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Outstanding Pastry Chef: Mindy Segal

JBF Editors

JBF Editors

Mon, May 16, 2016

Our Outstanding Pastry Chef award goes …

Our Outstanding Pastry Chef award goes to:Mindy Segal Mindy’s HotChocolate, Chicago Mindy is the second chef to bring this award home to the Windy City. She says HotChocolate is the culmination of her 20-year culinary career.