The Sugar Chic is Melissa Chicarelli, lover of all things sugar.
From a family of chefs, Melissa was surrounded by amazing food, but was always on the lookout for the perfect dessert. Dinner at a restaurant always ended with a thorough evaluation of the dessert menu, followed by her well-known quote,
"there's always room for dessert!". Whether it be cake or pie, ice-cream or gelato,
Melissa would order, sample, share, then judge them all!
This passion led to many adventures including a cupcake "crawl", when in a single day she stopped at no fewer than 9 storefronts and sampled as many creations as possible, once again critiquing every single bite! And forget about being anywhere near a spot
where a "famous" cookie is made,
if it takes two subways, a cab ride and/or a 15 block walk,
Melissa will make a detour a must!
Melissa started designing cakes for friends and family ocassions, becoming the highlight of their events. So after enrolling and completing a Baking and Pastry Arts program at the Culinary Academy of Long Island in 2002,
she realized her true calling. A career in baking was in her future.
She continued perfecting her recipes, attended seminars at
The French Culinary Institute and started building her dream!
In 2007 a friend asked for a custom favor for her wedding. Melissa's infamous
"wedding cake" cookie became a staple in her repertoire,
sparking a business and life changing decision
- leaving her fulltime job in HR and creating The Sugar Chic in 2008!
As of the new year 2011, Melissa started a food, dessert
and personal experience blog called the honeybee chronicles.
You can follow The Sugar Chic on Facebook and Twitter.
The Sugar Chic is located on the North Shore of Long Island, NY.
