Alyssa GangeriAlyssa Gangeri is a pastry chef in New York City. She's loved baking from a young age. After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America, she traveled north and south working for companies such as The Ritz Carlton to gain knowledge and experiene of the ever-growing hospitality industry. She has also competed on The Food Network's "Sweet Genius." She developed Mimi's Adventures in Baking as a new way of learning for the younger generation of bakers. Her love for baking shines through in these storybook cookbooks. In her eyes, baking should be a fun experience adults and children can share together. What better way to do that than with an interactive story that makes learning your way around the kitchen exciting and easy? When she is not making specialty cakes and pastries for her business, AllyCakesNYC, or at her restaurant, Riverwalk Bar and Grill on Roosevelt Island, you can find her in Central Park with her lively Jack Russell Terrier, Rudy, and the love of her life, Jonathan. Read More Read Less