Sherry Yard (born January 11, 1964)[5][6][7] is an American chef, restaurateur and cookbook author.
Sherry Yard | |
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| Born | January 11, 1964[5][6][7] |
| Education | |
| Spouse | Edward M. Ines
(m. 2008) |
| Culinary career | |
Current restaurant(s)
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Television show(s)
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Award(s) won
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Career
editYard has served as a chef in several Wolfgang Puck restaurants, including Spago,[10][7][8] Rainbow Room and Tribeca Grill.[2] She also served as chief operating officer, Restaurant Division at iPic Entertainment, a national entertainment group known for their upscale movie theaters, in-cinema dining, and restaurants. She officially stepped down from iPic in July 2019.[11][12]
Yard has stated that her signature dessert is Kaiserschmarrn.[7]
Television
editYard has served as a judge on several cooking shows, including the Food Network series Halloween Baking Championship, Cake Wars Christmas, Christmas Cookie Challenge, Cooking Channel television series Sugar Showdown and more recently on ABC's The Great American Baking Show.[10][13][14] She has been a guest judge on Top Chef: Just Desserts, Food Network Star, Duff Till Dawn, Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen.[15] She has also competed in the Food Network show, Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage.[16]
Personal life
editOn May 3, 2008, Yard married dentist Edward M. Ines in Malibu, California in a destination wedding hosted by Wolfgang Puck, whom Yard served under as the corporate executive pastry chef at the time.[8][9] They live in Manhattan Beach, California.[8]
Bibliography
edit| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 0618138927 |
| 2007 | Desserts by the Yard: From Brooklyn to Beverly Hills: Recipes from the Sweetest Life Ever | 0618515224 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bon Appetit American Food & Entertaining Awards | Pastry Chef of the Year | Spago, Beverly Hills | Won |
| 2002 | James Beard |
Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year | Spago, Beverly Hills | Won |
| 2004 | James Beard |
Best Baking Cookbook | The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts | Won |
| 2006 | Pastry Art & Design | Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America | Spago, Beverly Hills | Won |
| 2007 | Food Arts | Silver Spoon Award | Spago, Beverly Hills | Won |
| 2010 | Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Women Who Inspire Awards | Golden Bowl Award | Spago, Beverly Hills | Won |
| 2014 | James Beard |
Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America | — | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Pastry Chef Sherry Yard of Helms Bakery – Biography | StarChefs.com". Star Chefs. April 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Sherry Yard Bio : Food Network". Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Blog | James Beard Foundation". James Beard Foundation. May 20, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sherry Yard | All Star Chef Classic". All Star Chef Classic. Carbonhouse. March 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Yard, Sherry (January 11, 2016). "Sherry Yard on Twitter: "Never before has a birthday meant such #rebirth for me. Sending love, blessings and pink fairy… https://t.co/HB69WsLNHx"". Twitter. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c Rodell, Besha (August 8, 2013). "Sherry Yard's Sweet Independence: After 19 Years With Wolfgang Puck, She's Creating Her Own Empire". LA Weekly. Voice Media Group. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Jones Donatelli, Jen (November 17, 2014). "Sherry Yard & Karen Hatfield Talk Dessert & More at Bouchon". Los Angeles Confidential. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Puck, Wolfgang. "Real Weddings Page | www.wolfgangpuck.com". WolfgangPuck.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Edward Ines DDS". EdwardInesDDS.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Donut Showdown | Cast Bios – Josh Elkin, Duff Goldman, Maggie McKeown, Zane Caplansky, Eden Grinshpan, Elizabeth Chambers, Elizabeth Falkner, Harry Eastwood, Jeff Mahin, Johnny Iuzzini, Kimberley Bailey, Lorraine Pascale, Sharone Hakman and Sherry Yard | foodnetwork.ca". Food Network Canada. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Kang, Matthew (October 28, 2016). "Editor". Eater LA. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Schwartzel, Erich; Ramachandran, Shalini (October 5, 2016). "Netflix, iPic Entertainment Agree to Screen Original Movies in Theaters, Online Simultaneously". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Gray, Valerie (September 20, 2015). "Cooking Channel October 2015 Highlights – From Val's Kitchen". FromValsKitchen.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Top Chef Just Desserts: Season One". Food & Wine. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Erdos, Joseph (September 30, 2015). "Q&A with Halloween Baking Championship Judge Sherry Yard | FN Dish – Food Network Blog". Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Introducing: The Rivals : Food Network". Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Appetit, Bon. "Bon Appetit's 2000 American Food & Entertaining Awards". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Inc., M. Shanken Communications. "Sherry Yard | People | Silver-spoon | Food Arts". foodarts.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ The Editors. "Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Honors Women Who Inspire – Foodservice Equipment & Supplies". www.fesmag.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Market Wired".
External links
edit- Sherry Yard at IMDb
- Sherry Yard on Twitter