Filomena Pace

Ridgefield, CT

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Baking and Pastry Skills: Completed courses - Pies and Tarts, Cookies and Petit Fours, Hot and Cold Desserts, Classic Pastry, Fundamental Skills and Technique, Chocolates and Confections, Introduction to Cakes, Principles of Artisan Bread Baking, Plated Desserts, Viennoiserie, Specialty Cakes, Sugar Artistry, Entremets and Petits Gâteaux, and Adv. Artisan Bread Baking * Designed and constructed chocolate and sugar showpieces *
Education
- Bachelors Baking and Pastry Arts
  
  Johnson & Wales University
  
  2012 - 2015
Experience
- Pastry Chef
  
  The Pastry Hideaway
  
  Wilton, CT
  
  Apr 2017 - Jan 2018 (9 months)
  
  - Mix, Bake, Finish off cookies, cakes, breads, macaroons and etc.
  - Organized the to do list for the pastry team
  - Completing special orders such as breakfast items, cakes, cookies and etc.
- Pastry Chef/Baker
  
  Batali & Bastianich Tarry Market
  
  Port Chester, NY
  
  Jan 2016 - Feb 2017 (1 year 1 month)
  
  - Refill/finish individual pastries for the display case
  - Mix/bake laminated breakfast pastries, cakes, cookies, and etc.
- Pastry Cook
  
  James Beard - Tutto Toscana FUA program
  
  New York, NY
  
  Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
  
  - Design, organize, implement, and serve special dinner events at local schools and James Beard House
  - Bake/prep plate components for dinner service
  - Plated dessert
- Study Abroad
  
  FUA
  
  Firenze, Italy
  
  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015 (1 month)
  
  While studying abroad in Florence, worked at an Italian pastry shop.
  - Making breakfast sandwiches and croissants
  - Working on cake/special orders
  - Cookies, breads, pizzas
  - Desserts for restaurant (mainly petit gateaux)
  - As a class came together for final assignment for final dinner with pre dessert (shortbread crumble, white chocolate mousse, fresh fruit, caviar) and dessert (deconstructed tiramisu)
  - was the head Chef for the final dinner
- Chef de Partie
  
  Bouchon Bakery
  
  Yountville, CA
  
  Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 (3 months)
  
  High end French style bakery owned by Thomas Keller
  - Bake off cookies, scones, muffins, coffee cake, and etc. for the next morning
  - Efficient, consistent and organized production of mis en place
  - Mixed a variety of recipes cupcake, cookies, almond cream, cakes and etc.
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