SAN FRANCISCO Yoshi’s, welcomed the opportunity and additional work when her responsibilities expanded to include the dessert menu at the Japanese restaurant’s sister location in Oakland, Calif.

Nicolas Guercio, the executive pastry chef at Hôtel Lutetia. Julie Limont Guercio, who at one point also wanted to be a motorcycle cop, took a circuitous route to find his dream job. Despite his ...

There’s a cliché in the restaurant industry that line cooks are afraid of pastry. They’ll complain it’s too precise, requires too much measurement. Add to that the fact that most culinary schools silo ...

Making laminated doughs—including croissants, kouign-amann, or puff pastry—is certainly a labor of love. While you can absolutely DIY if you have the patience and precision, even professionals admit ...

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Locally based pastry chef Oralia Perez, who works at the Post Oak Hotel, is competing in a new series.