Chef Dan Widmann
Lead Pastry Instructor
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Favorite Dish: Thai food
About
Chef Dan has been Executive Pastry Chef & Owner of a bakeshop, Director of Pastry Arts, and a Pastry Sales Director. In 2016, he was awarded Educator of the Year. Dan is a member of Disciples d’Escoffier.
He has also worked in recipe development and curriculum design and been a featured television personality. In addition to owning Decadence, he owned a consulting business and taught free-standing classes developed for organizational training.
Honors, Awards & Affiliations
- ServSafe® Manager
- ServSafe® Inctructor/Proctor
- Educator of the Year, 2016
- Member of Disciples d'Escoffier
Professional EXPERIENCE
- Home Cook Chef Instructor - Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, Boulder, CO
- SME (Subject Matter Expert) - Escoffier Online International Culinary Academy
- Sales Director/Baking & Pastry Specialist - Aspen Baking Company
- Pastry Chef Instructor - Cook Street School of Culinary Arts, Denver, CO
- Executive Pastry Chef/Owner - Decadence
- Director of Pastry Arts - Cooking School of the Rockies, Boulder, CO
- Executive Pastry Chef - Centerplate at the Colorado Convention Center
- Executive Pastry Chef - The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO
- Executive Pastry Chef - Alyeska Prince Hotel and Resort, AK
Education
- Associate of Applied Science Degree, Academy of Culinary Arts
Special Interests
Rowing.
