Popular Hamptons Eatery Welcomes New Pastry Chef

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — The popular Almond Restaurant & Bar in Bridgehampton has welcomed a new pastry chef.

Chef Jessica Craig, a Long Island native, graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a culinary arts degree and a bachelor of professional studies in hospitality management.

Following a dream, Chef Craig worked with Belgian master chef Steven de Bruyn and worked at a number of spots before securing a spot on the Nick & Toni's canvas in East Hampton.

While there, Chef Craig began as a pastry sous chef in 2009 and ran the dessert program for the Honest Man Restaurant Group until 2013. She became the executive pastry chef at L’Artusi Restaurant in New York City, where she oversaw the pastry program for Epicurean Group.

Chef Craig has been featured in the James Beard event Chefs and Champagne, been a guest on Communal Table Food & Wine Podcast with Kat Kinsman and One-Woman Kitchen with Rozanne Gold, was a contestant on Viceland’s Bong Appetite in Spring of 2019, and was a guest on the dessert episode of Food Network’s Chopped in Spring of 2020.

Her signature offerings include lemon blueberry muffins, a salted pretzel blondie, and individual blueberry galettes.

Almond is located at 1 Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, 631-537-5665. For additional information and to view a full menu, click here.