Pastry Chef of the Year makes New Year & Christmas special with his European blend  

New Delhi, January, 2022: The season of merriment is right here and no festive get-together is complete without a lavish spread of savoury and sweet things! So, as we begin 2022 with some scrumptious delicacies, look what has caught everybody’s attention.

Pastry Chef of the Year by IHE2021 and The Executive Pastry Chef at Le Meridien, Chef Vivek and his team have curated delightful New Years' and Christmas delicacies; from splendid Bread & Champagne Bottle showpiece, Traditional Plum Cake, Stollen Bread, Panettone Bread, Pandora bread, to Yule log Cake, Mince pie and many more satiating offerings to sparkle the festivities at Longitude pastry shop.

Guided by the passion to go beyond the stereotypical box of sweet creations, Chef Vivek has carved a niche for himself in the culinary world by artfully blending modern European and French classical pastry techniques to cater to the Indian palate. Christmas was no exception, his creations with interesting combinations of flavors, fascinating aesthetics, and impeccable traditional techniques of fruit mixing for at least two months in advance before Christmas have awakened the most magical and poetic side of holidays. 

With the festive spirit at the fun-filled events and absolutely appetizing recipes of irresistible cakes, 24th-25th December marked the tremendous gala night and the brunch for everyone, including food bloggers and prominent guests in the hotel. Christmas delicacies like mulled wine and warm gingerbread tempted the guests, and everything included sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, and eggless categories to cater to everybody’s needs. 

Sharing his thoughts on New Years' eve, Chef Vivek Chauhan said “I am elevated to receive the tremendous responses from my guests. I am happy that the hospitality industry has been proactive to engage and cheer up the people during these unprecedented times, wherein they get the chance to dwell into good food & a good mood with loved ones. Also, I want to give my heartiest thanks to my team and Shefali Singh (PR Manager) and my family for their constant support.” 

Chef Vivek's goal remains to continue the onward graph of the Indian Culinary scenario and the Pastry arts field in India to rise the greater heights on the world map and ensure that the present and future of India continue to define and redefine the world of Chocolates and Desserts. 

About Chef Vivek:

A patissier and chocolatier, Chef Vivek Chauhan is a highly accoladed Patisserie Chef with an illustrious experience of 22 years, currently associated with Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi. An IHM, Gwalior graduate in Hotel Management, Chef Vivek's passion to learn beyond stereotypical creations and reinventions has allowed him to work with Michelin Star Chefs Allyn Williams and Chef Eric Chavot & others of International Reputees. His culinary experience includes his incredible years at various prestigious properties - Taj Mahal Hotel, One Aldwych, London, The Lancaster London, the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, The Westbury Mayfair, London, and The Imperial, New Delhi. Chef Vivek is a recipient of multiple honours and awards; most notable among them is the most recent‘ Pastry Chef of the Year 2018' conferred upon by ICF. He has also hosted opulent dinners for the Association of Pastry Chefs and Craft Guild of Chefs in the UK.