I cannot believe that my French Pastry School career has come to an end. This past year has gone by faster than I could ever imagine. I have met so many people from around the world and have been taught by very talented and amazing chefs! I am very blessed and grateful for such a wonderful experience in Chicago. I cannot imagine where or who I would be without such an amazing support team of family, friends, and chefs behind me. Leaving Chicago on Friday was the hardest thing I have done. I am happy to say that Chicago will always be my second home.
Some how I was picked to do the speech, even though I hate public speeches! I did however make it through without crying which it surprising!
My friend Rosie (from New Jersey)
My friend Julian (From Colombia)
My friend Floriencia; Flo(From Urugauy)
Can't believe this was my final program
Selfie Time!
Do not know where I would be without them. I would not be the person i am today without them. They have taught me everything about work ethic and how you have to start at the bottom. They have been there for me through my tear about leaving home because I didn't want to go back to Chicago at the beginning and the tears after graduation for not wanting to leave Chicago and especially FPS!
Love this girl! She was my go to Sushi Sunday and movie date nights! I cannot wait for her to come and visit me in November!
I have met and made many friends from around the world, but my friend Julian was the hardest one to say good bye to. The fact that I made a friend like him in the short and fast two months that I had at FPS. He would speak to me in Spanish to joke around because I didn't understand it, but after a while he started to teach me some. He gives me a Spanish word of the day! He taught me some Spanish and more about myself. He gave me advice that no one else has. He became more than my best friend, he became my big brother that I never had. I am so grateful to have met such an amazing person like him. He was such an inspiration and role model to me, and I am going to miss him very much. Thank goodness for technology, because I do not know what I would do if I could not talk to him or any of my other international friends!
As you probably remember seeing his picture from the pastry program, this is Chef Jonathan Dendauw. I am so glad that I was able to learn under him again! To have learned from such an incredible chef has been an amazing honor for me. Chef Jonathan has taught me so much this past year and I am very grateful for him! To think that I almost didn't do the bread program seems so crazy to me and he played a big role in my decision to stay! I cannot thank him enough for all of his guidance and advice through the pastry program, internship, and bread program.
My two favorite chefs! They are the two who I went to for all of my advice whether it was to take the cake program or do the internship, or to do the bread program or bread CEs. The put both sides into perspective and helped me a lot. I have them to thank for giving me the opportunity to come back early before the bread program and do my mini internship. Even though it was three and half weeks it was an amazing opportunity! Love you Chef Jonathan and Chef Patrice!
She didn't teach in the bread program, but I had to say good bye and take a picture with the cutest Korean chef there is! Love you Chef Sunny!
Chef Jacquy and Chef Sebastien are the two owners of the school. They are so talented and such an inspiration to everyone who walks into The French Pastry School.
