• Trained at the prestigious Peter Kump's Cooking School in New York.
• Lived in Paris and worked at the famed Fauchon and at the original Cosi sandwich shop.
• Earned her stripes as pastry chef at Drew Nieporent's Tribeca Grill—which is also where she met her husband.
• Won James Beard Award for Best Pastry Chef in 2000, and snared the Bon Appetit Best Pastry Chef award two years later.
• Authored The Last Course-The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern cookbook.
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