Awards & Recognition
★2007 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef
★2014 IACP Culinary Professional of the Year
★2004 Bon Appétit Pastry Chef of the Year
★2002-2003 America's Top Ten Pastry Chefs by Pastry Art & Design
Notable Facts
→Creative Director at Institute of Culinary Education in NYC
→Former Executive Pastry Chef at Le Bernardin (3 Michelin stars)
→Helped establish first educational bean-to-bar chocolate lab in US
→Contributed to Le Bernardin earning 4 NY Times stars and 3 Michelin stars
→Active writer for major culinary publications
→Currently Culinary Director at Boiron Americas
→20k Instagram followers