Best of Boston
Best Pastry Chef
2010 Best Pastry Chef
Sarah Ewald
East Boston
In contrast to all the molecular tomfoolery of the moment (honey 'dust,' chocolate 'caviar'), Ewald's plates at Bistro du Midi are familiar yet refined. Ice [...] read more»
2009 Best Pastry Chef
Maura Kilpatrick, Sofra
Cambridge
Three years in a row? Really? Yet after scarfing down the fig and almond serpentines and ridiculously good chocolate cookies at Sofra, the bakery/mezze bar [...] read more»
2008 Best Pastry Chef
Maura Kilpatrick, Oleana
Cambridge
The best desserts mix strong technique with a blithe spirit of invention. Kilpatrick reigns on both fronts, yielding delicacies like nougat glacé with poached nectarine, [...] read more»
2007 Best Pastry Chef
Maura Kilpatrick
Cambridge
At Oleana, no one orders the warm chocolate cake or the crème brûlee. That's because, we're pleased to relay, there isn't any. Kilpatrick pays dessert [...] read more»
2006 Best Pastry Chef
P.J. Waters, Radius
Boston
P.J. Waters made his name at Via Matta with his irresistible 'mascarporeos,' whipped mascarpone with delicate chocolate cookies. At upscale Radius, he's let his imagination [...] read more»
2005 Best Pastry Chef
Stacy Klein, Pigalle
Boston
It was the delightful French pixie Amélie who set us on a quest for the perfect, crackable crème brûlée. And it's another sylph, Pigalle pastry [...] read more»
2004 Best Pastry Chef
Kristen D. Murray, No. 9 Park
Boston
Some desserts are among life's sweetest rewards precisely because they aren't too sweet. Kristen D. Murray understands this. Consider her walnut pain perdu, a soft [...] read more»
2003 Best Pastry Chef
Alex Stupak, Clio
Boston
After several luxurious courses of chef Ken Oringer's French cooking, concluding with dessert might seem excessive. But when the desserts are as delicious as those [...] read more»
2002 Best Pastry Chef
Maureen Kilpatrick, Oleana
Cambridge
There's something you should know about Maureen Kilpatrick: Her baked Alaska is such a dreamy, caramelized puff of fluffy, warm meringue with coconut ice cream, [...] read more»
2001 Best Pastry Chef
Paul Connors, Radius
Boston
We searched high and low for another candidate, but we've found ourselves hopelessly devoted to Connors' thought-provoking, palate-pleasing, meal-punctuating desserts. He breaks away from the [...] read more»