Awards & Recognition
★2024 StarChefs Los Angeles Rising Stars Award Winner - Baker category
★New York Times recognition as top American bakery
★CIA '12 graduate featured in alumni news
Notable Facts
→CIA graduate (2012) who worked at prestigious restaurants including The French Laundry, Jean-Georges, Gilt, and Konbi
→Founded Bakers Bench in 2021 as a vegan bakery in LA's Chinatown at Far East Plaza
→Specializes in plant-based pastries including croissants, with New York Times recognition
→Born and raised in Monterey Park, San Gabriel Valley
→Received funding from LISC LA's Asset Building for Communities of Color program
→Has worked every station at The French Laundry under Pastry Chef Elwyn Boyles