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St. Louis pastry chef has chance to win $25,000 on Food Network show

By Mary Cooley
Tyler Davis, of St. Louis, is an executive pastry chef at Element. Tyler, 32, credits a background in musical performance for bringing a creative flair to his pastries. He was once called “The Cheesecake Boss” in an article and he likes to brighten up the restaurant with funny voices and a penchant for silliness.
Tyler Davis, of St. Louis, is an executive pastry chef at Element. Tyler, 32, credits a background in musical performance for bringing a creative flair to his pastries. He was once called “The Cheesecake Boss” in an article and he likes to brighten up the restaurant with funny voices and a penchant for silliness. Sarrah Danziger Food Network

A St. Louis pastry chef is competing Monday on the Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship, which has a grand prize of $25,000.

Tyler Davis, 32, is the pastry chef at Element in St. Louis. According to the Food Network, his background in musical theater helps give “a creative flair to his pastries.” For his Alchemy Artisan Bakery, he makes everything himself, down to the graham crackers and cream cheese, he told Feast magazine.

The show airs at 8 p.m. Monday on The Food Network.

This story was originally published September 25, 2017 at 2:42 PM with the headline "St. Louis pastry chef has chance to win $25,000 on Food Network show."

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