About

I’m a Pastry Chef living in NYC. A graduate of The French Culinary Institute. I am pursuing a career in the restaurant/bakery industry. I’m currently working at Danny Meyers new restaurant Maialino. An amazing Italian Restaurant located in The Gramercy Park Hotel.

How it all started: As a Junior/Senior in High School I assisted in the baking and decorating of many wedding cakes at The Chef’s Kitchen in Cincinnati, OH. What I didn’t know at that moment was that as a high school senior I would be experimenting with “what I was meant to do.” Instead of going straight to culinary school I chose to head off to college. As I entered my Junior year I studied abroad for a semester. While abroad I traveled most of Western Europe and one of those stops was definitely Paris, France.Upon my arrival I fell in love with the world of pastry all over again and decided that I would apply to Pastry school after I graduated. After receiving a Bachelors in Education at Miami University I headed off to New York to pursue my passion. I enrolled at The French Culinary Institute and 6 months later I am a Pastry Chef!

Hang around for my latest concoctions, experiments, and musings as an NYC chef.

I’m currently working at Danny Meyers new restaurant Maialino. An amazing Italian Restaurant located in The Gramercy Park Hotel.

Email: Jessica.Daniels9@gmail.com