Elena Kalmykova

Pastry Chef at Neva Cuisine
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France, FR
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Français Full professional proficiency
  • Spanish Elementary proficiency

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Kristina Gurkina

I worked for Elena as a manager on the food photography project in Moscow. Elena is easy-going customer and person. She gave a clear and transparent scope of work, kept in touch 24/7, gave feedback and made adjustments to the scope of work in time. She is a strong leader with strong soft skills. Elena fulfilled her obligations to pay for the work in time. It was a positive experience and I would love to work with her on new projects! Strongly recommend Elena!

Katia Molak

I reached out to Elena for mentorship in the filed of product development. Inspired by the success of her other mentees & Elena's activity in the plant-based/healthy pastry scene, I was certain that she was the right person to collaborate with. From day 1, Elena brought structure and clarity to our cooperation. She fully advised on the path to open a business, provided weekly homeworks - that helped split the large tasks into manageable bits - and was invested in our problem-solving sessions. Elena gave me an instruction and confidence to develop my own product for the market and we completed the task in the time planned. I'm grateful for Elena's professionalism & high degree of personal investment throughout the process.

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Credentials

  • Improving Your Focus
    LinkedIn
    Sep, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • CAP Pâtissier
    Académie de Paris
    Jul, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Cerificate in Advanced English (CAE)
    University of Cambridge
    Apr, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • IELTS, overall score 8.5
    British Council
    Apr, 2015
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • France
    • Restaurants
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pastry Chef
      • Jan 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pastry Chef, Consultant
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      In September 2020, I started consulting businesses on improving existing desserts, implementing sweet creations from scratch and optimising current workflow. I work both with retail and the hospitality sectors. All these help a food business thrive and grow through a series of changes we make. With 20+ successful projects to date, I am now providing the same services around the world. In September 2020, I started consulting businesses on improving existing desserts, implementing sweet creations from scratch and optimising current workflow. I work both with retail and the hospitality sectors. All these help a food business thrive and grow through a series of changes we make. With 20+ successful projects to date, I am now providing the same services around the world.

    • United Kingdom
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pastry Chef
      • Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

      The Presbytere is a restaurant in Normandy oriented towards using seasonal and local products with a desire to grow towards a zero-waste approach. Created and implemented 10+ desserts for the lunch and dinner menus to meet the need of the local clientele The Presbytere is a restaurant in Normandy oriented towards using seasonal and local products with a desire to grow towards a zero-waste approach. Created and implemented 10+ desserts for the lunch and dinner menus to meet the need of the local clientele

    • France
    • Hospitality
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Commis pâtissier
      • May 2019 - May 2020

      In this role, I was responsible primarily for Sunday brunches which included a buffet of 10-12 pastries which included the mise en place for the number of guests anticipated and setting the desserts weekly before the clients came. I also created 2 desserts that made it to the brunch menu and received high acclaim from the guests. In this role, I was responsible primarily for Sunday brunches which included a buffet of 10-12 pastries which included the mise en place for the number of guests anticipated and setting the desserts weekly before the clients came. I also created 2 desserts that made it to the brunch menu and received high acclaim from the guests.

    • France
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Animatrice Culinaire
      • Jun 2019 - Jun 2019

      J'ai animé un atelier culinaire sucrée de découverte de recettes russes chez Kialatok en juin 2019. C'était un challenge pour moi de trouver un moyen de communiquer et faire participer tous les invités. Grâce à cette expérience j'ai compris que le contact avec d'autres personnes et la transmission de savoir-faire est quelque chose qui me fait beaucoup de plaisir et m'enrichit personnellement. J'ai animé un atelier culinaire sucrée de découverte de recettes russes chez Kialatok en juin 2019. C'était un challenge pour moi de trouver un moyen de communiquer et faire participer tous les invités. Grâce à cette expérience j'ai compris que le contact avec d'autres personnes et la transmission de savoir-faire est quelque chose qui me fait beaucoup de plaisir et m'enrichit personnellement.

    • Stagiaire en pâtisserie
      • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

      For 6 months I have worked on the pastry team, helping them with preparing desserts for the 3* service as well as events (banquets, marriages, cocktail receptions etc.) and was responsible for making desserts for the staff (up to 60 pax per day). I learned more on kitchen management, ingredients storage and planning the production process of a Michelin pastry lab. For 6 months I have worked on the pastry team, helping them with preparing desserts for the 3* service as well as events (banquets, marriages, cocktail receptions etc.) and was responsible for making desserts for the staff (up to 60 pax per day). I learned more on kitchen management, ingredients storage and planning the production process of a Michelin pastry lab.

    • Chocolatier
      • Aug 2018 - Aug 2018

      I worked at the chocolate factory to produce bean to bar chocolate and create plated desserts based on it at the cafe located on the factory premises. I worked at the chocolate factory to produce bean to bar chocolate and create plated desserts based on it at the cafe located on the factory premises.

    • Belgium
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Stagiaire en pâtisserie
      • Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

      As an apprentice at the pastry lab of Café Pouchkine Paris, an exquisite pastry shop with 3 stores in the heart of the capital, I worked on making, assembling and decorating indivudual desserts and cakes to share. I was also one of the people responsible for making the special Bûche de Noël for Christmas (the red dolls in a row in red, see image attached). As an apprentice at the pastry lab of Café Pouchkine Paris, an exquisite pastry shop with 3 stores in the heart of the capital, I worked on making, assembling and decorating indivudual desserts and cakes to share. I was also one of the people responsible for making the special Bûche de Noël for Christmas (the red dolls in a row in red, see image attached).

Education

  • FERRANDI Paris
    International Programme in Pastry, Pâtisserie
    2017 - 2018
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
    History, International Relations History
    2012 - 2016
  • VipMasters Culinary School
    Intensive Course in Chocolate
    2015 -
  • Jordi Bordas School
    BConcept Method

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