Emily Luchetti

Emily Luchetti has helped define what great pastry means in America. She is currently the Chief Pastry Officer for Big Night Restaurant Group in San Francisco. Before that she was the Executive Pastry Chef at Stars, Farallon, and Waterbar Restaurants.

In 2004 she received the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef and in 2012 was inducted into the James Beard Foundation's Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America.

Luchetti is the author of 5 dessert cookbooks (Stars Desserts, Four Star Desserts, A Passion for Desserts, A Passion for Ice Cream, and The Fearless Baker), and co-author of So Who’s Counting?: The Little Quote Book About Getting Older and Still Kicking Ass.

From 1994 to 1999, she served as Chairwoman of Women Chefs & Restaurateurs.

Luchetti is a trustee of The James Beard Foundation and a Dean of the International Culinary Center. She founded dessertworthy a movement to empower individuals to be mindful of their dessert indulgences.

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