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Montana Cooking or Sweet Seasons

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

In Sweet Seasons, Chef Richard Leach shares 400 of his building block recipes that can be combined to create 100 of his favorite, original desserts, organized by the seasons–so bakers can take advantage of the freshest available …

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happy chef blogging friday!

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

working with executive pastry chef and james beard award winner richard leach proved to be a pivotal experience, and megan chose to continue to study pastry. she furthered her experience with chef francois payard and executive pastry …

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Gourmet Chocolate – Jin Patisserie

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Sweet Seasons: Fabulous Restaurant Desserts Made Simple, by Richard Leach, executive pastry chef of the Park Avenue Café and a James Beard Foundation Pastry Chef. Four hundred of Leach’s building-block recipes can be combined to create …

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q & a with richard leach

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

he spent time in pastry at aureole and lespinasse, which earned him the james beard award in 1997 for pastry chef of the year. in 2001, leach published his cookbook sweet seasons: fabulous restaurant desserts made simple, which invited …

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richard leach's recipe for glazed ricotta cheese w…

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

richard leach’s recipe for glazed ricotta cheese with figs and port, from the making of a pastry chef. consists of a bottom layer of port wine reduction with figs and sugar and a custard layer of ricotta cheese, cream cheese, cream, …

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Eater NY: Eater Inside: Park Avenue Summer

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Richard Leach, James Beard award winner will be executive pastry chef with a stable of summer confections that delight for their concentrated flavors and stunning presentations.” Park Avenue Summer Stillmans, Restaurant Experiments …

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snack: snackwire: scott bryan leaves veritas, heading to

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Bryan has also completed a self-directed pastry apprenticeship with Richard Leach, the pastry chef from the Mondrian in New York. After meeting restaurateur Gino Diaferia in 1994 Bryan assumed the position of Executive Chef of Alison on …

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Q & A with the Rouge Tomate Team – Restaurant Girl

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Pastry chef James Distefano began his career under Richard Leach at Park Avenue Café, and eventually moved on to whimsy at davidburke & donatella. But let’s not forget Natalia Rusin, the in-house nutritionist. Rusin is anything but the …

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Rouge Tomate — Punchin Intl & The Walman Report

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

assisted pastry great Richard Leach and was introduced to chef David Burke. In December 2003, Burke asked Distefano to join him as executive pastry chef at his restaurant, david burke & donatella. There, Distefano exhibited a remarkable …

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Chocolate Mousse with Chocolate Tea Ice Cream from Chef Richard Leach

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

NEW YORK’S GOTHAM BAR & GRILL IS THE ORIGINAL VENUE FOR THE RESTAURANT GROUP THAT ALSO OPENED A SEAFOOD HOUSE CALLED 1 FIFTH AVENUE. THE PASTRY CHEF THERE IS RICHARD LEACH WHO HAS WORKED IN AND AROUND NEW YORK ALL OF HIS CAREER. …

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