Adam Bates Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

www.harrisonsfinepastries.comHarrison’s Fine Pastries was established in 2018 in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Our chefs have years of experience working worldwide in high-end French pastry and believe in providing the very best to the people of Pittsburgh. We aim to provide unforgettable desserts without the pretentious airs or hefty.

Los Angeles, California

- Supervised hiring/recruitment, product and ingredient sourcing, and standardization of recipes and operational procedures for a multi-outlet (restaurant, bakery, and patisserie) venue with a pastry BOH staff of 20- Developed highly seasonal menus, using only the best-quality ingredients available- Produced plated desserts, mignardises, sorbets and ice.

Glenorchy, New Zealand

- Created three distinct options for plated dessert and petits fours courses for the daily-changing tasting menu - Responsible for creation of dietary desserts and petits fours catered to each guest’s individual requests - Managing stock and ensuring freshness of all pastry ingredients and mise en place, including the daily-changing selection of ice creams.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

-Produced high-end and multi-layered desserts utilizing many different skills in pastry-Experienced in both classical French pastry and modern techniques/designs-Created original pastries on a weekly basis and wrote precise recipes for replication by cooks-Led a team of cooks and wrote daily prep sheets to accomplish tasks efficiently and with a high.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

- Responsible for production of all plated desserts and their accompaniments, on both a printed dessert menu and a daily-changing specials menu, at one of Pittsburgh's Top 25 Restaurants- Solely responsible for production of all petits fours, breads, ice creams and sorbets - Created custom menus for private parties and off-site events for up to 250 guests.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

-Cooked all food to order while managing inventory, directing prep, and preparing custom menu items for on- and off-site catering events-Worked long hours in a fast-paced and high-volume kitchen while maintaining attention to detail-Created and produced daily-changing specials to be sold deli-style from a display case