Up and Coming Pastry Chef

Hi everyone,
My name is Brittany Latour. Long time baker, but first time blogger.
Ever since I was little, probably around the age of 6, I have always dreamed of becoming a pastry chef. Helping my grandmother in the kitchen making delicious sweets was always a blast, especially since she always let me lick the spoon when we make the batter for chocolate cake.  I would say my grandmother has been my inspiration.
When it was time to enter my freshman year of high school, it was definitely a "no brainer" when I chose "Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School". I actually had the opportunity for the majority of my 4 years in high school to take up a trade which I chose Culinary, but for my junior and senior year I was mostly dedicated to the baking and pastry part of the trade. When my high school graduation came around I graduated with a certified certificate in culinary which would make me eligible to obtain a job anywhere in the work field. This would give me a better opportunity to broaden my horizons and venture out into the real world.

College was a tough decision to choose from. It came down to the wire between Johnson and Wales and Culinary Institute of America. After figuring out the pros and cons of each school, my decision came down to the number one school that had been on my mind for the longest time. So now I am an incoming freshman going into my third trimester of school and loving every single minute of being in the kitchen. It has been a dream of mine for the longest time, and now my dream has come true in pursuing a degree in AS Baking and Pastry. Also, hopefully soon I'll be able to get a BA in Food Service Management to one day open and run my own bakery.