Top Ten Desserts

Monday was the Top Ten Desserts at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York organized by Dessert Professional Magazine.
I had the best time over there not just because of the amazing sweet creations but also for the the cool crowd that I bumped into.
I love this event because it's not a competition but an honor to the "Top Ten Pastry Chefs" of the year.

The nominee chefs were:

Nathaniel Reid, Norman Love Confections, Naples FL

Jean-Marie Auboine, Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolatier, Las Vegas, NV

Chris Hanmer, The School of Pastry Design, Las Vegas, NV

Sally Camacho, WP24, Los Angeles, CA

Craig Harzewski, Naha, Chicago, IL

Sandro Micheli, Daniel, NYC

Marc Aumont, The Modern, NYC

Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar, NYC

Damien Herrgott, Bosie Tea Parlor, NYC

Angela Pinkerton, Eleven Madison Park, NYC

My favorite dessert (even if I'm vegan I had to taste) was Sandro Micheli's, (below) simple and perfect!

The great surprise was that we were featured in the cover of the magazine with Hasty Torres (Madame Chocolate), there are cool pictures of www.vegandivasnyc.com sweets and also some fun shots with Daniel Boulud when he devouring our Decadent layered triple cake and was nice enough to let us "take over" his uber kitchen at Daniel!

Matthew Stevens and I

Hasty Torres (right) and I in the cover of the magazine.

Thank you Matthew Stevens, Stacie Joy and the Dessert Professional team for the great job and helping spreading the word about Vegan Divas and our delicious guilty-free desserts!  

Cheers!

Fernanda