Claire Ptak

Founder of Violet Bakery, food writer & stylist

A California native, Claire Ptak worked as a pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley before moving to London in 2005. She staged in restaurants including Moro and St. John before starting Violet, her stall on Broadway Market in east London. Claire opened the Violet Bakery in 2010. Claire Ptak is also a food writer and stylist whose work includes Ottolenghi’s weekly Guardian column, Observer Food Monthly, Jamie Magazine, Kinfolk, and Vogue. She has published four cookbooks: The Home-Made Sweet Shop, The Whoopie Pie Book, Leon: Baking & Puddings and her latest book The Violet Bakery Cookbook.

http://www.violetcakes.com/