Israeli pastry chef makes it big as ‘Sweet Genius’

As the minutes on the clock tick away, the chefs run about their kitchens furiously trying to complete their Taj Mahal-themed desserts. “What have I got for you now?” booms the thickly accented master pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel as he overlooks the chefs’ workstations.

Pastry School Opens to Public

Stephane Treand, master European pastry chef, opened his Art of Pastry School Friday, April 20, featuring pastry chefs and hundreds of their handmade confections. Nearly 300 attended the event at 9...

Nevadan At Work: Pastry Chef Aims For Sweet Impressions

Jaret Blinn is doing what any gracious host would do. As executive pastry chef at Red Rock Resort, Blinn's is preparing his staff to please some of the world's top chefs, all while making thousands of chocolate-covered treats, cheesecake pops and other

James Beard awards: NYC pastry chef honored

Compost, "crack" and something called cereal milk—unlikely ingredients that have propelled Christina Tosi to the head of her culinary class. The protégé and dessert maven of uber chef-of-the-moment David Chang was named rising star chef of the year on Monday by the James Beard Foundation, an honor earned largely by her knack for crafting unusual sweet treats—including soft serve ice cream made ...

Oneida pastry chef and son to compete on tonight's episode of "Sweet Genius"

The show premieres on the Food Network tonight at 10 p.m. and will be rerun at 1 a.m. Friday. It will reair at 11 p.m. May 10.