One of Chicago’s Most Talented Chefs Launches a New Cookbook

If you are a baker by heart who loves making homemade cookies, cakes, and pies, and even experimenting with new dessert creations, this is news you don’t want to miss.

Considered to be one of the world’s top “sugar artists,” the Hyatt Regency Chicago’s Executive Pastry Chef, Chef Alain Roby, has launched his first cookbook, Roby’s American Classics: Casual and Elegant Desserts ($22.95).

The book features photographs and recipes of many of Chef Roby’s  favorite desserts including:

- Key Lime Pie with a chocolate cookie crust.
- Chocolate Mousse Truffle with sea salt and olive oil.

The good news is you don’t need to be a culinary whiz like Chef Roby to make the desserts. The recipes are easy to follow with well-described instructions.

Chef Roby is an institution in Chicago. He has worked at the Hyatt Regency Chicago for over 20 years, and prior to coming to the Windy City, he learned his “culinary art” in Paris from the world famous Pastry Chef Lenotre. Chef Roby is also a Certified Master Chef of Pastry & Sugar Artistry.

Chef Roby's Key Lime Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust

You might recognize Chef Roby  from his appearances on the Food Network’s Unwrapped with Mark Summers, Mystery Birthday Cakes, and The World’s Tallest Sugar Building. Chef Roby has also served as the head pastry chef at the NFL Commissioner’s Super Bowl Party. (Tip: Chef Roby will be a guest on the Martha Stewart Show on February 18 when he unveils a 6’ 2” chocolate cake that weighs close to 800 pounds.)

In addition to being a gifted pastry chef, Chef Roby holds two Guinness World Records for the “World’s Tallest Cooked Sugar Sculpture” and the “World’s Tallest Chocolate Building.”

The credits don’t end there. In 2007, he was honored by Pastry Art & Design and Chocolatier magazines which inducted him into their Hall of Fame. He has also won over 20 prestigious culinary awards including, The Grand Prize Gold Medal of Paris and the Best of Show by the National Restaurant Association.

A portion of the sales from Roby’s American Classics: Casual and Elegant Desserts will benefit the Saving Tiny Hearts Society, which raises funds and awareness for congenital heart defect research.

To purchase the book , go to: www.ChefRoby.com.

The Hyatt Regency Chicago is located at 151 East Wacker Drive (map it).  For more information or reservations, visit www.chicagohyatt.com or call 800.233.1234.

Photo credits: www.ChefRoby.com

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