The Team Leaves for Lyon
It has been a long year of preparation and anticipation. The competition is January 25 – 26.

Dear Friends of World Pastry Cup Team USA 2009, We wish you all a Happy New Year and great success throughout 2009. It has been a long year of preparation and anticipation. Right after Christmas, we had a final practice and packed our crates (1 ton!) for Lyon.

January 2009

It's One For All and All For Food Arts
Members of the U.S. Pastry Team collaborate on a showpiece cake honoring this magazine's 20 year navigation of the food and hospitality industry's food tide currents.

Team President Hsu: "As part of our training for the 2009 Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie, we gathered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, recently to prepare for the competition, which takes place in Lyons, France."

September 2008

World Pastry Cup Team USA 2009 Introduced
2009 Team members introduced

The members of Team USA were chosen after an extensive application process culminating in final indepth interviews with each finalist during the selection weekend sponsored by Valrhona at L’Academie de Cuisine in Gaithersburg, MD. The team represents the most talented pastry chefs working in the US today.

May 19, 2008

Desserts of Champions
Meet the Members of TEAM USA Who Will Compete for the Distinction of
World’s Best Pastry Chefs in the 2009 Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie

Brooklyn, NY – Established in 1989, the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie, aka the World Pastry Cup, is the most prestigious event in the industry. The Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie (CDM) takes place biannually in Lyon, France during SIRHA, the International Hotel Catering and Food Trade Exhibition.

May 16, 2008
Valrhona