Pastry Chef of the Year. He is a member of the , and in 2003 the James Beard Foundation inducted him into the Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America. Torres is the author of two Dessert Circus books, and the host of the Food Network TV show Chocolate with Jacques Torres. In 2004 he opened his chocolate factory and second retail location in Manhattan, Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven. On May 13, 2010, Torres, along with culinary chefs from the French Culinary Institute (now known as The International Culinary Center), Jacques Pepin, Alain Sailhac and André Soltner, prepared a $30,000-per-couple dinner for U.S. President Barack Obama's fund-raiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at Manhattan's St. Regis Hotel. Chocolate with Jacques Torres Chocolate with Jacques Torres is a North American television cooking show hosted by Jacques Torres. It premiered in on the Food Network in 2002. The show was taped in the United States and France, occasionally in Torres' home region of Provence. Its primary focus is on extravagant chocolate-based desserts, including chocolate sculptures, centerpieces, and other edible artwork. Torres often describes techniques viewers can use to make their own at home. References External links Interview with Torres Mr. Chocolate Living people French chefs Pastry chefs 1959 births James Beard Foundation Award winners Pieds-Noirs