Tag: Eric Wolitzky

Pastry chef Eric Wolitzky is having a good year. Until 2012, Wolitzky might have been best know for having a solid (but not winning) run in 2010 on the first season of Top Chef: Just Desserts. Since taking over the baking team at the expanded Bakery at Cakes & Ale, Wolitzky has recieved a glowing nod of approval on Bon Appetit's list of Best New Restaurants for 2012. "Don't even think about skipping dessert at this restaurant and bakery, where the last course gets top billing," the headline glowed. They also included a gorgeous slideshow of his sweets.

Cakes & Ale's hotshot new hire, Eric Wolitzky, who has only been on the job for three weeks, took some time last week to chat about why he left New York to come to Atlanta and what he has added to the menu at the lauded Decatur resto.