Pastry Chef
Courtney Kenyon-Snider
Executive Pastry Chef, Obélix and Le Bouchon
- Discipline
- Pastry Chef
- Based in
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Awards & recognition
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i. Biography
Contemporary French pastry in a dual-kitchen bistro setting relies on balancing plated dessert service with precision morning viennoiserie and take-away baking. Courtney Kenyon-Snider directs the pastry production across a combined program in Chicago, structuring recipes that translate between seated dining rooms and boxed weekend distributions. Her execution requires strict thermal control of laminated butter doughs, meticulous tarte foundation builds, and service timing that integrates traditional bistro profiles into modern formats.
Coming Up
Her craft focuses on bridging plated restaurant dessert repertoires with retail viennoiserie. In producing dedicated to-go weekend boxes alongside full dinner service, pastry lines must calculate moisture migration, structural retention, and shelf stability outside the immediate plating line. Kenyon-Snider integrates classical French baking architectures—from precise butter layering in laminated doughs to temperature-tempered custards—delivering items calibrated for both immediate table service and off-site consumption. This technical discipline helped earn recognition through industry honors, including nomination for Pastry Chef of the Year at Chicago's Jean Banchet Awards, alongside broader regional visibility as a James Beard Award semifinalist.
Where They Are Now
Kenyon-Snider currently oversees pastry at both Obélix (a James Beard Award nominee in 2023) and long-running sister bistro Le Bouchon. Operating across the two sibling dining rooms, she directs dessert menus alongside the popular weekend pastry boxes, maintaining production across both modern and classical French service.
Career - Executive Pastry Chef — Obélix, Le Bouchon (–present)
FAQ What is Courtney Kenyon-Snider's current role? Courtney Kenyon-Snider oversees the pastry programs across both Obélix and Le Bouchon in Chicago. What industry recognition has Courtney Kenyon-Snider received? Kenyon-Snider earned a nomination for Pastry Chef of the Year at the Jean Banchet Awards and recognition as a James Beard Award semifinalist, working alongside Obélix (which received a Beard nomination in 2023) and Le Bouchon.
