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Fab Chef: My Journey as a Pastry Chef

October 3, 2015 by Contributing Writer

Photo: @chelsias at Sweet Mandy B's

I was that weird kid in high school who would beg her parents for money to take cooking classes or buy cookbooks instead of shopping for clothes and CDs (yes, I’m a child of the 90’s).  Now I choose to spend my time and money on all things related to food, whether it is adventures in Chicago or halfway across the globe in Southeast Asia, where I am originally from. My journey has been slow and extremely hard, but it’s been fun. It’s made me the person that I am today.

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: bakery, chef, chicago, culinary school, downtown, fine dining, hard work, hotel, journey, Lincoln Park, pastry chef, Restaurant, sacrifice

Fab Chef: Interview with Sherrie Tan, Executive Pastry Chef at Sweet Mandy B’s

September 29, 2015 by Soo Park

Photo: @chelsias at Sweet Mandy B's

Meet Fab Food Chicago’s Fab Chef and Writer, Sherrie Tan. Sherrie is the executive pastry chef at Sweet Mandy B’s and avid Instagrammer. She was born and raised in the Philippines. At the age of 19, she moved to New York to pursue her dreams and attend The Culinary Institute of America. Upon graduation, Sherrie relocated to Chicago and started her career at Tru. Her hard work and perseverance has led her to an impressive path, which includes working at Charlie Trotter’s, Peninsula, and Sweet Mandy B’s.

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: chef, desserts, Lincoln Park, pastry chef, Sweet Mandy B’s, sweets, treats

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