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Magazine Articles
Atlanta Magazine "Executive Pastry chef Stephen Leffew is immensely professional. Simple but tasty at lunch, the tiramisu is a masterpiece at dinner, when it is served in an extravagant chocolate cage and dusted with gold flakes. From cappuccino ice cream torta to meringue ring with grape sorbet and honey lime sauce, the sweets course is not to be missed."

Knife & Fork Magazine "The pastry chef earns his salary with exquisite compositions"

North Fulton Guide "For those of us who have to finalize every meal with a dessert, Chef Leffew's irresistible treats are not to be missed."

Nation's Restaurant News "Staib enters Atlanta market with Villa Christina, chef de cuisine Barry Walling, and pastry chef Stephen Leffew"

Peachtree Magazine "Some of the best chefs in town are in the kitchen: Barry Walling former executive chef at the Occidental Grand Hotel in midtown Atlanta; and Stephen Leffew, the Internationally-acclaimed pastry chef."

Out bound Traveler Magazine "Jamaica's lush environment ideal for growing fresh herbs and vegetables." Chef Stephen Leffew pictured in his herb garden.

Hotels Magazine "The President and Mrs. Clinton were honored at a charity dinner, chef Steve Leffew on the right."

Food Arts Magazine "Taking Stock of Little Rock" "Bill and Hillary Clinton cut the White House cake baked to scale"

Food Arts Magazine "Branson, Missouri, International restaurant consultant Walter Staib has created a 1950s dinner in the nation's second most-popular vacation destination after Orlando. Pastry chef Steve Leffew developed the desserts."

Esquire Magazine "City Tavern named one of the top ten new restaurants in America." (A Staib conception, and managed restaurant with banquet facility.)

Esquire Magazine "Villa Christina named one of the top ten new restaurants in America." (A Staib conception, and managed restaurant with banquet facility.)
  Newspaper Articles.
Atlanta Journal & Constitution "The pastry chef does love to have fun, with a deeply flavored cappuccino ice cream sandwich between crisp, thin cookies; unusual but irresistible tiramisu; a wonderfully light cheesecake with a crackly praline topping; and a sponge cake layered with banana split fixings.

Atlanta Journal & Constitution "Inauguration day Steve Leffew puts the icing on the cake"

The Arkansas Democrat Gazette "First Lady to attend Little Rock charity banquet" "Steve Leffew chef consultant oversees March of Dimes banquet."

The Philadelphia Inquirer "The 50th anniversary of Independence National Historic Park took the cake, as cake creator Stephen Leffew helped carry his 750-pound edible replica of Independence Hall." "In all, a sweet day of festivities."

The Orlando Sentinel "The Gingerbread Man Chef Steve Leffew"

The Orlando Sentinel "Stouffer Orlando Resort's pastry chef Stephen Leffew wins the most sinful dessert competition at the National Kidney Foundation's Chocolate Fantasy"

The Marietta Daily Journal "Sunday dinning can be lavish with Waverly Hotel's Brunch, Chefs include Stephen Leffew"

Radio Interviews.
* WWNZ Orlando, Florida- ("The Peter Rocchio Show")

* WWNZ Orlando, Florida- ("Life's Finest with Peter Lane")

* STAR FM Orlando, Florida- ("The Rob Early Show")

* WMFG Orlando, Florida- ("Tommy & Paul In The Morning")

* WHDH Boston, Massachusetts- ("Carmi & Jay Live")

* KZMM Branson, Missouri- ("Live from the Grand Palace")

* WSB Atlanta, Georgia- ("Live Jazz Sunday Brunch")

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Television Appearences

* ABC, Channel 9 WFTV Orlando, Fl, (Compassionate Children's Fund, Just Desserts)
* CBS, Channel 6 WCPX, Orlando , Fl. (The Kidney Foundation's, Chocolate Fantasy)

* NBC. Channel 2 WESH, Orlando, Fl. ( Demonstrations, by Goodings Supermarkets)

* NBC. Channel 11 WXIA, Atlanta, Ga. ( Demonstrations, for Coca-cola's 100th year)

* NBC. Channel 4 KARK, Littlerock, As. (President Clinton's Inauguration.)

* NBC. Channel 10 WCAU Philadelphia, Pa. (Independent National Park's 50th anniversary)

* NBC. Channel 3 KYTV Springfield, Mo. (Grand Palace, Branson Mo. 1st Anniversary)

* CNN. Cable Orlando, Fl. (Baby Shamu's 1st Birthday)

* CNN. Littlerock, As. (Presidential Election Night Festivities)

* ZNS. Nassau, Bahamas (Student Dinner College of the West Indies)

* JBS. Ocho Rios, Jamaica (Chaine Des Routerssure Culinary Familiarization to Jamaica)


300 small White House Cakes for center peices for a banquet for 3000 people
Chef Herman Lee, Tara Turner and Gary Merriweather of the Execelsior Hotel in Little Rock, decorate the cakes as Chef Leffew oversees.
 
   
 

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