Sonoma, CA – Sherry Yard, three-time James Beard Award winner and pastry chef to the stars, will share her updated interpretations of classic viennoiserie in a Bread Bakers Guild class on September 12 and 13 at Southern California Gas Company in Downey, CA.
In this hands-on class, she will teach students to make fantastic desserts like Black Forest Pot Pie, Yuzu Tart with Palm Sugar Meringue, 12-Layer Dobos Torte, Black Jonathan Apple Crumble, and Thai Ovaltine Bavarian Cream Bars. Aimed at professional bakers and intermediate-to-advanced level home bakers, “Traditional Pastries, Revisited” will spark creativity and inspire students to expand their baking repertoires.
“Traditional Pastries, Revisited” is part of The Guild’s 2015 class series, Revival: What’s Old Is New, which includes hands-on artisan bread and pastry classes blending traditional and contemporary ideas, as well as classes that share valuable practical information for professional bakers. These classes are part of The Guild’s mission to “shape the skills and knowledge of the artisan baking community.” Please visit www.bbga.org to see the complete 2015 events calendar.
Sherry Yard, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, headed the pastry kitchen at Campton Place in San Francisco and in 1994 joined Wolfgang Puck’s Spago as pastry chef. For 20 years, her innovative desserts were a staple at the Academy Awards Governor's Ball, the Grammy Awards, and the Emmy Awards. She has won three James Beard Awards: Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year, and Best Baking Book. She is currently VP of Culinary Development for iPic Entertainment.
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The Bread Bakers Guild of America is a non-profit organization comprised of professional bakers, farmers, millers, suppliers, educators, students, home bakers, technical experts, and bakery owners and managers who work together to support the principle and the practice of producing the highest quality baked goods. It was formed in 1993 to shape the skills and knowledge of the artisan baking community through education.
A class flyer and registration form may be downloaded at www.bbga.org
Source: The Bread Bakers Guild of America