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Fresh Blood orange spritzer, White chocolate-yogurt mousse, with lime & praline, Kaffir lime infused jicama noodles with tangerine & Lemoncello granite, and Chocolate poppy seed cake with meyer lemon curd with halva powder.

This is an original piece from the limited edition series, Photography for Philanthropy, a Culinary Art Auction to Benefit City Harvest. The culinary masterpiece was created by renowned pastry chef, Johnny Iuzzini and captured through the lens of famed photographer, Diana DeLucia. In addition to this artwork being brilliant in color, it is personally signed by the chef/artist, Johnny Iuzzini. 

Frames are a high quality painted black frame made in Italy (2.5 high by 1.5 inches on the top). The image was framed by preservation experts who have handled this piece with exceptional care. This photograph is framed with quality glass and acid free matting that will help protect it from long term degradation.  The mat is a soft white top and a black bottom mat that enhances the brilliant photo and creates a very clean and modern piece of art.

The outside dimension is 27” x 33” and the image size is 17” x 27”.

About Chef Iuzzini:
After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, Johnny joined the pastry department of the original Daniel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.  He soon became Pastry Chef François Payard’s right-hand man, and when Chef Francois launched his eponymous pastry shop in 1997, Johnny was named Sous Chef, a position he held for six months. In the fall of 1998, Johnny returned to the US after apprenticing in some of France’s finest pâtisseries for the debut of Café Boulud and then moved to the 65th Street location of the new Daniel for its opening.   Johnny was named Executive Sous Chef for the new restaurant and held that position for the next two years under Executive Pastry Chef Thomas Haas. During that time, Comité Colbert named Johnny one of its “Emerging Young Artists of 2000”. In January of 2001, Chef Daniel Boulud promoted Johnny to Executive Pastry Chef. Shortly after his rise to top job, Where Magazine awarded Johnny’s desserts “Best in NY 2001”. In November 2002, while working at the 4-star Restaurant Jean Georges, Johnny was awarded the title of “Best New Pastry Chef” by New York Magazine in its First Annual Chef Awards, and in April 2003, Johnny was nominated for “Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year” by the prestigious James Beard Foundation.  In June of that year, Johnny was named one of the “10 Best Pastry Chefs in America” by Pastry Art and Design Magazine.  He received the same honor in 2004, as well. In May 2006, The James Beard Foundation awarded Johnny “Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year.” In March of 2007, Forbes.com has identified Johnny as one of the 10 most influential chefs working in America today. Johnny has appeared in numerous TV segments for The Food Network, Martha Stewart, The Today Show, and The Tony Danza Show.

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Shipping Information:
All artwork will be shipped out the week of March 17, 2008 and will be shipped from the UPS Store in Farmington, Connecticut, who specializes in the shipment of artwork.  Auction winners will be contacted directly by a UPS representative by Friday, March 14, 2008. Payment for shipment must be made directly to the shipper. For shipping estimates, domestic and international, please contact the UPS Store directly at (860) 676-0660 or by email at mbe3937@yahoo.com.