Chiara Lombardi / Owner, The Cake Lounge, Toronto, Canada Nanaimo Bar Reinvented Toronto pastry chef Chiara Lombardi likes to say “Baking is my superpower.” Her specialty—entremet—is hardly a casual pursuit. Historically served between main plates at full course...
Catherine Wiersema / Owner, Chocolats Passion, Portland, Maine Pear Pâte de Fruit The Chocolate Journey of Artisan Confectioner, Catherine Wiersema Catherine Wiersema, an artisan confectioner, has chocolate running through her veins, a passion ignited during her...
Angela Pinkerton / Owner, Pie Society, San Francisco, California Pies so delicious they produce audible gasps of delight and prompt people to say “best pie ever!” This is how a San Francisco Chronicle writer described Pie Society in early 2021, when simple...
Katryana Zide / Owner, Katryana Zide Chocolates, St. Helena, California Bananas Foster Chipotle Sour Truffle El Corazon Cannabis-Infused Chocolate Truffle Red Sangria Bonbon Dark and Carmelized Pineapple Lychee & Mango Caramel New business owner Katryana Zide is...
A Culinary Journey through the Americas In honor of this year’s CIA Worlds of Flavor Conference: Cities of the Americas, Ritz-Carlton Chicago Pastry Chef Toni Roberts (CIA ’05 graduate) invites you along on a 3-course culinary journey. Begin with a delightful...
Juliet Pries / Owner, The Ice Cream Bar, San Francisco, California Ice cream offers endless opportunity for experimenting and there’s no telling when a flavor will make the greatest hits list. Roasted Pineapple debuted on The Cream Bar’s opening menu in 2011...
