Sherry Yard facts for kids
| Born | January 11, 1964 Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, New York, US |
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| Spouse | Edward M. Ines
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Sherry Yard (born January 11, 1964) is a famous American chef. She is also a successful restaurateur, meaning she owns or manages restaurants. Sherry Yard has written cookbooks too, sharing her amazing recipes.
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A Chef's Journey: Sherry Yard's Career
Sherry Yard has worked as a chef in many well-known restaurants. Some of these include places owned by the famous chef Wolfgang Puck, like Spago and Rainbow Room. She also worked at Tribeca Grill.
For a while, she was a top manager for iPic Entertainment. This company is known for its fancy movie theaters that offer dining inside. She left her role at iPic in July 2019.
Sherry Yard has a special dessert that she is known for. It's called Kaiserschmarrn, which is a delicious Austrian shredded pancake.
Sherry Yard on TV
You might have seen Sherry Yard on television! She has been a judge on many cooking shows. These include popular shows like Halloween Baking Championship, Cake Wars Christmas, and Christmas Cookie Challenge. She also appeared on the Sugar Showdown series.
More recently, she was a judge on ABC's The Great American Baking Show. Sherry Yard has also been a guest judge on other shows. These include Top Chef: Just Desserts, Food Network Star, Duff Till Dawn, Iron Chef America, and Cutthroat Kitchen. She even competed on Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage.
Sherry Yard's Personal Life
On May 3, 2008, Sherry Yard married Edward M. Ines. He is a dentist. Their wedding took place in Malibu, California. Wolfgang Puck, her boss at the time, hosted the wedding. Sherry Yard and her husband live in Manhattan Beach, California.
Awards and Special Recognition
Sherry Yard has won many important awards for her cooking and baking skills. These awards show how talented and respected she is in the food world.
- 2000: She was named Pastry Chef of the Year by Bon Appetit magazine. This was for her work at Spago in Beverly Hills.
- 2002: Sherry Yard won a James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year. The James Beard Awards are like the "Oscars" for chefs in America.
- 2004: She won another James Beard Foundation Award. This time, it was for Best Baking Cookbook, for her book The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts.
- 2006: Pastry Art & Design magazine named her one of the Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America.
- 2007: She received the Silver Spoon Award from Food Arts magazine.
- 2010: The Women Chefs and Restaurateurs organization gave her the Golden Bowl Award.
- 2014: Sherry Yard was honored with another James Beard Foundation Award. She was added to the "Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America." This means she is one of the most important people in the American food industry.
