Event

KINGS OF PASTRY

In Person: D.A. PENNEBAKER & CHRIS HEGEDUS

Members $9 / Public $13 Incl. Reception / No Refunds

Sixteen contenders seek the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, France's highest honor in the art of
patisserie, employing vast amounts of sugar, butter and eggs - not to mention adrenaline - to
create fantastical, delicious creations. Filmmakers D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (The War
Room, Monterey Pop) secured exclusive access to shoot this never-before-filmed event. During
the competition, chefs work under constant scrutiny by master judges. These pastry
marathoners race to deliver their creations (including extraordinarily fragile sugar sculptures)
without shattering them. It's a suspenseful quest for artistic perfection - brimming with passion,
sacrifice, disappointment, and joy - to become one of the Kings of Pastry. USA, 2009, 87 min.