Who is the pastry chef at the Fearrington House Restaurant?

  1. As the pastry chef, cake designer and chocolatier at the Fearrington House Restaurant, Jill Leckey has a sweet job. (Cheesy, we know, but true.) If you’re dining at the Four-Star restaurant or staying at the Fearrington House Inn, you’re bound to encounter her handiwork. A French Culinary Institute grad who trained at the Jacques Torres Chocolate Shop in New York City, Leckey also teaches a pastry-making class at the restaurant. At the end of a recent meal, we were treated to Leckey’s petit fours, including a delicious almond macaroon with chocolate cream and a chocolate, apricot and coconut cluster. If you happen to be marking a special occasion, the kitchen is also likely to send out house-made truffles crafted by Leckey to make your celebration that much sweeter.