Keegan Gerhard Biography

Keegan Gerhard named one of the nations top 10 pastry chefs of 2002 and 2004 by both Chocolatier and Pastry Art & Design magazines brings a wealth of experience and abundant competitive energy to his position as Executive Pastry Chef.A one-time cyclist Keegan originally pursued a career in culinary arts simply to have a mobile source of income that would allow him to train for the Olympics anywhere any time. But convenience soon gave way to passion as Keegan found himself running the kitchen of a French bistro in San Diego. The day he fired his pastry chef and took over he discovered his true passionand it has been a wild ride ever since.
Keegan set out to learn from the best and worked as the assistant to the celebrated Master pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer the Alsace-born owner and founder of the French Pastry School in Chicago. Keegan describes this as more of an apprenticeship and awakening. Subsequent positions as Pastry Chef with Charlie Trotters Restaurant the Waldorf Astoria and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company ensued as did a position as Corporate Pastry Chef for Dean and DeLuca and Executive Pastry Chef of Four Seasons Chicago. Keegan was a proud member of the opening team for Wynn Las Vegas and is now Corporate Pastry Chef for Las Vegas Gourmet Imports.
Keegan has an enthusiastic but controlled approach to pastries I like to stay away from things that are too contrived and prefer to create desserts that are refined and elegant he explains. I sometimes compare pastries to jazz music: 70 percent is based on enduring principles or the foundation of the style and then the great musicians give you the 30 percent which is a surprise.

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