Awards & Recognition
★James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef (2006)
★Named Best New Pastry Chef by New York Magazine (2002)
★Named one of the 10 Best Pastry Chefs in America by Pastry Art and Design Magazine (2003, 2004)
★One of 10 Most Influential Chefs in America by Forbes (2007)
★Worked at 3-Michelin star Jean Georges restaurant
★GLAAD Media Award nomination for Top Chef: Just Desserts
Notable Facts
→James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Pastry Chef (2006)
→Former Executive Pastry Chef at 3-Michelin star Jean Georges restaurant (2002-2011)
→Head judge on Bravo's Top Chef: Just Desserts for two seasons
→Author of two cookbooks including 'Dessert FourPlay' and 'Sugar Rush'
→Founded consulting company Sugar Fueled Inc in 2011
→Currently operates as culinary consultant at Independent Practice since 2022
→Career marred by 2017 sexual harassment allegations leading to firing from ABC shows
→Has 31K Instagram followers and 33.9K Twitter followers
→Graduate of Culinary Institute of America with Baking and Pastry Arts degree
→Founded chocolate company CHOCOLATE by Johnny Iuzzini (2016-2020)