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10 Best Pastry Chefs in America – 2007

10 Best Pastry Chefs in America – 2007

Pastry Art and Design has released it’s “10 Best Pastry Chefs in America”.
They are:

Dimitri Fayard
Gale Gand
Ciril Hitz
Mike McCarey
Colette Peters
Vincent Pilon
Giles Renusson
Frederic Robert
Anil Rohira
Stephane Treand
Alain Roby

pastrypros.com would like to extend a whole hearted congratulations to all the winners!

Johnny Iuzzini online

Johnny Iuzzini online

Finally,Restaurant Jean George Pastry Chef has his excellent website up!

www.johnnyiuzzini.com
Very well done.
A book will be coming out soon called ‘Dessert 4 Play’ ( most of the
time Johnny’s desserts are featured in a flight of four at RJG)
Great timeline, bio, recipes soon to come and something I found really
interesting, how many TV appearences JI has made!
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Pastry going’s on in the world

Hi Folks!
Some old and new websites.
Let’s start off with foodbeam.com , with Fanny from the Cote d ‘Azure in France.
She’s in the midst of a ten week internship with the incredible Pierre Herme, has beautiful pics of the desserts she is helping make there and also has a wonderful Flicker page of her Herme pictures [...]

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Vintage Chocolates Cocoa Pulp Marmalade

Vintage Chocolates Cocoa Pulp Marmalade

A flavor best described as tangy and creamy…. almost sweet and sour. This “marmalade” is made by taking the flesh of the cocao bean ( what is left after removing the beans) ….

Congratulations!!!!!

Michael Laiskonis
Photo courtesy the James Beard Foundation

Congratulations to Michael Laiskonis, long time friend and contributor to pastrypros.com for his honor in being given the award of “OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF” by the James Beard Foundation.

click here to see all the results –>

Dinner with the band

Dinner with the Band!

Attention Sam Mason Fans,

Not being busy enough getting his new restaurant with Francis Derby
(Tailor) on Spring and Broome streets in the SOHO section of NYC ready
to open, Sam
is now hosting a cool assed show called “Dinner With the Band”!!!

featured chef – Derek Chervenak

Meet Derek Chervenak, Pastry Chef at Restaurant David Drake, one of New Jersey’s finest restaurants. Restaurant David Drake was voted “best Romantic Dining” by New Jersey Monthly magazine in January, 2007. Derek Chervenak, a recent addition to the staff at Restaurant David Drake, was kind enough to give us an insight into his day.

pastrypros.com swag!

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