Award-winning pastry chef and owner of Room4Dessert
I hope that we have shown a kinder, gentler face of sustainable practices that start with caring for those in need.
Pastry Chef Will Goldfarb is a man of many names. During his star-studded career back in New York, he was the Empire State’s “Golden Boy” of desserts – the “Prince of Pastry” and the “Sultan of Sweets”. To us here in Bali, he’s the brilliant brains behind Ubud’s iconic and award-winning dessert degustation restaurant, Room4Dessert. After years of dishing up his technologically-advanced desserts, in 2021, he was named The World’s Best Pastry Chef. We think this name is going to stick.
Tell us your story – how did you get here?
On the long road to the middle. My family and I decamped to Bali in 2009 with some unfinished business. 2022 and we are still fighting the good fight each day in Ubud.
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
Keeping our team intact during two years of a pandemic.
What impact have you made in Bali?
I hope that we have shown a kinder, gentler face of sustainable practices that start with caring for those in need.
What does 2022 look like for you?
Kicking off our Academy (next intake in May), the launch of our R4D INGredients line; a new tasting menu; new adventures in regenerative agriculture; Food on the Edge in Dublin, and if you’re lucky, some new treats for the holiday season.
What do you love most about Bali?
The team at Room4Dessert.
If you could choose your last ever meal, what would it be?
Anything by Jacques Maximin.
Who is your Local Legend and why?
Grace Costavina, Chef de Cuisine at Room4Dessert. She makes it happen every day.