Julie Cohen
Chef Instructor, Baking & Pastry Arts
"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
About
Chef Julie worked as Pastry Cook for Band of Bohemia in Ravenswood, Chicago, when the restaurant received its Michelin Star. She was also written up by EATER.com Chicago for single-handedly running a New-York-style bagel service with just her own recipes when she was a Pastry Cook for Revolution Brewing.
Julie also worked as Head Pastry Chef for the largest catering company in Boulder, Colorado, called Front Range Catering Co. Additional work included Lead Pastry at Soho House and Company, in New York, NY, and Pastry Sous Chef of Bill White Restaurant Group in Park City, UT.
Chef Julie loves showing her students that anything is possible, even via online education when teachers and students are not physically together.
Honors & Awards
- Featured on EATER.com Chicago, 2016
Professional EXPERIENCE
- Pastry Sous Chef - Bill White Restaurant Group, Park City, UT
- Lead Pastry - Soho House and Company, New York, NY
- Head Pastry Chef - Front Range Catering Co., Boulder, CO
- Pastry Cook - Band of Bohemia, Chicago, IL
- Pastry Cook - Revolution Brewing, Chicago, IL
Dish Examples
Milk Rolls (dinner rolls)
Grapefruit mousse tart with lemon rosemary sherbet
Education
- Professional Baking and Pastry Certification, Culinary Academy of Long Island
- Associate Degree in Liberal Arts Sci Hum SocSci, Nassau Community College
Special Interests
I like to hike and enjoy comedy.
