Browsing Tags

Pastry Chef

Pastry Chef Los Angeles

Interview: pastry chef Margarita Manzke (République + Sari Sari Store)

Margarita Manzke grew up in Manila and first stepped behind a stove at age 7. Despite an early baking experiment that earned jeers from her brothers, she persisted and attended the revered Culinary Institute...
Chefs Los Angeles

Interview: pastry chef Genevieve Gergis (Bavel + Bestia)

Genevieve Gergis first met Ori Menashe while they were both working at La Terza in Mid-City. They each tell a version of the story in the new cookbook they co-wrote with Lesley Suter, Bestia:...
Chef Los Angeles

Interview: chef Dominique Ansel (189 by Dominique Ansel)

Chef Dominique Ansel is synonymous with the Cronut®, but you don’t earn the 2014 James Beard Award for “Outstanding Pastry Chef” and get named the 2017 “World’s Best Pastry Chef” by being a one-hit...
Chef California

Interview: Lincoln Carson (Mina Group Corporate Pastry Chef)

Beirut-born Lincoln Carson was a globetrotter before becoming a chef in the U.S. Francois Payard mentored him at New York’s Le Bernardin. He later relocated to Las Vegas to work for chef Julian Serrano...
Pastry Chef New York City

Interview: Pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini (Part 2)

We recently met pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini on the roof of a building near downtown L.A., where he delved deep into his background and approach. This is Part 2 of the interview.
Pastry Chef New York City

Interview: Pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini (Part 1)

In many ways, Johnny Iuzzini has become the quintessential 21st Century pastry chef. He’s spent the past decade leading top tier departments for internationally renowned chefs Daniel Boulud and Jean Georges. The native (upstate)...