Camari Mick

Pastry Chef and Co-Founder of L’Atelier Ébène

Described as a dessert doyenne by Michelin, and a rising pastry star by Eater, Camari Mick is an award-winning pastry chef and culinary personality based in New York City. She was recently named one of Food & Wine’s 2024 Best New Chefs, and is a four-time James Beard Award semi-finalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef. She was a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for 2024 and made Eater’s 2023 roster of “New York’s New Guard of Pastry Chefs,” punctuating an incredible string of accolades and successes including an honor as one of Dine Diaspora’s distinguished Black Women in Food ‘Culinarians.’ Camari is the former executive pastry chef and partner of Raf’s and the Musket Room. She's currently in the process of launching her first solo venture, L'Atelier Ébène, a bakery and brasserie exploring the deep connections between the African Diaspora and traditional French technique. Camari honed her pastry experience in some of NYC’s top restaurants including Michelin-starred restaurant, the Musket Room, Thomas Keller’s TAK Room, Le Bernardin and Daniel Boulud’s db Bistro Moderne. Today, she continues to innovate and inspire through her projects, including serving on the Industry Council for Food Education Fund, working with Teens for Food Justice and sitting on the advisory board for the SNACC Program. Her story has been highlighted in various media outlets including CNN’s Breaking Bread with Tony Shaloub,  CBS Saturday, CBS Sunday, TODAY Show, and NBC’s New York Live, among others.