Bio

Ileene Cho attended The Culinary Institute of America in upstate NY where she interned at The Bazaar by Jose Andres. Upon graduation, she worked across NYC at some local favorites, including The Nomad, Betony, and L'appart. Ileene later received a scholarship from Ment'or BKB and relocated to Paris to work at the fame Le Meurice under Chef Cedric Grolet. Eventually, she found her way back to NYC to become the executive pastry chef at One White Street in Tribeca. Now she is the executive pastry chef at a new restaurant called The Noortwyck located on 289 Bleecker Street in the West Village in New York City.