Paris Gourmet presents the 25th Annual U.S. Pastry Competition on Sunday, March 2, 2014, 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 2014 showpiece theme will be “Film Animation”.
All attendees are invited to view the exhibited showpieces and watch the awards ceremony on Sunday at 4:00pm 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.