Lucy Damkoehler | Pastry Chef “The best part of my job is being able to make people happy. I think desserts can bring back old memories and remind people of something mom used to make for them when they were kids.” - Lucy Damkoehler Lucy Damkoehler found baking when she was in fifth grade. Her father had begun baking bread as a hobby and Lucy enjoyed helping him knead and shape the dough. The second of five children, she grew up in Bernarnston, Massachusetts. A prodigious family garden that required the Damkoehlers to know how to cook and frequent daytrips to Vermont orchards for apples and cider ingrained in Lucy and her siblings, a love and respect for food that has led all of them into some aspect of the culinary field. Lucy attended the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont, and has worked at restaurants including Hamersley’s Bistro in Boston, Gramercy Tavern in New York, and Andaluca in Seattle. She is thrilled to be able to work with the team at TASTE and express her enthusiasm for supporting local producers through desserts. As the pastry chef for TASTE, Lucy is responsible for creating the overall dessert and pastry program from the cookies at the grab-and-go counter to the sweet ending for a grand catered event. |
