Jodi Elliot of Foreign & Domestic in Austin, TX took the title of People’s Best New Pastry Chef in Food & Wine Magazine’s crowd-sourced nationwide search. She’s come up through the kitchens of Bouley, Gramercy Tavern, Per Se, and The Savoy, along with earning a 2-star New York Times review while working at Michael Symon’s Parea.
She co-owns Foreign & Domestic with her husband Ned Elliot, who is also the head chef and whom she met in culinary school. Three cheers for partnership!
Regional winners for People’s Best New Pastry Chef were:
Laura Pyles (West)
Jodi Elliott (Central)
Brian Mercury (East)
Congrats to all!
