About the Chef

One of the industry’s most prolific pastry chefs, Chef Dominique is responsible for creating some of the most celebrated treats in the world, including the Cronut® pastry (named one of the Best Inventions by TIME magazine in 2013), Cookie Shot, Frozen S’more, Blossoming Hot Chocolate, and more.

He is the chef/owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery and Dominique Ansel Workshop in New York, and also has two locations in Las Vegas.

He was named “World’s Best Pastry Chef” by the World’s 50 Best Awards and has received two James Beard as Best Pastry Chef in the country as well as for his MasterClass. He is also the recipient of the Ordre Du Mérite Agricole, France’s second highest honor.

To his two kids, Celian and Elise, he’s simply known as Papa.