United States Chef
Rose Nape Chef Profile
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overworked pastry chef
San Leandro, CA (United States)
Joined December 30, 2008
Professional Chef
Contributor, 39 CookEatShare points
3 recipes
About me
Born & raised in the city of Chicago in the Bucktown neighborhood. I learned to bake by watching my grandma. She was one of those cooks who had all of the recipes in her head. She used no measuring cups or spoons. It was always a couple handfuls of flour, some of this, some of that & before you knew it I was eating fried donuts or fresh made flour tortillas. My dad was also a big influence. Unlike other kids I couldn't watch saturday morning cartoons because my dad was constantly watching the cooking shows on PBS. He was always mixing cultures in his cooking. Mexican pizza? Yeah we were eating that in the late 70's. Curried chicken & potato tamales..yep. done that. We hardly ever ordered pizza..he always insisted on making it himself. I never appreciated it until i was in my late teens when my friends thought it was the most bizarre yet coolest thing ever.
I'm now living in California..just across the bay from SF. Married with 3 kids ages 3, 11 & 19 (the 8 yr gap was not intentional). I work at Bridges Restaurant in Danville(yes..the Mrs. Doubtfire restaurant). I've been a pastry chef for about 15 years now & constantly learning new things to do or try. But I always go back to comfort food.
I also love sock monkeys!
Cooking Influences
Julia ..of course.
Claudia Flemming
David Leibovitz
Emliy Luchetti
My old boss & mentor Judy Contino of Bittersweet Pastry shop in Chicago. Everything I know I learned from Judy
