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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.

 

 

 

ILLINOIS

Michelle O'Malley
A Kid's Kitchen

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

www.akidskitchen.com

Michelle Garcia
Bleeding Heart Bakery

(773) 278-3638
2018 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

www.thebleedingheartbakery.com

 

Sarah Parker
Cheese Stands Alone

(773) 293-3870
4547 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625

Rieko Wada
Chocolatines

(224) 653-2700
2501 Arlingdale Drive
Palatine, IL 60067

www.chocolatines.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

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

Mindi MacFarlan

Mindola's Pastries
www.mindolaspastries.com

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.sweetcollective.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
(773) 547-8427
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

GEORGIA

Layne Whitehead-Lee
Sweet n' Sinful

(678) 778-1020

1581 Stone Ridge Drive
Stone Mountain, GA  30083
www.sweetnsinful.com

Ted Arpornsuksant

Sugar Cakes Bakery

(770) 218-9994

101 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060

www.sugarcakespatisserie.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
125 East Boyson Road #404
Hiawatha, IA 52233
www.cakesbychristopher.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

     

Professionals in the Industry

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

Kyle Schwarting - July 2007

Inn at Little Washington, The

Washington, VA

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

Assistant Pastry Chef

Langham, The

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Melissa Chanselle-Hary - January 2007

Mandarin Oriental

Washington DC

Christopher Blue - January 2005

Chocolatier
Norman Love Confections

Brian Sundeen

Pastry Chef

Ritz-Carlton Moscow

Moscow, Russia

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

Jason Tuala - July 2007

Wynn Hotel

Las Vegas, NV

Karianne Soulsby - January 2006

Assistant Pastry Chef

Zealous

Chicago, IL