Cherokee Town & Country Club

Originally from Argentina, Christian developed his love for pastries at an early age. Along with his mother they used to challenge themselves at home by cooking all kind of delights. His friends and family discovered his talent and used to ask him to cook and bake for them; from cookies to wedding cakes.

He always knew pastry was his passion but he wanted to dive in deeply in this extensive sweet world. That’s reason why he decided to become a Pastry Chef at Le Cordon Bleu in Atlanta. Being around excellent and recognized Pastry Chefs pushed him to levels he never knew existed. He began his externship at Cherokee Town & Country Club in Atlanta, GA; where he had the pleasure to work closely with Chef Heather Hurlbert. Today he is still working at Cherokee Town & Country Club under the talented Executive Pastry Chef Alex Hwang. Her skills, enthusiasm and great passion for Pastry have inspired him in unimaginable ways.

Brown Palace Hotel and Spa

Aya has been interested in cakes and sweets since childhood. It’s the classic tale of watching Mom decorate cakes with a star tip and store bought sugar decals. But life happened and instead of following this interest, she pursued the traditional college track and earned a bachelors degree in Anthropology.

Since college, she has worked for two restaurant corporations holding varied positions in purchasing, marketing and quality assurance. It was during these years which she confirmed her desire to work in the food industry, just not in the all-confining cubicle.

With a great deal of help and support, she followed her passion into the kitchen as an entry level pastry cook at the Colorado Convention Center in 2010. This high volume experience lead her to The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. During this time, she was able to hone her skills professionally while completing an associates in Baking and Pastry from Johnson and Wales University and an internship at Frills Cake Shop.

Her ability to excel in a multifaceted hotel pastry kitchen and decorate cakes landed her the Cake Decorator position at the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa in the fall of 2012. As a full time member of The Brown Palace, she is proud to produce wedding and specialty cakes along with Afternoon Tea pastries for Denver’s finest guests.

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Jefferson State Community College

Glenn Rinsky PhD. is currently teaching baking pastry arts culinary arts and managament courses with The Culinary and Hospitality Institute of Jefferson State Community College Birmingham Al. He also taught with Culinard of Virginia College.
Glenn is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and holds a doctorate in Leadership in Higher Education from Capella University. Glenn has worked in many facets of the food service industry beginning with his apprenticeship at the Maisonette Restaurant Cincinnati Ohio. He has been employed with Cummins Diesel corp, Kroger Corp, Marriott Corporation as well as nemorous retail cooking schools such as William Sonoma, Sur La Table and Jungle Jims.

Glenn owned and operated The Chef’s Kitchen Cakery in Cincinnati Ohio for over 12 years where he produced thousands of wedding cakes and was voted best wedding cake by Cincinnati magazine.
Glenn incorporates classic as well as contemporary styles in his work and views wedding cakes as an artistic expression of the pastry chef which helps to define the mood and focus of the event that the cake is prepared for. The cake has to also taste delicious.