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extraordinary. Her innovation and intuitive baking skills, together cream, grilled corn, and peaches, is a sweet and savory dessert worth
with experience, lifted her all the way up the culinary ladder. That trying, while more familiar sounding confections such as a ricotta and
ladder eventually led her to Executive Pastry Chef for numerous blueberry tart offer a unique twist on what is familiar. Other goodies
upscale restaurants. include such deliciousness as the rosemary crepe cake that will cause
the rejoicing of the tastebuds. Whether traditional or contemporary,
Celebrity Chef, Anthony Bourdain has made an imprint on Kennedy, palates everywhere will be pleasantly surprised by new tastes.
and she credits him with having a huge influence on her career. She also
acknowledges Chef, Author, and TV personality, Christina Tosi for her Kennedy’s menagerie of pets, including chickens and dogs, has inspired
ability to expand the limits of culinary crafting. This alignment with Tosi her to launch Soph’s Snacks dog treats. Her love of animals, including
has inspired Kennedy. a “unique fascination with chickens,” has been the catalyst behind the
development of this new bakery offshoot. Made from ten or fewer
Kennedy can be viewed as a self-taught prodigy with a culinary alchemy all-natural ingredients, these crunchy treats are destined to be popular
that focuses on European-based bread and desserts. Baking comes natu- too. According to dogs (and some people), these delicious high-quality
rally for her and she says that she “puts a piece of [herself] into everything goodies will have dogs everywhere beggin’ for biscuits.
[she] makes.” She explained that when she bakes, “the world around her
slows down” and provides a cherished and impervious space. Herb and Flour Patisserie, LLC is a bakery is located at Over Easy
Restaurant where Kennedy continues to push boundaries with creative
As a chef with a contemporary view on cooking, she wants to broaden culinary mastery. She hopes to eventually
the palates of gastronomists while still keeping them “on their toes.” She open a dedicated Herb and Flour storefront
embraces the idea of combining unexpected ingredients for new tastes but in the meantime, she will continue to
that remain familiar. Having her own “massive sweet tooth” (citing cheese- design from her soul with nostalgic foods,
cake is one of her go-to desserts), helps Kennedy with her conceptions. new tastes, and versed offerings.

Kali Kennedy
From her masterfully crafted monthly CSA pastry boxes offering Owner/Pastry Chef
locally sourced ingredients and seasonal goodies to specialty items such Herb & Flour Patisserie, LLC
as custom orders, her pastries include savory sweet and multicultural 707-569-6645
infused foods. With Chef Kennedy at the helm, the patisserie produces www.herbandflourpatisserie.com
some extraordinary mouth-watering masterpieces.

The sweet corn tartlet, made of shortbread crust, sweet corn pastry

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