Pastry Live

Announcing the culinary students competing in the 2013 Student Chocolate Challenge! These rising culinary talents will create and construct chocolate showpieces displaying their skills and will present them on Sunday, August 25th, 2013.

Pastry Atlanta will be held at the Retreat at Perimeter Summit in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, August 25th. Atlanta’s best pastry chefs will share delicious samples of their work while competing for one of Pastry Live’s “Atlanta’s Best” awards.

Learn and be inspired at Pastry Live 2013. Top chefs from across the country will contend in fierce competitions while leading pastry artists share cutting-edge techniques. New to this year, Pastry Atlanta highlights the city's talented pastry chefs.

The Signature Plated Dessert competitors have been finalized! Top pastry chefs from across the country will create and present a signature dessert that best represents their culinary style to a panel of industry professionals on Monday, August 26th.

Pastry Live is proud to announce the 2013 Chocolatier of the Year competitors! These expert chocolatiers will create and present artisan chocolates displaying their craftsmanship to a judging panel and the event's audience on August 25th, 2013.

Pastry Live is proud to announce the 2013 Art of Cake competitors! These skilled artists will be asked to present a cake embodying the theme of Art Nouveau and present it to a panel of top industry judges on Sunday, August 25th, 2013.

Announcing the 2013 National Showpiece Championship team captains! These chefs are among the top in the industry, possesing impressive skills in chocolate and sugar work. August 27th, each will compete for the title of National Showpiece Champion.

During Pastry Live Weekend, America’s top pastry chefs competed for the title of National Showpiece Champions. Seven teams of two chefs competed in either chocolate or sugar for the title of National Showpiece Champion.

During Pastry Live Weekend, Chef Jerome Jacob of Bellagio Resort Hotel and Casino was named Pastry Live's 2012 Chocolatier of the Year. His masterfully crafted chocolates displayed originality in their design and flavor, earning him the title.

During Pastry Live Weekend, nine of the nation's top pastry chefs competed in Pastry Live's newest competition, the Signature Plated Dessert. With his "Almond Apricot Harmony," Chef James Satterwhite was named this year's first place winner.