BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — The popular Almond Restaurant & Bar in Bridgehampton has welcomed a new patisserie.
Chef Jessica Craig, a native of Long Island, graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in culinary arts and a professional degree in hospitality management.
Following a dream, Chef Craig worked with Belgian master chef Steven de Bruyn and worked at several spots before securing a spot on the canvas of Nick & Toni in East Hampton.
While there, Chef Craig started as pastry chef in 2009 and ran the dessert program for the Honest Man Restaurant Group until 2013. She became executive pastry chef at L'Artusi Restaurant in New York, where she oversaw the pastry program for Epicurean Group.
Chef Craig has been featured on the James Beard Chefs and Champagne event, was a guest on the Communal Table Food & Wine Podcast with Kat Kinsman and One-Woman Kitchen with Rozanne Gold, was a contestant on Viceland's Bong Appetite in Spring 2019, and was a guest on dessert episode of Food Network's Chopped in Spring 2020.
Her signature offerings include blueberry lemon muffins, a salted pretzel blondie, and individual blueberry galettes.
Almond is located at 1 Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, 631-537-5665. For more information and to view the full menu, click here.
