Emily Luchetti Explained
Emily Luchetti |
Birth Place: | Emily White Underhill |
Education: | Denison University, New York Restaurant School |
Known For: | Pastries, deserts |
Awards: | James Beard, Outstanding Pastry Chef (2004) |
Emily Underhill Luchetti (née Emily White Underhill; born 1957)[1] [2] is an American pastry chef, cookbook author, and educator.[3] She is a 2004 James Beard award-winner for Outstanding Pastry Chef.[4] [5]
Biography
Emily Luchetti was born in 1957 and raised in Corning, New York. She attended Denison University and graduated with a B.A. degree (1979) in Sociology.[6] [7] She continued her studies at New York Restaurant School (now The Art Institute of New York City) in Manhattan. After graduation she lived in Paris for a year, studying under chef Gérard Pangaud. In 1984, she married investor and businessperson, Peter Luchetti.
Luchetti has worked with New York City restaurants including David Leiderman's Manhattan Market; and at Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso's The Silver Palate. In San Francisco, Luchetti has worked at restaurants including Mark Franz and Pat Kuleto's Farallon from 1997 to 2014; Mark Franz's Waterbar from 2008 to 2014; and Stars and with Jeremiah Tower from 1987 until July 1995. She also co-owned Star Bake, a retail bakery, with Jeremiah Tower.[8]
Luchetti is a 2004 James Beard award-winner for Outstanding Pastry Chef. In 2012, she became a James Beard Foundation "Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America" inductee.[9]
She is Dean of the International Culinary Center, founded at the French Culinary Institute in 1984, where she has developed a state-of-the art curriculum because she desired to influence the thinking of a new generation of pastry chefs.
Filmography
Luchetti has appeared on the television series Great Chefs,[10] with appearances in Great Chefs - The Women, and Great Chefs - Great Cities. As well as appeared in the Food Network's The Ultimate Kitchen, Sweet Dreams, Cookin' Live with Sara Moulton, Essential Pepin, Martha Stewart Living, and Sara's Secrets.
Publications
- Book: Luchetti, Emily . Stars Desserts . HarperCollins . 1991 . 9780060166885 . New York, NY.
- Book: Luchetti, Emily . Four-Star Desserts . HarperCollins . 1995 . 9780060173159 . New York, NY.
- Book: Moore, Paul . Farallon: The Very Best of San Francisco Seafood Cuisine . Franz . Mark . Luchetti . Emily . Weiss . Lisa . Chronicle Books . 2001 . 9780811829199 . San Francisco, CA.
- Book: Luchetti, Emily . A Passion for Desserts . Chronicle Books . 2003 . 9780811831789 . San Francisco, CA. [11]
- Book: Luchetti, Emily . A Passion for Ice Cream . Chronicle Books . 2006 . 9780811846028 . San Francisco, CA.
- Book: Luchetti, Emily . The Fearless Baker . Weiss . Lisa . Little, Brown and Company . 2011 . 9780316074285. [12]
External links
Notes and References
- News: 1992-02-26 . Corning native 'wrote the book for home cooks' . 21 . Star-Gazette . 2022-11-13.
- Web site: Luchetti, Emily 1957- . 2022-11-13 . Encyclopedia.com.
- Web site: Dadmun . Amy Dewall . August 26, 2014 . Chef Emily Luchetti savoring sweet success . 2022-11-13 . . en.
- News: Fabricant . Florence . 2004-05-12 . New York Tops List of Winners at Beard Awards . en-US . . 2022-11-13 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: May 13, 2004 . 2004 James Beard winners named . 2022-11-13 . . en.
- Web site: April 10, 2008 . Spring desserts by Farallon and Waterbar's Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti . 2022-11-13 . ABC7 San Francisco . en.
- Web site: May 2008 . Emily Underhill Luchetti . 2022-11-13 . Denison University Alumni, Denison University . en.
- Web site: January 16, 2012 . Foodie Chap: Farallon & Waterbar Restaurants, San Francisco . 2022-11-13 . CBS News . en-US.
- Web site: 2012 Winners James Beard Foundation. PDF. Jamesbeard.org. 20 July 2018.
- Web site: Reiley . Laura . May 2, 2017 . Florida female chefs struggle to break through in a male-dominated field . 2022-11-13 . . en.
- Web site: Lau . Linda . 2004-11-18 . Cookie party . 2022-11-13 . Sunset Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: Gold . Amanda . 2011-05-13 . Cook's Books: Pastry primer . 2022-11-13 . . en-US.