He has been featured on various baking shows on Food Network and the Cooking Channel, most notably on Top Chef: Just Desserts and Unique Sweets.
[6] After participating in community children's theatre shows from third through eighth grade,[5] Young was admitted to Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, Massachusetts.
[6][8] Following graduation from the Institute of Culinary Education, Young first worked under Sebastien Rouxel and Richard Capizzi at Bouchon Bakery, then accepted a pastry chef position at Butter.
[9] In 2009, Young became executive pastry chef at Flex Mussels on the Upper East Side, where he ran a seasonal pop-up donut shop in Grand Central Station.
In 2015, Young and David Burke Fabrick's pastry chef, Gian Martinez, originated the PieCaken dessert.