Kaelberer named Charlie Awards' 'Outstanding Pastry Chef'

Executive Pastry Chef Christina Kaelberer, second from left,
was recently named Outstanding Pastry Chef at the Charlie Awards.
Schwan's Vice President of Public Relations Mike Smith,
CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios, Culinary Initiatives Manager Polly Madsen,
and Product Innovation & Development Senior Vice President
Stacey Fowler attended the ceremony and helped her celebrate.

March 4, 2019 — Executive Pastry Chef Christina Kaelberer was named Outstanding Pastry Chef at this weekend's Eighth Annual Charlie Awards. She is the executive pastry chef and general manager of Edwards Desserts Kitchen and a member of Schwan’s Chef Collective.

“We are all very excited for Christina,” said Culinary Initiatives Manager Polly Madsen. “She is an amazing chef who is doing truly inspiring work with the pastries and desserts that we offer at Edwards Desserts Kitchen. I’m so proud of everything she has accomplished over the past year.”

The Charlie Awards are the Twin Cities area’s “Academy Awards” of the food-service community. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the diversity and excellence of Twin Cities restaurants. Winners were announced Sunday at the eighth annual Charlie Awards event. Other finalists that were up for the award in the same category included Carrie Riggs from Alma and Diane Moua from Soigné Hospitality (Spoon and Stable and Bellecour).

According to the Charlie Awards, the Outstanding Baker/Pastry Chef category recognizes a working baker or pastry chef with at least five years of experience who is an artist creating masterpieces of desserts and morning pastries.