2009 National Pastry Team Championship Judges

President of the Jury - Franz Ziegler

Chef Franz Ziegler is an independent consultant in the pastry field and has been offering his skill and talent as a “think tank” since 1996. He is the author of the award winning books Magic Chocolate, Chocolate Fantasy, and mürb & knusprig (crumbly and crispy). His latest book "Magic Marzipan“ will be released in summer 09.

Franz has extensive experience judging international competitions and has served as President of the Jury for Pastry Team Championship events since 2007.

He coached the Swiss Pastry Teams that competed at the 2002, 2004, and 2006 World Pastry Team Championships. In 2004, he even stepped in two weeks before the competition to replace the ailing team captain.

Degustation / Taste Jury

Albert Adrià
Anil Rohira
Dimitri Fayard
Laurent Le Daniel, MOF
Biagio Settepani
Robert van Beckhoven
Bronwen Weber

Work / Artistry Jury

Ciril Hitz
Colette Peters
Vincent Pilon
Alain Roby
Rudolph (Rudi) Van Veen
Nicholas Lodge
Ewald Notter
Stéphane Tréand, MOF

Timing Judge

Heather Campbell

Weighing / Portioning

Robert Ellinger