This week’s featured chef on “Chef’s Story” with Dorothy Cann Hamilton is winner of the James Beard Rising Star Chef award Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar. Baking is in Christina’s DNA – and she explains how growing up studying mathematics and Italian ended up pushing her along her baking career. Hear how she went from baking late night at college to eventually going on to become one of the worlds most well respected and renowned pastry chefs. From Bouley to WD-50, Christina has seen all different sides of the culinary experience. Find out what ultimately brought her back to her passion – baking. <a href="http://www.momofukustore.com/">Order from Milk Bar online here</a>. This program was sponsored by <a href="http://www.WholeFoodsMarket.com">Whole Foods Market</a>.
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<h2>“Sugar translated into energy for me – it always had.”</h2>
“I’m resourceful by nature and while I love a hunt for a Fleur de sel it’s about finding something in your cupboard and finding a way to give it a new creative life”
“What I love most about food is attaching to something and really ‘getting’ it.”
–pastry chef Christina Tosi on Chef’s Story

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Dorothy Cann Hamilton is the Founder & CEO of the International Culinary Center (founded as The French Culinary Institute in 1984). A respected leader in the education and culinary worlds, Ms. Hamilton is past Chairman of the James Beard Foundation, was the IACP’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013 and in 2015 was awarded the Legion of Honor from the French government and was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs by Babson College. She is a mentor for business accelerator Food-X and the creator and host of the PBS television series and weekly radio show, Chef’s Story, and is author of the book Love What You Do.