All Top Chef Interview with "Top Chef Just Desserts" Season 2 Chef Nelson Paz

Chef Nelson Paz talks about his experience on the show.

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Nelson is the Executive Pastry Chef at Asana in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston.

Thank you Chef Nelson!

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ATC Love to Chef Nelson Paz

This was one of those challenges where the losing team wasn't necessarily bad - two of the judges favorite desserts came from Team Craig - it just wasn't as good as the winning team. The same goes for Nelson's desserts - they weren't necessarily bad, just not as good as those created by his teammates. Or maybe they just didn't like cotton candy.

A rough break for Nelson, after coming thisclose to winning the Quickfire Challenge with his black forest dessert, which would have earned him immunity.

Nelson, we're sorry to see you go, and wish you much success in your future.

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Meet the Pastry Chefs - Nelson Paz

HOMETOWN: Buenos Aires, Argentina
RESIDES: Boston, MA
PROFESSION: Executive Pastry Chef, Mandarin Oriental, Boston
CULINARY EDUCATION: Profesional Gastronómico, I.A.G
FAVORITE SIMPLE FALL DESSERT RECIPE: Warm 64% Manjari Chocolate Tart, Caramelized Hazelnut, Madagascar Vanilla Ice Cream

Currently the Executive Pastry Chef at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston, Nelson was born in Buenos Aires and trained in classic French cuisine. He believes in cooking from the soul and especially loves chocolates because there are a million varieties and flavors to combine. He has traveled the world over learning different types of cuisines. He incorporates French and Spanish influences in his cooking. The five ingredients he always has on hand are chocolate passion fruit, almonds, vanilla and raspberries. If he were a food, he says, "I would be a passion fruit -- it has an intense acid and aromatic flavor, but once you blend it with the right fruit it is unique and quickly appreciated by many people."

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