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Personal Bio
Chicago native Sarah Levy developed a passion for all things sweet at an early age. Inspired by the joy that delicious food can bring to peoples' lives, Sarah founded Sarah's Pastries & Candies. Sarah started her company in March 2004 by making chocolate candies out of her mom's kitchen. After a year she had built up a wholesale business that includes Whole Foods Markets in the Midwest, and smaller gourmet grocery shops. Sarah launched her first retail store at 11 E. Oak St. in September 2005 and expanded her line to include morning pastries, cakes, tarts, chocolate gift baskets, espresso drinks and other delectable pastries . She has since moved to a larger location at 70 E. Oak St. and opened a second location inside of the Macy's on State Street (first floor) in November 2007 (She has been featured on Chicago's 190 North and Eye on Chicago, Better Homes and Garden, Elegant Bride, Complete Woman Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago and other publications. Sarah has been the dining editor for Today's Chicago Woman for almost two years, and a contributing writer for Dining Out Chicago. Sarah was awarded the 2007 YWCA Promise Award. Sarah has trained at several of the country's top restaurants and bakeries, including Spago Beverly Hills (where she apprenticed under the James Beard Award winning pastry chef Sherry Yard) and Bittersweet Bakery in Chicago. Sarah is a graduate of Northwestern University and of the French Pastry School of Chicago.
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