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The 21st Annual U.S. Pastry Competition

Finalists - 2010

Nancy Carey - The Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL

Marco Cossio - MGM Grand Resort Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas, NV

Andrew Chlebana - Joliet Junior College - Joliet, IL

Pedro Gomez - Calihan Catering - Chicago, IL

Naomi Gallego - The Fairmont Hotel - Pittsburgh, PA

Jean Jacques Granet - MGM Grand Hotel - Las Vegas, NV

Jove Hubbard - The James Hotel - Chicago, IL

Brian Ibbotson - Le Monde Restaurant - New York City, NY

Benoit Lagache - Ceci Cela - New York City, NY

David Lewis - Paris & Bally's Hotels - Las Vegas, NV

Julien Micault - Financier Patisserie - New York City, NY

Pierre Poulin - Le Cirque - New York City, NY

Nathaniel Reid - St. Regis Hotel - Dana Point, CA

Salvatore Settepani - Pasticceria Bruno - Staten Island, NY

Stephen Sullivan - MGM Grand Hotel - Detroit, MI

The 2010 theme is The Olympics - Winter Games 

The competition is held at the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York on February 28, 2010.  Jacob Javits Convention Center.  Purchase tickets to the show (Early Bird Special) at www.internationalrestaurantny.com.  Attendees of the trade show will have free admittance into the pastry competition arena / awards ceremony.  Showpieces will be on exhibit for the duration of the show:  Feb. 28 - March 2, 2010. 



Established in 1983, Paris Gourmet is a leading specialty food importer and distributor sourcing products worldwide and based in New Jersey servicing the tri-state area and nationally with a network of distributors.  Paris Gourmet with their leading brands Cacao Noel, Pastry 1, Beurremont, Gahara Vanilla, Gourmand, Maison De Choix and more has provided hotels, restaurants, patisseries and bakers with quality products for many years.   Paris Gourmet is also extremely active in trade events and chef competitions such as the U.S. Pastry Competition.