Antonio Bachour Explained
| Antonio Bachour |
| Birth Place: | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (1975) |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | Johnson & Wales University, Valrhona cooking school |
| Occupation: | Pastry Chef |
Antonio Bachour (1975 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican pastry chef.[1] In 2011, he was named one of the ten best pastry chefs in America, and subsequently won the 2012 Zest Award for Baking & Pastry Innovator after having been nominated for the 2011 award.[2] [3] [4] Zagat has described him as a "confection master".[5]
Life and education
Bachour is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University,[6] and has studied at the Valrhona cooking school[1]
Career
Bachour has served as a judge in the 2013 US Pastry Competition and the Chicago Restaurant Pastry Competition,[7] and as a guest chef at the 2013 Friends of James Beard dinner, held by the James Beard Foundation.[8]
In 2013, he published his first cookbook.[9]
Accolades
- 2012, Zest award for The Baking & Pastry Innovator by Johnson and Wales University
- 2018, Best Pastry Chef Award by the Best Chefs Awards Organization, the world’s leading culinary award platform
- 2019, Esquire Magazine Pastry chef of the year
Notes and References
- http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2013-08-29/restaurants/antonio-bachour-pastry-chef-st-regis/ Antonio Bachour: Pastry Genius
- http://blog.ice.edu/2011/06/07/top-ten-pastry-chefs-in-america-at-ice Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America at ICE
- https://www.jwu.edu/content.aspx?id=965935 JWU & MIAMI Magazine ZEST Awards Honor Miami’s Top Chefs, at Johnson & Wales University; published April 25, 2013; retrieved January 14, 2014
- http://www.miami.com/johnson-amp-wales-salutes-south-florida-quotleaders-culinary-artsquot-its-new-zest-awards-article Johnson & Wales salutes South Florida "leaders in culinary arts" with its new Zest awards
- http://www.zagat.com/b/miami/macaron-making-with-chef-antonio-bachour Making Macarons With Chef Antonio Bachour
- https://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/antonio-bachour Pastry Chef Antonio Bachour of The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort - Biography
- http://dessertbuzz.com/nine-of-pastry-chef-antonio-bachours-latest-desserts/ Nine of Pastry Chef Antonio Bachour’s latest desserts
- http://theamericankc.com/2013/friends-of-james-beard-benefit-dinner/ Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner
- http://www.sogoodmagazine.com/pastry-blog/pastry-chef-articles/60-creations-by-antonio-bachour/ 60 creations by Antonio Bachour
