Elissa Narow

Executive Pastry Chef

An accomplished pastry chef and teacher, Narow crafts her desserts centered on seasonal ingredients and complementary flavor profiles. Having worked in some of the top kitchens in Chicago including Paul Kahan’s Blackbird and Avec as well as Shawn McClain’s Custom House and Spring, this award winning chef found a nice balance working with both of Chef Paul Virant’s restaurants as she can present more rustic desserts at Perennial Virant and more refined and composed desserts at Vie.

New York native Narow has always been drawn to the creative side of baking. After graduating with a business degree from Washington University (St. Louis, MO.), Narow decided to pursue her passion and enrolled at the esteemed Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago.

Narow received the “Rising Star Pastry Chef of the Year” at the Jean Banchet Awards 2004 and was honored with the Jean Banchet Best Pastry Chef Award in 2007 as well as being tapped by StarChefs as a Rising Star Pastry Chef in 2008.

As of summer 2011, Narow’s desserts have delighted diners at Vie and Perennial Virant and if her past success is an indicator of the future, the best is yet to come.