Chef Eve Bergazyn began her culinary career after a layoff from the Web technology industry in 2008. After attaining her diploma from the French Culinary Institute in New York City, she got a job as a pastry cook at Missy Robbins’ A Voce. She then spent time in the kitchens of Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, James Beard Award-winning Pastry Chef Michael Laiskonis, and then worked at Tom Colicchio’s Craft for two years, where she became Pastry Sous Chef. She then helmed the bread, pasta, and pastry programs of three restaurants in Astoria, and made the transition to the savory kitchen, working her way up to Chef of Vesta, a trattoria which was listed by Zagat as one of NYC’s top 50 restaurants during her tenure. (One of her dishes was recently mentioned in the Michelin Guide to brunch in Queens.)

Eve then left New York and landed a job in remote Alaska as Pastry Chef of a NatGeo Unique Lodge. She also took on the role of Culinary Instructor and taught cooking classes to lodge guests and half-day meal lessons to visitors from Homer and beyond. Eve lives in Los Angeles where she shares her love of cooking and baking with students and private clients.