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San Francisco Magazine / July 2016
San Francisco Magazine – July 2016
BEST of San Francisco 2016 / South of the City
Gentry Magazine / January 2016
Gentry Magazine – January 2016
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La Vie en RoseDebora Ferrand—Owner, Mademoiselle Colette
Twenty-fifteen will forever be known as the year Menlo Park received a much-needed dose of Parisian chic.
Who is the woman responsible? The gorgeous Debora Ferrand, owner/founder of the charming French pâtisserie Mademoiselle Colette, located in the heart of Santa Cruz Avenue. A classically trained pastry chef, entrepreneur, wife, and mother to four boys, Ferrand has poured her heart and soul into the venture. “I’ve done everything myself,” she relates, “from the decorations, the design, the menu, and so on. It’s been a joy to work so hard and see my vision come true after so many years. (Ferrand has had her heart set on opening a shop like this since graduating from culinary school in France in her 20s). The design and the details have always been on my mind. I brought the cups over from Paris in my luggage. And the logo alone took six months to perfect.” Ferrand attended the Cordon Bleu and furthered her mastery of delicate pastries at the Ducasse Institute École Nationale Supérieure de la Pâtisserie where she rubbed shoulders with chef Jean-Marie Hiblot, of the five-star Plaza Athénée in Paris. Over the years, Ferrand and her family traveled the world while living in Paris, Singapore, and Austin, Texas. “When we arrived in the Bay Area, it was my time,”…
NOBODYBUTCHU / December 2015
InMenlo / November 2015
Debora Ferrand is at the helm of Mademoiselle Colette in downtown Menlo Park
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Locally Owned Pastry Shop Mademoiselle Colette Deserves Our Support
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