THE PYRMONT · PASTRY KITCHEN
Meet the people behind our pastry kitchen.
Jr. Pastry Sous Chef
Hi! I’m Carolina, a Portuguese pastry chef who somehow decided moving to a Caribbean island was a good idea 🇵🇹🌴 I love pastry, travelling, good food and sunny days. Very excited to meet you all and see where this new adventure takes me! 🥐☀️
Hobbies and interests: Sleep 😝
Pastry Cook
I am Dave Mirafuentes and from the Philippine. I’m in the industry for 10 years. Pastry is my life, I love my work and I’m looking forward meeting you soon.
Hobbies and interests: Playing tennis and pickle ball
Pastry
Hi everyone! My name is Lorena, I'm from Colombia, and I'm a pastry chef.
I love creating new recipes, trying different flavors, and finding new ways to make something special. For me, pastry is a way to express my creativity, and I'm always curious to learn new things and improve my skills.
What inspires me most is being able to create something from scratch and see how simple ingredients can become something beautiful and delicious. I enjoy the whole process, from experimenting with ideas to seeing the final result.
Hobbies and interests: Outside of the kitchen, I enjoy going to the gym, trying new recipes for fun, and of course, sleeping! Haha. I also enjoy having time to relax and recharge.
I'm so happy to begin this new chapter in Curaçao. I'm excited to meet new people, learn from the team, share what I know, and continue growing as a pastry chef. I believe there's always something new to learn from the people around us, and I'm really looking forward to that experience.
Panadero....
Mi nombre es jhon.... honesto responsable ... confiable .... tranquilo ... trabajar en armonia... contento ... para que todo salga bien..
Hobbies and interests: Aprender en lo que mas me gusta ....todo en panaderia
Senior Commis Pastry Chef
Hi I’m Jocel! and from the Philippines 🇵🇭 - Southeast Asia. I’m passionate about learning new techniques, exploring more in pastry, research and development. Making desserts, pastries, and cakes was my passion. Wedding cakes are my specialty-turning creative ideas into beautiful and elegant creations. 🎂
I’m excited to learn from the team, share my knowledge and expertise, and contribute my passion and dedication. Thank you 😊
Hobbies and interests: Exploring new pastry techniques, trying new recipes.
Pastry cook
Hiii everyone! 🎀💕 My name is emii and I’m from this beautiful island Curaçao 🇨🇼🌴 I love baking and creating sweet treats and learning new techniques 🧁🍰 So excited to be here and get to know you all! 💗✨
Hobbies and interests: My hobbies are baking🧁 and drawing 🎨✏️. I love being creative and expressing myself through the things I make! 💗✨
Executive pastry chef
My name is Ronald van der Vossen, and I recently joined The Pyrmont Curaçao Beach Resort as Executive Pastry Chef. I bring more than 40 years of experience in pastry and hospitality.
My passion for pastry started very early. I started baking at home around the age of ten, and by twelve I was already spending my free time working voluntarily at a local pastry shop because I wanted to learn the craft. I was professionally trained as a pastry chef, and pastry has remained the foundation of my career ever since.
Over the years, cooking became one of my greatest personal passions. Pastry and cuisine are closely connected, but they are also two very different disciplines, with a different rhythm, mindset, and way of working. Learning from chefs has strongly influenced the way I approach pastry.
I had the privilege of working for a considerable period alongside two-Michelin-star chef Syrco Bakker and three-Michelin-star chef Sergio Herman. That experience taught me a great deal about discipline, creativity, product quality, precision, and consistency at the highest gastronomic level.
Another important chapter in my career was spending six years living and working in Seoul, South Korea, in a five-star hotel with around 420 rooms. It gave me valuable international experience and taught me how to combine quality, organization, volume, teamwork, and cultural diversity.
Hobbies and interests: Although pastry is my profession, cooking has become one of my greatest hobbies. I enjoy experimenting with savory dishes, discovering new ingredients, and learning from different cuisines and cultures.
Even when I am not working, food is never far from my mind.