The 2007 Golden Scoop Award Winners with special guest Chocolatina (center): Kelli Bernard, Shane Tracey, Megan Romano, Bill Corbett, and Dominique Ansel (from left to right).

PastryScoop.com is proud to announce the results of the 2007 Golden Scoop Awards. This year, PastryScoop.com received over three hundred submissions from professional pastry chefs, bakers, and confectioners from around the country. The awards, which were founded in 2004 with the support of The French Culinary Institute and Food Arts, celebrate and recognize innovation and creativity in the pastry arts.

A team of pastry chefs and food editors reviewed submissions to select finalists in the five award categories: Best Dessert Menu, Most Innovative Dessert, Best Dessert Revival, Best Confection, and Best Bakery Recipe. The top contenders in each category were invited to New York City on June 14th to present their creations in a blind tasting for a judging panel consisting of Tish Boyle, editor, Pastry Art & Design and Chocolatier; Tina Casaceli, director of pastry and baking arts, The French Culinary Institute; Martin Howard, executive pastry chef, Brasserie 8½; Jim Poris and Gary Tucker, senior editors, Food Arts.

The winners were honored at The French Culinary Institute in New York City on Monday, June 18th. The evening kicked off with Local 1, a Belgian-style beer, from Brooklyn Brewery and three kinds of gourmet popcorn. The panel discussion—Classic Versus Avant-Garde: The Direction of Desserts—hosted by Michael Batterberry, editor-in-chief/publisher of Food Arts, included guest speakers David Arnold (director of culinary technology, The FCI) and pastry chefs Gina DePalma (Babbo), Will Goldfarb (Room 4 Dessert), and Alex Stupak, (wd~50).

After a short musical interlude by Chocolatina, Queen of the Dessert, the awards were announced and presented by Judiaann Woo, editor-in-chief, along with the 2006 Best Dessert Menu winner, Martin Howard. In what was perhaps the tightest race to date, those who prevailed with the highest scores from the judges received a $1,000 prize, an engraved sterling silver champagne bucket, gifts from event sponsors, and a future appearance in Food Arts. In keeping with the playful tone of the evening, guests enjoyed a Prosecco, hors d'oeuvres, and sundae bar reception.

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2007 GOLDEN SCOOP AWARD WINNERS

 WINNER

 WINNER

Bill Corbett
Executive Pastry Chef
Anthos, New York, NY
Sesame in Sesame

 WINNER

Megan Romano
Executive Pastry Chef
Aureole Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Early Summer Grape Float with Pistachio Baklava

 WINNER

Shane Tracey
Owner/Chocolatier
KeKau Chocolatier, Eugene, OR
65% Sur del Lago L'Olivier

 WINNER

Kelli Bernard, Owner/Baker
Amai Tea & Bake House, New York, NY
Green Tea Sweet

PastryScoop.com would like to express their appreciation to the sponsors who have provided support for the 2007 Golden Scoop Awards.

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Special thanks to Brooklyn Brewery, Chambord, The French Culinary Institute, Mionetto Wines, and SerendipiTea.