir.