US Pastry Competition

First place winner Nathaniel Reid from the St. Regis Hotel in Dana Point, CA

Paris Gourmet presents the 21st Annual U.S. Pastry Competition on Sunday, February 28, where 20 rising stars of the pastry world have been selected to compete for the coveted title, Pastry Chef of the Year.

The event is hosted by Paris Gourmet, a leading specialty food importer and distributor sourcing products worldwide with service throughout the North America. Board members of the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique, one of the oldest and most prestigious chef associations in the world, preside over the judging procedures. The event is co-sponsored by Cacao Noel Chocolate, Pastry 1 (pastry ingredients), Beurremont Butter, Gourmand and Maison de Choix.

The U.S. Pastry Competition is America’s most prestigious pastry competition. The event allows leading pastry chefs to showcase their talents by creating advanced dessert and chocolate bonbon recipes exhibited along with highly technical sugar and chocolate sculpted showpieces. The 2010 showpiece theme is The Olympics: Winter Games.

All attendees are invited to view the exhibited showpieces and watch the awards ceremony on Sunday at 4:00 PM at the pastry competition arena. Contest awards total over $10,000.00. The showpieces will remain on view
for the duration of the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York.

“Pastry Chef of the Year” Awards Ceremony and Exhibit Viewing

Sunday, February 28, 2010
10:00 am to 5:00 pm – Awards Ceremony at 4:00 pm
in the pastry competition arena.

See the showpieces created by America’s leading pastry chefs and new products from the sponsors.

This year’s theme: 2010 Olympics – The Winter Games