Tarte Flambee, also known as Flammekueche, is a traditional Alsatian dish made with a very thin bread or pizza-style dough.

While it might just look like an oblong pizza, tarte flambée is a dish that dates back centuries. It was reportedly prepared by Alsatian bakers who would use it to test the heat of their ovens. If the ...

I was reminded how much I love Tarte Flambee a couple weeks ago in a French bistro in New York City. Bar Boulud, near Lincoln Center, serves an exquisite version of the tart, which is thin pastry ...

From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we’ll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. This week, we’re sharing a recipe for tarte flambée ...

‘I grew up on tarte flambée,” says Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the celebrated chef and restaurateur, about the savory flatbread famous in Alsace, on France’s easternmost border. Think of it as Alsatian ...

IT MIGHT NOT be exactly mainstream, but Tarte Flambée, the Alsatian take on pizza, has been very visible lately. The first time I saw the thing, a rustic round of dough covered with white cheese and ...

What makes tarte flambée so hauntingly delicious is its brilliant simplicity — a razor thin, unyeasted dough is topped with creamy cheese, thick bacon and red onions, then baked at high heat. You can ...

Tarte flambée, also called flammekueche, is a speciality of the Alsace region, in France. It’s made of very thin bread dough topped with crème fraîche (fresh cream) or fromage blanc (white cheese), ...