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California, United States

Sonoma, California, United States

Creating bespoke cakes and pastries for clients around the world. Constantly recognized for attention to detail, life-like sugar flowers, and deliciously unique designs, enhancing all of life's sweetest moments.

Greater San Diego Area

San Diego Bay Food & Wine Festival, People's Choice 2019Developed menus, SOPs, training materials and programs for each pastry department in preparation for both openings, while catering off-site banquets.Restaurant desserts gained viral recognition throughout San Diego's top luxury and destination magazines and blogs.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Michelin L'Assiette OAD Top 100 North American Restaurants #76L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants Los AngelesOpened the first restaurant and bakery in Los Angeles for James Beard Award winning chef Dominique Ansel. Helped maintain his status as the World's Best Pastry Chef 2017 by the World's 50 Best Awards, and guided a 22 person pastry team to earn a Michelin L'Assiette recognition upon the guide's return to Los Angeles.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Trained exclusively in Paris with acclaimed Chef Christophe Adam (“Best Pastry Chef of the Year” in 2014 by the Pudlo guide, “Best Pastry Chef 2015” by Relais Desserts) and the executive team of patissiéres and chocolatiers. Planned and executed the opening of his flagship North American division of L’Éclair de Génie Paris in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Canada's 100 Best, #2Fotbes Travel Guide, 4 StarsAAA Four Diamond AwardTrained exclusively with a highly acclaimed and awarded team of pastry and savory Chefs for Hawksworth Restaurant and Bel Café at Rosewood Hotel Georgia. Supervised a team that produced for the restaurant, cafe, banquets, and off-sites.

Toronto, Canada Area

Expanded kosher catering services as the in-house cake designer & consult for upscale bar mitzvahs and weddings. Fulfilled weekly catering orders for various airlines, hotels, private clients and corporate using Kosher guidelines. Used previous sales and bartending experience to help front of house banquet service for offsite events when needed.

Toronto, Canada Area

Trained exclusively with award winning and master cake designer Alexandria Pellegrino, creating elaborate bespoke cakes and pastries for premier wedding expos, high-end clientele, and various magazines such as WedLuxe, The Wedding Co. & Colin Cowie Weddings.