Pastry Chef, Maggie O’Brien, started Velvet Dessert in the Spring of 2015. As a classically trained French Pastry  Chef, Maggie has used her creativity to develop a menu that heightens the traditional French Pastry to something Contemporary and Delicious. Modern flavor profiles, high quality ingredients, and an artful eye set Velvet Dessert apart. 

Maggie is a graduate of the French Pastry School in Chicago where she was a “For the Love of Chocolate” scholarship recipient. She has an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University with a major in Hospitality Management and a minor in Business.