Michael Laiskonis Email & Phone Number

Michael Laiskonis was named Creative Director of New York City’s Institute of Culinary Education in 2012. Previously Executive Pastry Chef Le Bernardin for eight years, his pastry philosophy manifested itself in a style of desserts that balanced art and science, and contemporary ideas with classic. Awarded Outstanding Pastry Chef in 2007 by the James Beard Foundation, his work also helped the restaurant maintain three stars from the esteemed Michelin Guide and four stars from the New York Times. In his five year tenure as Pastry Chef at Tribute in Detroit, Pastry Art and Design twice named him one of the “10 Best Pastry Chefs in America”. Also currently engaged in work as a consultant, Michael is excited to find himself in a position to give something back to the culinary community after nearly twenty years in the kitchen. Beyond developing and teaching an ever-changing battery of technical skill, he hopes to inspire the next generation of young cooks by sharing his perspective of the creative process as well as the underlying drive and determination necessary to succeed as a chef. In addition, Laiskonis began working with diplomatic delegations in the United States, Lithuania, and Latvia as part of a broad cultural exchange to promote Baltic cuisine. In 2014, the International Association of Culinary Professionals tapped him as its ‘Culinary Professional of the Year’.

Listed skills include Pastry, Culinary Skills, Menu Development, Recipes, and 32 others.