Ciril T Hitz (he/him)
Senior Instructor College of Food Innovation & Technology Baking & Pastry Providence
Biography and Expertise
Hitz has been recognized both nationally and internationally with numerous awards and accomplishments. He served as the head judge at the 2006 National Bread and Pastry Team Championship in Atlantic City, and in 2004 he was a competitor at the same event where his two-person team won 1st place overall and he swept all three of the individual bread awards.
In 2002, he represented the U.S. as a member of the Bread Bakers Guild Team and competed at the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, Paris, France, where the team took the silver medal. He has been a guest instructor/expert at many national and international culinary events and schools. He has been featured on “The Today Show” (NBC), The Food Network, The Learning Channel (TLC), and “Ciao Italia” (PBS).
Hitz’s decorative bread work was exhibited in 2006 at the COPIA Museum in Napa, California. He is the author of two books, “Baking Artisan Bread” (Quarry Books, 2008) and “Baking Artisan Pastries and Breads” (Quarry Books, 2009), as well as numerous magazine articles, and is the producer of two DVD series, “Bread Art” and “Better Bread.”
Education
MAT
Johnson & Wales University
Pastry Apprentice
Café-Conditorei Tschapaun
Pastry Apprentice
Café-Conditorei Roggwiler
BFA
Rhode Island School of Design
Certified Artisan Baker (CAB)
BBGA
Certified Vienoisserie Baker (CVB)
Bread Bakers Guild of America
Certified Bread Baker (CBB)
Bread Bakers Guild of America
Certified Food Manager (CFM)
State of Rhode Island
Guinness World Record Tallest Bread Sculpture
Guinness World Record
Top 10 Bread Baker USA
Dessert Professiona
Publishing adn Research Award
Johnson & Wales University
Top 10 Pastry Chef USA
Dessert Professional
Top 10 Pastry Chef USA
Dessert Professional
First Prize Baking Presentation
NYC Salon of Culinary Arts
First Prize Baking Presentation
NYC Salon of Culinary Arts 137
Best Baguette Degustation: Bread and Pastry Team Championship
Dessert Professional
Best Bread Showpiece: Bread and Pastry Team Championship
Dessert Professional
Best Viennoiserie: Bread and Pastry Team Championship
Dessert Professional
First Prize Baking Presentation
NYC Salon of Culinary Arts 136
Grand Prize Winner: Bread and Pastry Team Championship
Dessert Professional
First Prize Baking Presentation
NYC Salon of Culinary Arts 135
Pastry Service Award
Johnson & Wales University
Escofier Award
Johnson& Wales University
Publishing and Research Award
Johnson & Wales University
Silver Medal at the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie as part of Team USA
Bread Bakers Guild of America
Extreme Food Sculptors (TV)
TLC
2010
Calzones with a multi grain crust (TV)
Ciao Italia
2009
Americas Bread and Pastry Battle (TV)
Food Network
2004
The best bread in the world (TV)
Food Network
2002
Main Grain Alliance
Richmont Club of Ireland
Escofier Scociety
Coupe Du Mond De La Boulangerie Ambassador Europain
Bread Bakers Guild of America
Decorative Doughs
Online Presenter
Bread Bakers Guild
Rehoboth
MA
United States
Holiday Breads
Online Presenter
King Arthur Educational
Rehoboth
MA
United States
Master class in Laminated dough and Enriched Dough
Demonstration
Camp Bread
Bread Bakers Guild
Providence
RI
United States