More stories by Nigel M. Jacquy Pfeiffer, a French chef who lives in Chicago and runs a highly regarded pastry school with his friend, Sebastien Canonne, has decided to pursue his dream — to compete ...

NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS — A pastry competition kicked off what Chef Emeril Lagasse a kind of “culinary Olympics” taking place in New Orleans this week, with chefs from nine countries in North and South ...