#173 - Chefs & Guests - Chef Aaron Clouse of A&R Creative Group - a podcast by Ray Chmielecki

On this episode of Spoon Mob's Chefs & Guests podcast series, Ray talks with A&R Creative Group's executive pastry chef Aaron Clouse about how he first got started with baking and pastry, originally going to college for music, switching to culinary arts and enrolling at The French Pastry School in Chicago, landing at The Refectory right after graduating, teaching at The Food Lab, what a pastry chef at L Brands actually does, heading up the pastry department at the Gallerie Bar & Bistro at The Hilton, how he first got on the Food Network, what being on Guy’s Grocery Games was really like, creating the pastry program at Mmelo Boutique Confections, competing on the sixth season of Halloween Baking Championship, jumping to The Proper Garden after filming the show, how he used his downtime effectively during covid, joining A&R as the restaurant group’s pastry chef, what’s next for him professionally, future goals, answers the question left behind from Exquisito Chocolates Carolina Quijano, and more before taking on the "burning grill" questions! For more on chef Aaron Clouse and A&R Creative Group, visit spoonmob.com/aaronclouse and follow him on Instagram @aaronmclouse, @arcreativegroup, @themarket.iv, @hoofheartedbreweryandkitchen, @thecrestgastropub, & @alchemy.brands. Visit themarketiv.com, hoofheartedkitchen.com, thecrestgrastropub.com & alchemy-brands.com for menu details, reservations, and online ordering. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1). Audio Editing by @TrackEditPrint. Intro music by @kabbalisticvillage.

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