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Pastry diploma in hand & college degree secured chef Mel’s professional baking journey began in Paris. training with some of the biggest pastry chef icons like Pierre Herme, Francois Payard, and Laurent Duchene.
She opened a bakery at the age of 26 in Paris and created mesmerizing events, bringing the rainbow cake to Paris for the first time with appearances on Top Chef France, M6, TF1, 100% Mag and hundreds of articles.
Going on to create the first ever edible cupcake dress for the Salon du Chocolat in both Paris and London. Several years later she would go on to win Food Network’s Chopped TWICE.
In short Bake it with Mel- brings you 15+ years of pastry savoir faire, expert baking kit experiences, and a chef finally sharing the best industry kept secrets.
Come meet your butter half Chef Mel.
Lead by 2X CHOPPED CHAMPION
Chef Mel herself!
Pre reserved 1 on 1 time slots
Your baking Qs answered LIVE
each month
Baking sos texting service
First access to merch drops
reliable recipes and more!
These are the top 10 tools any modern-day baker should have available to them.
Setting yourself up for success in the kitchen starts with quality utensils, and quality ingredients. Its not always easy knowing what you need so Chef Mel’s
20 years of experience has you covered so you can
start baking like a real pro.
Every baker needs a digital baking scale that is reliable. It all starts with precision baking. Check out this one.
A timer is great tool to have in the kitchen to remind you something is baking. But use your own judgement to know if something is baked and ready. Check out this one.
Chef Mel would tell you she wishes she could bring ALL the ingredients from Paris into her kitchen but it’s not that simple. Some of them can be replaced and substituted with local products, but some of them just can’t.
If you have watched even 1 of Chef Mel’s tiktoks you’ve seen the vanilla bean powder used in almost every recipe. This one is a must. The creme de marron (chestnut spread) is also a childhood favorite and so popular for the holiday season. Make sure you check out some of the ingredients to elevate your baking in both textures and flavors.
Imagine scraping the inside of a vanilla bean and delicately letting
it dry. You are left with the best part of the bean and the best flavor.
