Author of the highly praised cookbook "Room for Dessert, " David Lebovitz was a pastry cook at Alice Waters's famed Chez Panisse restaurant for twelve years. Named one of the "Top Five Pastry Chefs in the Bay Area" by the San Francisco Chronicle, and nominated for an IACP/Kitchen Aid Award for Room for Dessert, David has been featured in such national publications as "Bon AppEtit, " the "New York Times, People, " and "Gourmet."