PreGel AMERICA, the U.S. subsidiary of the largest specialty dessert ingredient manufacturer in the world, is excited to announce the return of some of the world's finest culinary talent to the 2014 PreGel 5-Star Pastry Series® line-up. The series provides an opportunity for established culinary professionals to sharpen and increase their skills in the arts of pastry, chocolate, showpieces and plated desserts at PreGel's state-of-the-art Professional Training Center in Charlotte, NC.

The PreGel 5-Star Pastry Series® is slated to present six classes in 2014. Returning to showcase their extraordinary talent and teaching ingenuity are Michael Laiskonis, creative director for the Institute of Culinary Education; Jerome Landrieu, head of Chicago Chocolate Academy; Ramon Morato, director of Aula Chocovic; Laurent Branlard, executive pastry chef, Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel; Frederic Hawecker, MOF; and Jean-Michel Perruchon, MOF & director of Ecole Gastronomique Bellouet Conseil. Each will teach a three-day seminar which is ACF-certified for continuing education credits.

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