The Tiptree World Bread Awards came to New York for the second time to celebrate the very best in American bread bakers. Now in their seventh year since their founding in England, the Awards are the top annual competition for professional bakers in the United Kingdom.

On Sunday, March 24, 2019, the International Culinary Center hosted a jam-packed day of discussions and networking for pastry professionals at the second Pastry Plus Conference. Pastry Plus provides a unique opportunity to connect the innovative minds of pastry professionals to meet and discuss the changing landscape of the industry. As a community, pastry chefs, sous chefs, line cooks, bakers and pastry business owners address the evolving workplace, learn about industry innovations and expand the sphere of the modern pastry chef.

For a refreshing, crash-course in what it means to have passion, spend a little time with Chef Suzuki and his team.

In my ever-growing collection of notebooks there is a small one that contains random, vague ideas that I constantly tell myself I’ll expand upon one day. In that book there is a line that reads “ct-crunch bars.” The dream came about through the process of rejuvenating the WWE Superstar Bar and an undying love for all things Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

The following (2) organizations promote the development of Japanese cooking abroad and are aimed to improve the quality of chefs working at Japanese restaurants — in Japan and throughout the world. These organizations are offering (2) upcoming competitions to help expand a chef’s knowledge of Asian cuisine and provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to the right chefs.