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Laura Herman Talks Champurrado Ice Cream and the CEPC Exam

Shoreacres' Pastry Chef shares inspiration behind the unexpected ice cream flavor and the road to achieving her CEPC.

By Isabelle Gustafson, Senior Editor, Club + Resort Chef | May 5, 2023

Laura Herman, CECP, Pastry Chef of Shoreacres (Lake Bluff, Ill.), a small, prestigious club outside of Chicago, discusses how she enjoys working at the club because of the quality standards the membership demands and how it allows her to be more creative.

In this video, she shares her love for making ice cream and divulges her recent creation: champurrado ice cream inspired by the chocolate-based Mexican masa drink. She also discusses the challenges she overcame taking the Certified Executive Pastry Chef (CEPC) exam.

“For myself,” she says, “I wanted to prove that I could accomplish that goal.”

About The Author

Isabelle Gustafson, Senior Editor, Club + Resort Chef

Isabelle Gustafson is the Senior Editor for Club + Resort Chef, which offers ideas, strategies and recipes for chefs and other professionals in the club and resort segment of culinary. Alongside Editorial Director Joanna DeChellis and the broader WTWH Media team, Isabelle works directly on C+RC’s digital and print media operations, as well as the Club + Resort Chef Association, PlateCraft, and the Chef to Chef Conference.

Isabelle holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism with a Certificate in Multicultural Studies. She studied in Spain, received her TEFL Certification in Peru and taught English in South Korea. In addition to writing and editing several award-winning pieces, in 2023, she was granted the American Society of Business Press Editors’ (ASBPE) Young Leader Scholarship. You can connect with Isabelle via LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/isabellegustafson or email: [email protected].

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    • Watch: Inside Ocean Reef
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