From website. Interview to come:
Chef Lisa Arielle Allen is an American in Paris, fully trained as a Pastry Chef by the esteemed Ferrandi école de gastronomie. She has additional training in many highly respected kitchens and schools.
Lisa runs Tarts & Truffles as a small culinary consulting business in Paris, offering a variety of private, bespoke, and public tours and hands-on workshops in Paris.
She has also managed the Edwart Chocolate Atelier since early 2018, and delights in sharing her passion for chocolate with everyone who comes through the door.
Prior to making Paris her home, Lisa lived mostly in the United States but was always compelled to travel.
Her original training was an as Arts Educator, with a BA from Tufts University near Boston, and an MFA in Photography and Arts Education from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. After working in the city for a while, she began her career as an International School teacher in 2005, which took her to five different countries!
While teaching full time, she also catered small events, took private orders, and enjoyed making surrounding lives sweeter whenever possible.
Classes and tours are available in English,French and Spanish, though translators for other languages can be organized upon request.
* Lisa has also been offering a select clientele bespoke hand-made sweet treats, by individual order only. Orders can always be picked up from the home kitchen studio in Paris 13, or delivered within Paris for an additional fee.