Marcel Desaulniers

Marcel Desaulniers is the executive chef and co-owner of the Trellis Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia. A 1965 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Marcel has received several national awards, including <em>Food and Wine's</em> Honor Roll of American Chefs, the Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America, the prestigious Ivy Award from <em>Restaurants and Institutions,</em> the 1993 James Beard Award for Best American Chef Mid-Atlantic States, the highly coveted Silver Palate award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, and the 1999 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in America. Marcel is the author of <em>Death by Chocolate, Desserts to Die For, An Alphabet of Sweets,</em> and <em> Death by Chocolate Cookies.</em>