Nicolas Guercio, the executive pastry chef at Hôtel Lutetia. Julie Limont Guercio, who at one point also wanted to be a motorcycle cop, took a circuitous route to find his dream job. Despite his ...

“I didn’t want to work in a big hotel like the Plaza Athénée again,” Préalpato tells Observer. “I wanted to work in a little hotel. When I met [owners] Sarah and Zeina [Georges], we were really in ...

This is Part Two of our interview with Altamare pastry chef Crystal Cullison. You can read part one here. What’s your favorite dessert to make? My favorite thing to make is my favorite thing to eat is ...