Kings of Pastry follows Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago's French Pastry School, on his journey to compete in the prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Competition (Best Craftsmen in France). Sixteen French pastry chefs gathered in Lyon for three intense days of mixing, piping and sculpting everything from delicate chocolates to six-foot sugar sculptures in hopes of being declared by President Nicolas Sarkozy one of the best. The film captures the high-stakes drama of the competition – passion, sacrifice, disappointment, and joy – in the quest to become one of the Kings of Pastry.

Written in the same style in which Chef Jacquy teaches, The Art of French Pastry is laced with charming memories and anecdotes from a lifetime in pastry and filled with thorough, step-by-step instruction that will allow you create delicious French pastries at home. Full of gorgeous photography and Pfeiffer's accompanying illustrations, it is a master class in pastry from a master teacher.