Copper pendant lights over the pastry cases at Baked. By Chelle

Baked with
a story.

Italian roots.

French-trained technique.

Made by hand in Melbourne, Florida.

Long Island, New York

Before there was Baked.,
there was grandma's kitchen.

For me, baking has never been just about what comes out of the oven. It's about where I come from.

I grew up in an Italian-American family on Long Island, New York, where food was our love language. My grandparents lived right upstairs, which meant some of my earliest memories are tied to the sounds and smells coming from their kitchen — the sauce simmering on the stove, something baking in the oven, and family never too far away.

Trays of Italian cookies in the bakery case — The same cookies that filled her grandmother's tins, now filling the case.Courtesy of Baked. By Chelle

My grandmother
was the heart
of it all.

She was always thinking about the next meal — breakfast, lunch, dinner, or the Sunday gathering that brought everyone together around a pot of slow-simmered sauce.

But the holidays were when her kitchen truly came alive.

Every Christmas,
grandma's kitchen became
our own little Italian bakery.

Sesame seed cookies
S cookies
Biscotti
Anise cookies
And recipes passed from one generation to the next.

The bakery's olive-green walls, black ceiling and copper pendant lights — Olive walls, black ceiling, copper light — built to feel like a room you already know.Courtesy of Baked. By Chelle

"I watched my grandmother make them with so much love and pride. I didn't know it then, but she was teaching me far more than how to bake."

Food can carry memories.

Preserve traditions.

Bring people together.

The next chapter

That feeling never left me.

That passion eventually took me to Le Cordon Bleu, where I trained as both a pastry chef and a chef.

I learned the precision, technique, and craft behind exceptional food — but the reason behind what I create never changed.

The technique came
from culinary school.

The heart came
from home.

Chelle beneath the Baked. By Chelle sign holding bags of fresh pastry cream — Chelle beneath the sign, bags of fresh pastry cream in hand.Courtesy of Baked. By Chelle

Melbourne, Florida

Welcome to
Baked. By Chelle.

Today, when I make one of my grandmother's recipes, I still feel connected to her and to the traditions I grew up with.

Baked. By Chelle was created to share that feeling with you — through authentic flavors, handcrafted pastries, cakes, cookies, and recipes that have a story behind them.