CHOCOLATE 101 PHOTO CONTEST - ATLASSIAN
JUDGE: CHEF GALE GAND
ABOUT THE JUDGE
Gale Gand is a nationally acclaimed pastry chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. She has received two James Beard Awards, and was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs and the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame. She co-founded and partnered in the renowned Chicago restaurant TRU, which had 2 stars from the Michelin Guide.
For 8 years Gale was the host of Sweet Dreams, Food Network’s first program devoted to desserts. Gale appears regularly on television, and has appeared on Top Chef, Iron Chef, Oprah, and many others. Gale’s first national television appearance was with Julia Child, in the 1995 PBS series Baking With Julia. Gale teaches at cooking schools across the country and offers online classes on her Facebook page. She is the author of 8 cookbooks and her artisanal soda pop, Gale’s Root Beer, has been sold nationally for over 20 years.
Gale began her career as a musician, then became a silversmith, with a BFA in metalsmithing from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She later attended the La Varenne cooking school in Paris. A wife and mother of three, in her spare time, Gale paints, and plays the ukulele.
For 8 years Gale was the host of Sweet Dreams, Food Network’s first program devoted to desserts. Gale appears regularly on television, and has appeared on Top Chef, Iron Chef, Oprah, and many others. Gale’s first national television appearance was with Julia Child, in the 1995 PBS series Baking With Julia. Gale teaches at cooking schools across the country and offers online classes on her Facebook page. She is the author of 8 cookbooks and her artisanal soda pop, Gale’s Root Beer, has been sold nationally for over 20 years.
Gale began her career as a musician, then became a silversmith, with a BFA in metalsmithing from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She later attended the La Varenne cooking school in Paris. A wife and mother of three, in her spare time, Gale paints, and plays the ukulele.