PASTRY CHEF SHOWCASE 2012

The Pastry Chef Showcase held at the Ranchmen's Club 

Clark Adams (left) and Andreas Schwarzer members of the pastry chef guild of Albert which organized the event

Fundraising from the event benefits L'arche Calgary and scholarships for Baking and Pastry Arts students

Brulee Patisserie Chefs Rachael Holly and Niki (not pictured)

Ginger pecan torte with espresso mascarpone cream and pecan crackle

Crave's Ashley Daoust

Crave's Peanut butter Adventure - cornflake and graham crumb base layer, chocolate truffle made with Valrhona chocolate and Crave chocolate cake, peanut butter cream cheese mousse salted whipped cream, candied peanuts handcrafted caramel sauce topped with honey tuiles and signature Crave-o-licious Callebault chocolate shavings

The creation from Manuel Latruwe Belgian Patisserie and Bread Shop

NOtaBLE's Bryan Low

NOtaBLE's Mousse Duo: Sweet meets Savoury.  White chocolate tonka bean and spiced golden beet.  Cherry Cassis Chocolate Mousse and Flourless Chocolate.

The Ranchmen's Club's Katelin Bland

Halloween Treats Revisited: Tootsie Roll Chocolate Fudge Sauce, Crunchie Bar Gelato Truffle Caramel Apple Mousse Cake, and Raspberry Pop Rocks Lollipop

A closer look at the dessert

The Ranchmen's Club Second Offering: Deconstructed Pumpkin Pie

A closer look at the Ranchmen's Club second offering

Mona, Jesse and Lindsey of SAIT Polytechnic Baking and Pastry Arts Students

SAIT's Spiced Plum Verrine, Pear and Apricot Fruit bomb, Lindt Ecuador Chocolate with Spiced Rum Ganache and Chili

A closer look at SAIT's dessert

Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire Pastry Chef Bishwa Pati (right) with chef Alanna

Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire's Duo Passion Fruit Dome and Opera Parisienne

A closer look at Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire's dessert

Pastry Chef Tracie Zahavich and chef both of Silver Golf Club

Silver Springs' Chocolate Beet Cake - white chocolate goat's cheese mousse, raspberry beet sauce, candied pecan crumb, glass beet chip

A closer look at Silver Springs'dessert

Gary Dong of Teatro's passion fruit white chocolate cheesecake

Alison LaFrance of Whippt Desserts and Catering

Whippt's New Age Apple Pie

Wilde Grainz's Pastry Chef Karen Schoenrank (right) and Chef Glen

Wilde Grainz's Chocolate Hazlenut Slice with Salted Caramel Sauce

A closer look at Wilde Grainz's dessert

Winner of the People's Choice Award: Alison LaFrance of Whippt

 

Winner of the Professional award Pastry Chef Bishwa Pati of Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire

The 2012 Pastry Chef Showcase featured some of Calgary's finest Pastry chefs who each put meticulous detail into desserts, ready for the eager crowd (with equally large sweet tooths) at The Ranchmens Club in Calgary on a cold Sunday afternoon.  As sponsor of this year’s event, City Style and Living Magazine was proud of the talents that Calgary has to offer, with proceeds in support of L’Arche Calgary, SAIT Baking & Pastry Arts Students, and the Pastry Chef Guild of Alberta.

Qzina and Lisserto, showcased fine pastry products for the avid baker to the most advanced pastry chef including Kakao Berlin chocolate, maple syrup butter from Quebec, to macrons silicone moulds and icing sugar decorations while wine and cheese stations helped to cut some of the richness from the sweets.

Chefs competed to win the coveted profession prize and people's choice award. This year's winner of the People's Choice Award was Alison LaFrance of Whippt and winner of the Professional award was Pastry Chef Bishwa Pati of Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire.

Giddiness exuded from the crowd and adults turned to children complete with sugar highs and resounding ‘wows’.  The organization, quality and passion that was involved in the Showcase was and continues to be outstanding and the must attend sweet event of the season!

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2011 PASTRY CHEF SHOWCASE

A sign welcomes guests to the 2011 Pastry Chef Showcase

A silent auction was also a feature of the event

Cookies made especially for the event were marked Pastry Chef Guild of Alberta

Wines were on offer

The creation from Wilde Grainz Artisan Bakery

Ales from Wild Rose Brewery complimented the offerings

Andrew Kazakoff owner and chef of Whippt Desserts (along with Alison LaFrance) prepares his People's Choice Award winning dessert

A closer look at the strawberry cream cheese mousse, flourless dark chocolate and cashew truffle cake, warm banana caramel beignet, chocolate cherry caramel

One of the mouth watering creations from Teatro pastry Chef Gary Dong

A flower capped off the dessert from Sirocco Golf Club

Two pastry chefs from Sheraton Eau Claire stand before their creations

The desserts, inspired by Marie Antoinette were served in edible chocolate cups with tuile spoons (so creative and cute)

A crowd gathers inside Sirocco Golf Club

A display of nougat from the SAIT Baking and Pastry Arts Students

The students at SAIT also offered this chocolate dessert with a berry coulis





The pastry team from Rush






A

divine dessert from Rush that featured a textural crunch and cream filling








Katelin Bland the pastry chef of Ranchman's Club







The bright and colourful creation of Katelin Bland

Spring inspired display from Qzina

A colourful display from Papa Chocolat

Two desserts from Panino Bakery in Canmore

Pastry Chef Karine Moulin of the Hyatt presented a beautiful dessert

Newfoundland native Cory Ledrew Executive Sous Chef (left) and Dimuth Sepala Sous chef both of the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

A tray of pastries from the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge awaits eager guests

A closeup of the pastry creation from the team at Jasper Park Lodge

A chef from Delta Bow valley with his adorable baby

Pastry from the pastry team at Delta Bow Valley

A delicious almond pastry from Delta Bow Valley

A meringue pastry from Delta Bow Valley

The People's Choice Award given by President of the Pastry Chef Guild of Alberta Andreas Schwarzer and Lindt

Chefs all received a beautiful gift from sponsor Lindt

And the winners.... Whippt Desserts' Andrew Kazakoff and Alison LaFrance
with Guy Leggatt, Executive Chef at Siraia Restaurant at Sirocco Golf Club

Sure was ....The Sweet Life At Its Best (this year's theme) as a crowd gathered at Sirocco Golf Club Sunday March 6 2011 for an amazing showcase from some of Calgary (and Canmore's) best pastry chefs. The event was organized by the Pastry Chef Guild of Alberta in support of L'arche Calgary.

Attendees were wowed by the display of cakes, chocolates, mousses and pastries from Calgary's finest restaurants including Delta Bow Valley, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Hyatt Regency Calgary, Panino Bakery, Papa Chocolat, The Ranchmen's Club, Rush Restaurant, SAIT Baking and Pastry Arts Students, Sheraton Eau Claire, Teatro, Whippt, Wilde Grainz Artisan Bakery.

"We are so happy to be having this event here in this beautiful setting. All the chefs were so gracious to participate," said said Alison LaFrance, owner of Whippt, pastry chef at Sirocco Golf Club and treasurer of the Pastry Chef Guild of Alberta.

The event was sponsored by CTV, and Lindt among others and guests received ballots to vote for their favourite creation. The winner of the People's Choice Award was Whippt.

"We want this to be a first class event so we've focused on quality over quantity," said Andreas Schwarzer "There is a lot of focus on the culinary side and we wanted to bring attention to pastry."

Not only was this a beautifully organized event but a

Clark Adams, of the Pastry Chef Guild of Alberta suggested pairings with Wild Rose Brewery ale. "The Brown ale pairs well with dark chocolate truffles. The raspberry ale works well with chocolate that is not too dark."

From whimsical Marie Antoinette inspired chocolate tea cup with a spoonful of sugar to a classic mousse to a daring take on a banana split CSL was impressed by the jovial atmosphere, the generosity of the chefs and the beautifully organized event. So sweet

www.pastrychefguild.net

www.larchecalgary.org

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Look out for more from this event in the Summer 2011 issue of

City Style and Living Magazine.

You may visit the digital edition of City Style and Living magazine at the following address (followthe three simple steps to access the full magazine, online) :

1) go to http://www.citystyleandliving.com/

2) click on the 'front cover' image, on the left hand side of your screen

3) to flip through the e-magazine, click on the bottom right hand cornerof the magazine, just as you would a magazine!