Whisk Management

S2. Ep. 12: From the Big Stage to the Soundstage (and many pastries in between) | Zac Young, Pastry Chef & Food TV Personality

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN WHISKTAKERS!

It’s become a thing on the podcast to have a fun episode for Halloween. After filming Halloween Baking Championship Season 8 in 2022, Halloween has become a super meaningful holiday to me! Last year I welcomed two past HBC winners for a fun roundtable. This year, I knew I had to go even bigger… so I invited HBC JUDGE, Pastry Chef Extraordinaire, and the entrepreneur behind the infamous Piecaken, Zac Young, to join us in the studio!

 

This episode has ALL THE THINGS:

  • Hear about Zac’s unique journey from a musical theater career to somehow finding himself enrolling in culinary school
  • Zac’s adventures working as part of the opening team at Bouchon Bakery, as the pastry chef for Alex Guarnaschelli, and consulting for (and ultimately becoming a partner at) The David Burke Group.
  • The story behind the creation of the Piecaken, Zac’s foray into large-scale production desserts for wholesale, and the opening of his newest venture, Zac Young’s Sprinkletown
  • How Zac landed his “night job” doing Food TV, and how he balances his crazy schedule
  • ALLLL of the behind-the-scenes tea about Halloween Baking Championship, what it’s like to be a judge on Food TV, and a fun round of HBC-themed rapid-fire-questions!

    • Support Zac!

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    Check out Piecaken Bakeshop on Goldbelly or visit Zac Young’s Sprinkletown

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