Nearly 10 years in the Professional Kitchen For the past decade I have been enjoying work in the professional kitchen! Creative baking is a rewarding and creative outlet, I especially love designing unique cakes for special events! La Piazza Italian Café and Coffeehouse, Amesbury, Mass 2000-2001    Owner/Chef Bono's Restaurant, Long Beach, Calif. 2001-2004    Pastry Chef Olives Gourmet Grocer, Long Beach, Calif. 2004-2006    Chef Chez Boucher French Cooking School, Hampton, NH 2008-2009    Chef Instructor