Event Coordinator Marley Majcher’s Pick for Goddess of the Week – Barbara Batiste!

Barb Batiste is the owner and founder of B Sweet Catering.  Raised in an extremely close-knit Filipino family, she recalls the weekend gatherings at her parent’s home and being the one to cook all of the food and desserts. From pies, to cookies, to layered cakes, she wowed everyone. 

In 1993 she worked alongside the Executive Pastry Chef at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel creating fine pastries; and though it was a great experience, her heart was still set on making homemade goodies the old-fashioned way. She quickly created a buzz around personal friends and family, and even started supplying her famous Chocolate Chip Banana Bread to a local café. After working as the head pastry chef for an LA Art Gallery and polishing her skills, she decided to start her own catering company. 

From her kitchen at home, to now her third commercial kitchen, she continues to grow and remains true to her “handmade like grandma used to make” ways. Barb still works off many of her handwritten recipes, and together with her committed team they strive to create new recipes daily with an old-fashioned flair. These values have brought her many loyal clients such as Disney, Nike, ING Direct and some of Hollywood’s best known stars and studios. Most recently, B Sweet released its extensive sweet and savory World Menu featuring popular items from twelve different countries.

It’s no surprise that Barbara LOVES sweets, check out her ONE guilty pleasure in question #6!

Our favorite question is #6, “If you were stranded on a desert island, and you could only have ONE guilty pleasure, what would it be?” Her response, “Chocolate of course. Milk Chocolate!” YUM! See why else we love this weeks Goddess in her Q&A below!

Who would YOU nominate next week?

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P.S. Can’t get enough Goddess of the Week?

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