The Art of the Plate: CIC Alum Jordan Snider Invited to be a Member of the Callebaut Ambassadors Club

Thursday, June 30, 2016

CIC Alum Jordan Snider Invited to be a Member of the Callebaut Ambassadors Club

A CIC Baking and Pastry graduate, Jordan Snider is now executive pastry chef at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego. In this new role, he will becomes one of seven Callebaut Ambassadors located in the United States. The invitation-only Ambassadors Club includes a global membership of more than 100 pastry chefs and chocolatiers from more than 20 countries. Chef Snider will "collaborate with other Callebaut Ambassadors to shape the world of pastry through educational demonstrations, recipe development and product innovation."

According to the Callebaut press release, Chef Snider joined the Carolina Yacht Club as a banquet pastry chef in 2008. In 2010, he was named Pastry Sous Chef at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Las Vegas. Following his time at the Mandarin, Snider worked as the Pastry Chef Tournant at Paris and Bally’s Las Vegas Casino & Hotel. In 2013, he joined the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Las Vegas as the Executive Assistant Pastry Chef where he oversaw all banquet, convention, retail, restaurant and chocolate production for the resort. Snider joined the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego as Executive Pastry Chef in 2014. In this role, he is responsible for the hotel’s high-volume banquet operations, three fine-dining restaurants, room amenity program and wedding banquet operations.

“Chef Snider demonstrates the highest level of technical skill, quality, creativity and passion in his approach to fine pastry,” said Miriam Madrigal, Callebaut Brand Manager. “Our Ambassadors are selected based on their technical expertise, knowledge of ingredients, professional portfolio and process leadership. We were impressed with Snider’s mastery in all key areas, as well as his refreshing approach to pastry. It is an honor to welcome such a celebrated chef to our Club.”

Read more: https://fb101.com/2016/06/callebaut-usa-appoints-san-diego-based-pastry-chef-jordan-snider-ambassadors-club/

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