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 was born on January 11, 1964. She is a famous American chef, a person who owns or runs restaurants, and an author of cookbooks. She is especially known for her amazing desserts.
Sherry Yard's Career
Sherry Yard has worked as a chef in many famous restaurants. Some of these include Spago, Rainbow Room, and Tribeca Grill. These restaurants are owned by the well-known chef Wolfgang Puck.
She was also a top boss at iPic Entertainment. This company runs fancy movie theaters with dining inside. She left iPic in July 2019.
Her special dessert is called Kaiserschmarrn. It's a yummy shredded pancake from Austria!
Sherry Yard on TV
Sherry Yard is a popular judge on many cooking shows. You might have seen her on the Food Network series Halloween Baking Championship or Cake Wars Christmas. She has also been on Christmas Cookie Challenge and Sugar Showdown.
More recently, she was a judge on ABC's The Great American Baking Show. She has also been a guest judge on shows like Top Chef: Just Desserts, Food Network Star, Duff Till Dawn, and Iron Chef America. She even competed on Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage.
Sherry Yard's Personal Life
On May 3, 2008, Sherry Yard married a dentist named Edward M. Ines. Their wedding was in Malibu, California. Wolfgang Puck, the famous chef, hosted the wedding. At that time, Sherry was the main pastry chef for Wolfgang Puck's restaurants. Today, Sherry and Edward live in Manhattan Beach, California.
Awards and Honors
Sherry Yard has won many important awards for her cooking and baking. Here are some of her biggest achievements:
- In 2000, Bon Appetit magazine named her Pastry Chef of the Year.
- In 2002, she won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year. This is a very big award in the food world!
- In 2004, she won another James Beard Award for her cookbook, The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts.
- In 2006, Pastry Art & Design magazine listed her as one of the Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America.
- In 2014, she was added to the James Beard Foundation's "Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America." This means she is recognized as one of the most important people in the American food industry.
