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Alumni Success Stories

 

Once students graduate from the L'Art de la Patisserie program from The French Pastry School, they go on to do many different things. They take what they have learned during the 24weeks and apply it to the industry using their talents. Below are just a few of the establishments owned and operated by alumni.

 

December 19, 2008

L'Art de la Patisserie Graduates - July 2008 session

 

GEORGIA

Layne Whitehead-Lee
Sweet n' Sinful

(404) 298-9100

114 North Avondale Road
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
www.sweetnsinful.com

Ted Arpornsuksant

Sugar Cakes Bakery

(770) 218-9994

101 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060

www.sugarcakespatisserie.com

ILLINOIS

Michelle O'Malley
A Kid's Kitchen

(630) 983-3663
1603 North Aurora Road
Naperville, IL 60663

www.akidskitchen.com

Laura Case

Beijo de Chocolat
(773) 267-0138
3334 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
www.beijodechocolat.com

Michelle Garcia
Bleeding Heart Bakery
(773) 327-6934
1955 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
www.thebleedingheartbakery.com

Brady Braden
B True Bakery
(773) 961-8276
PO Box 408747
Chicago, IL 60640
www.btruebakery.com

Rieko Wada
Chocolatines

(224) 653-2700
1101 Tower Rd.

Schaumburg, IL 60173
www.chocolatines.com

Maria Kemp

Decadence Bakery and Pastries, Inc.

(309) 454-3763

115 Susan Drive, Unit H

Normal, IL  61761

www.decadencepastries.com

Karianne Soulsby
Diva Chocolates & Confections
4957 Oakton St.
Suite 204
Skokie, IL 60077
(773) 467-0313
www.divaconfections.com

Cris Patalot, Elisabeth Michaelis
French Cakes Patisserie

12337 S. State Route 59

Plainfield, IL  60585

www.myfrenchcakes.com

Jen Stanley
From Scratch Organic Chef Services

Chef/Owner

Libertyville, IL

fromscratchbaker@aol.com

Alexis Frankfort
Kitchen Chicago

(773) 463-0863
4664 North Manor
Chicago, IL 60625

www.kitchenchicago.com

Peter Yuen
La Patisserie P

(773) 878-3226
1052 West Argyle Street
Chicago, IL 60640

www.lapatisseriep.com

Nicole Bujewski

Le Flour

(773) 631-1400

6701 N. Olmsted Ave.

Chicago, IL  60631

www.leflour.com

 

Uzma Sharif
Love in Disguise

www.loveindisguise.com

Gina Howie & Brooke Dailey

Lovely: a bake shop
(773) 572-4766
1130 North Milwaukee Avenue

Chicago, IL 

www.lovelybakeshop.com

Jennifer Goff

Melt

(773) 793-7857

www.meltforyou.com

Mindi MacFarlan

Mindola's Pastries
www.mindolaspastries.com

Maria Muniz

Pastel! cakes and more

4814 S. Pulaski Rd.

Chicago, IL  60632

(773) 523-5595

Elizabeth Madden

Rare Bird Preserves
(312) 714-6190

www.rarebirdpreserves.com

 

 

Alison Bower

Ruth and Phils Gourmet Ice Cream
5333 N. Lincoln Ave.

Chicago, IL  60625

www.ruthandphils.com

Sarah Levy

Sarah's Pastries & Candies
(312) 664-6223
70 East Oak Street
Chicago, IL 60611

www.sarahscandies.com

Cathay Li Rayhill

Sugar Syndicate
5333 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL  60625
(773) 293-0888
www.thesugarsyndicate.com

Dana Kruger

Sweety Pies

7931 N. Lincoln Ave.

Skokie, IL  60077

(847) 213-0900

www.sweetypiesbakery.com

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Chris Kadow-Dougherty

Whimsical Candy

chris@whimsicalcandy.com

Tommy Zarlengo

Zarlengo's Italian Ice and Gelato
257 West Joe Orr Road
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708) 754-9080

INDIANA

Cindy Hawkins

Circle City Sweets

317.258.8646

www.circlecitysweets.com

IOWA

Eric Bochner
Bochner Chocolates

(319) 269-7900

1419 Waterfront Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52240

www.bochnerchocolates.com

Christopher Oetker
Cakes by Christopher

(319) 929-7913
1253 38th St. SE

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
www.cakesbychristopher.com

Amy Moore
Olive & James Bakery

(319) 341-5926

77 Olive Court

Iowa City, IA  52246

www.oliveandjames.com

MICHIGAN

Courtney Clark

Cake Nouveau

(734) 994-4033

206 North Fourth Ave.

Ann Arbor, MI  48104

www.cakenouveau.com

Katy Loy

Pastry Peddler Bakery & Cafe

(734) 770-8366

619 Packard Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI  48104

www.pastrypeddler.com

MISSOURI

Peter Abrams
Cafe Glace

(314) 531-0032
5431 Highland Park Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63110

www.cafeglace.com

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TENNESSEE

Christian Parks & Laura Koerth
Earth & Sky Confections

(423) 202-5007

211 Chimney Top Ln.

Jonesborough, TN  37659

www.earthandskyconfections.com

Wendy Buckner
The Hot Chocolatier
(423) 266-3066
100 Cherokee Blvd.
Suite 212
Chattanooga, TN 37405
www.thehotchocolatier.com

 

 


     

Professionals in the Industry


Lindsey Mears - July 2008

August - a John Besch Restaurant

New Orleans, LA

Jessica Pollack - July 2005

bobo

New York, NY

Nathan Winner - July 2007
Bochner Chocolates

Iowa City, IA

Jacky Martinez - July 2007

Cut at the Palazzo Hotel

Las Vegas, NV

Crystal Wenaas - January 2007

Depot Hotel, The

Minneapolis, MN 

Kari Voss - July 2005
Four Seasons Hotel

St. Louis, MO

Donna Louwers - July 2004
Grand Hotel

Mackinac Island, MI

Kyle Schwarting - July 2007

Inn at Little Washington, The

Washington, VA

Kurt Fogle - January 2006
Pastry Chef
The Intercontinental Hotel
Milwaukee, WI

Jove Hubbard

Pastry Chef

Gabe Geers - July 2006
Pastry Chef Assistant

James Hotel/David Burke Primehouse

Chicago, IL

Melissa Gomez Coppel - July 2006

Joel Robuchon

Las Vegas, NV

Nicole Barnhouse - January 2003

Executive Pastry Chef

Julius Meinl

Chicago, IL

Trena Costello - July 2005

Pastry Chef

Langham, The

Boston, MA

 

 

Christopher Blue - January 2005

Chocolatier
Norman Love Confections

Emily Ackerman - January 2006

Chief Pastry

Katelyn Krasky - July 2008
Pastry Cook
Norwegian Cruise Line - The Pride of America
Hawaiian Islands

Brian Sundeen

Pastry Chef

Ritz-Carlton Moscow

Moscow, Russia

Melissa Chanselle-Hary - January 2007

Ritz-Carlton

Washington DC

Amanda Schmeling - July 2007

Sweet Mandy B's

Chicago, IL

Amy Biller - January 2003

Pastry Chef

Trotters to Go

Chicago, IL

Meg Galus - January 2005

Pastry Chef

TRU

Chicago, IL

Tabitha Diamond - January 2007
Pastry Chef
Trulucks
Ft. Lauderdale , FL

Jason Tuala - July 2007
Wynn Hotel
Las Vegas, NV

Karianne Soulsby - January 2006

Assistant Pastry Chef

Zealous

Chicago, IL