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Toba Garrett

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Toba Garrett is a nationally recognized, award-winning cake decorator. Garrett’s work has appeared on national TV and in countless magazines. In 2010, Garrett was named one of the Ten Best Cake Artists in the U.S. by Dessert Professional. Garrett studied at Fordham University, Long Island University and Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and has taught classes at The New School, French Culinary Institute, and Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), where she is now a Dean. Garrett has been a central figure in ICE’s Pastry and Baking Arts program since her arrival in 1993 and is the mastermind behind the curriculum for ICE’s professional development program, The Art of Cake Decorating. She has also written several cookbooks, including The Well-Decorated Cake, Professional Cake Decorating, and Wedding Cake Art and Design, which received the IACP Cookbook Award for Professional Kitchens in 2011.

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