SAN FRANCISCO: Thursday, July 25, 7-9 pm.   

Where: at his Tout Sweet Patisserie, 170 O'Farrell St, San Francisco

Space is very limited: maximum 26 attendees.

Cost: $125 / person.  You must RSVP with Eventbrite in advance to attend

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Please join Yale GALA for a special Dessert and Wine Pairing event with Yigit Pura, winner of Top Chef: Just Desserts and named to the Advocate Magazine's "Top 40 under 40" and Out Magazine's "Out 100"  Yigit was a presenter at the GLAAD Media Awards 2011 and a Grand Marshall in the 2011 San Francisco Pride Parade. 

  
Yigit will prepare fabulous desserts, pair them with amazing wines and present them to us – just for Yale GALA. Yigit will be there to discuss with you throughout the evening.

Yigit continues to be an advocate for human rights and for those who are underserved, using his voice to raise money for non-profit organizations around the nation, including Human Rights Campaign, The Trevor Project, Meals On Wheels, the Matthew Shepard Foundation, Project Open Hand and ASPCA. He has received recognition and awards from the city of San Francisco, as well as the California Senate, for his efforts.

Yigit is currently writing a cookbook with Chronicle Books titled “Sweet Alchemy,” due out September 2013

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 1st Course:

Dirt 'n Berries:  

Caramelized Cocoa Nib Soil, Strauss Farm's Yogurt Glace

Lucero Farms Strawberries, Raspberry en Confit

Navarro Edelzwicker '12

2nd Course:

 A-B-C: Apricot, Brown Butter, Cashew

Orange Blossom Honey Roasted Farm Apricots,

Brown Butter Crumbs, Cashew-Black Sesame Emulsion

Pyramid Apricot Ale

3rd Course:

Nutella…. but not really:

Caramelized Hazelnut Alancienne Praline, T

onka Bean-Chocolate Bavarian, Grue Nougatine

Elysium Black Muscat

Tout Sweet Gift Bag

With Tout Sweet Treat

Yigit Pura, Executive Pastry Chef

Yigit (pronounced Yeet) began his culinary training in the pastry arts at the age of four in Ankara, Turkey. One of his fondest memories is of his mother making him a big spoonful of dark caramel. His first job in the United States was in the pastry kitchen at The Meetinghouse, a three-star San Francisco restaurant, where he worked for two years under chef and mentor Joanna Karlinsky. From The Meetinghouse he went on to work in several other pastry kitchens in San Francisco including Postrio and Gary Danko. Yigit moved to New York City in the Fall of 2003 where he held increasingly responsible positions at the famed Le Cirque 2000 and the five-star, five- diamond Four Season Hotel, both under Executive Pastry Chef Luis Robledo-Richards. He went on to work at the world famous Restaurant Daniel, as Pastry Sous Chef, and at Daniel Boulud in Las Vegas as Executive Pastry Chef, both under chef/owner Daniel Boulud. Yigit joined Taste Catering & Event Planning as Executive Pastry Chef in the Spring of 2007.

Yigit was crowned the winner and fan favorite on the premiere season of BRAVO’s “Top Chef Just Desserts” – a spin-off of the popular Emmy- nominated and James Beard Award-winning “Top Chef.” Yigit recently opened Tout Sweet Pâtisserie, a high-end pastry shop located in San Francisco’s Union Square. Tout Sweet is a fresh new concept marrying traditional American flavors with extensive French technique, while infusing a young and fresh perspective. Yigit is planning on expanding Tout Sweet nationally, as well as into China and Japan.

Since winning, Yigit has been featured in Food & Wine magazine, People magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Time Out Istanbul, OUT magazine, as well as in numerous national and international newspapers, magazines, websites and blogs. In April, Advocate magazine named Yigit one of the “Top 40 Under 40” in their annual list of exceptional LGBT and was featured as one of Out magazine’s “Out 100,” which recognizes influential lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and community allies.

Yigit has travelled extensively throughout the United States participating in various culinary events and classes. In 2011, Yigit was twice featured as the celebrity chef for President Obama was also featured as a Gala Chef at the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards in New York and showcased at the world famous Annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival. In May 2011, Yigit was a presenter at the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco. Yigit was Celebrity Grand Marshal at the 2011 San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade joining Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis and Chaz Bono. He recently wrapped filming on a seasonal mini-series with the Cooking Channel called “Double Ovens.”

Yigit continues to be an advocate for human rights and for those who are underserved, using his voice to raise money for non-profit organizations around the nation, including Human Rights Campaign, The Trevor Project, Meals On Wheels, the Matthew Shepard Foundation, Project Open Hand and ASPCA. He has received recognition and awards from the city of San Francisco, as well as the California Senate, for his efforts.