Mission ACCOMPLISHED
The 2010 Pastry Chef of the Year reaches a milestone
on his culinary journey.
By Sharon Pallas, CEPC, CC, AAC
ANDREAS PROISL, executive
pastry chef at Isleworth Country Club,
Windermere, Fla., representing the
Southeast Region, was named 2010
Pastry Chef of the Year at the 2010
ACF National Convention in Anaheim,
Calif., following a competition Aug. 4. The
national Pastry Chef of the Year award
recognizes a chef who is a skilled and
experienced leader in the pastry field.
JOB SATISFACTION
Proisl, a member of ACF Central Florida
Chapter, described the award as a
milestone in his life that reassures him that
he made the right choice when he decided
to be a pastry chef at the age of 12. Many
members of his mother’s family were in the
hospitality industry, so it was his desire to
enroll in the apprenticeship program at the
Pastry School of Vienna (Austria), which he
did in 1984. His apprenticeship and more
than 25 years of experience have given him
the skills necessary to create the dessert
presentations that took him to the top.
His specialty is European pastries. These
and his classic Viennese desserts and
chocolate and sugar showpieces have
gained much attention at Isleworth
Country Club, where he has been
