Emily Luchetti

In 1984 Emily joined the opening team of Stars Restaurant in
San Francisco on the savory side of the kitchen. In 1987 she
became the pastry chef at Stars. At Stars, she wrote two
cookbooks, Stars Desserts (HarperCollins 1991) and Four
Star Desserts (HarperCollins 1995) , and was co-owner with
Jeremiah Tower of StarBake, a retail bakery. She contributed
to The Revised Joy of Cooking (Simon & Schuster 1997) and
wrote the dessert recipes for The Farallon Cookbook
(Chronicle Books 2000). She is currently the Executive
Pastry Chef of Farallon Restaurant in San Francisco. Since
it's opening in 1997 she has created the pastry menu,
overseen its production, and managed the department. Her
newest book, A Passion for Desserts was just published by
Chronicle Books.

Emily and her recipes appear regularly in national
newspapers and magazines. She has been a spokesperson for
Northwest Cherries, The Butter Board and The Sugar
Association. She is on Sunkist's chef's advisory board.