Chef’s Table, Netflix. World’s 50 Best, World’s Best Pastry Chef. Phaidon, Room4Dessert: The original rock star pastry chef, Will Goldfarb redefines categories his entire career.
2005. New York. Room4Dessert, an avantgarde dessert bar. Fine counter dining with loud music & amazing people. 2014. “Studio 54” of dessert pops up in the natural world of Ubud.
2018. Chef Goldfarb arrives via Netflix’s Chef’s Table. Celebrating local artisans & traditional wisdom, the cookbook by Phaidon. 2019. Always irreverent. R4D shuts down to regenerate. Opens with 15 dishes across 3 spaces, showcasing medicinal plants from its kitchen garden.
2020. The pandemic strikes. R4D stays strong with meals for the hungry & restorative works to the land. 2021. Best in the World by The World’s 50 Best. R4D Academy launches.
2023. Powder Room brings ‘healthyish’ sweets to a restored youth hostel. A Miyawaki forest at R4D. 2024. Chef Goldfarb launches AIR in Singapore with Matt Orlando & Ronald Akili. Shelter Island expands the ecosystem.
2025. 20 years of Room4Dessert. Taking the magical dessert show on the road.