As a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Poughkeepsie, NY, I spent the first 7 years of my career with the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company at numerous hotels, including properties in Laguna Niguel and Rancho Mirage, CA, Boston, MA, Buckhead in Atlanta, GA, and Cleveland, OH, the last as Executive Pastry Chef.
Upon returning to the Twin Cities area, I was the Pastry Chef for the New...