Love of travel and amazing food led Cristi to train at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.  Each of her travels leads to more flavors and tastes as she learns from local chefs, bakers and artisans.  Now back home, she combines the sweet tastes of Paris with tropical flavors and unique designs to create custom pastries for Kama'aina and Hawai'i guests alike.  

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Since starting Sucré: A Pâtisserie and Epic Cakes and Pastries, Cristi and her team have created a diverse collection of wedding cakes from small and intimate ceremonies to large, multi-tier cakes serving hundreds of guests.  Her cakes are designed to her customers’ exacting specifications. From the precise color of fresh floral arrangements to personalized flavor combinations, she has yet to reach the limit of her creativity.

 

She uses only the freshest, high-quality ingredients–sourced locally whenever possible. Many of her creations feature her own lightly sweetened Swiss-meringue buttercream, developed especially for Hawaii’s heat and humidity.

 

Drawing from her time in Paris, Cristi can add individual dessert creations–Petits Gâteaux–to elevate any special event to the extraordinary.  Her clients have delighted in her creations, whether they be for a birthday, graduation, christening, anniversary, baby shower, or other event.