Biography ~ Corporate Chef Mark Willard

Chef Mark Willard is the Corporate Chef for Island Desserts in Boston, MA, an upscale national foodservice supplier. Before joining Island Desserts, Chef Mark was Executive Pastry Chef at Joe’s Restaurant in Venice California. Mark is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, and worked for the Four Seasons in Chicago before moving on to the Hotel du Rhone, and then as Corporate Pastry Chef for the Taj Group of hotels. Although Napa Valley born and bred, Chef Mark brings an international flair to his creations as a result of assignments ranging from Hunan China to Delhi, Dubai and Geneva.