Executive Pastry Chef Stephan Schubert will soon be departing to represent himself and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa in the Global Chefs Pastry Challenge in Thessaloniki, Greece. The competition, scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, will pit 10 of the world’s top chefs against each other. Chef Stephan won the prestigious American Culinary Federation Chef of the Year Award in 2014. Originally from Germany, he’s a 25-year veteran of the pastry business having worked in highly-rated European restaurants and hotels in Germany, Greece and Switzerland.