Master Chef: Simple, Sophisticated Pastry Classics Featuring 9-Time James Beard Award Nominee Pichet Ong

Pioneering, award-winning pastry Chef Pichet Ong returns to Hill Center to lead a hands on class that will feature baking four staple recipes that are great for any occasion – a dinner party, a gift, or just a sweet snack.  We start off with cheesecake, then a cold souffle with summer’s best fruits, and a couple of crafted cookies.  All this may sound simple but they all come with a twist, as we introduce new ingredients that will turn them into very flavorful desserts!

Eating and cooking are Pichet Ong’s hobby and heartbeat. As a chef, Pichet combines fond flavors of his childhood and travels with classic techniques to create sweet and savory foods that are pure, whimsical, and experimental, yet nostalgic. His food can be found worldwide, from New York to Sydney, Istanbul to Beijing, Tokyo to Washington, DC. Pichet is a self-taught chef. He is a Top Ten…