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Renowned chef returns to hometown of Barre for library fundraiser

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Andrea Laurion
Published May 2, 2023 at 3:06 PM EDT
Pastry chef and Barre native Nick Bonamico works at Bouchon Bakery in Yountville, California, one of celebrated chef Thomas Kellar's restaurants. He will be back May 6 to create desserts for a fundraiser to benefit the Aldrich Library.
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Pastry chef and Barre native Nick Bonamico works at Bouchon Bakery in Yountville, California, one of celebrated chef Thomas Keller's establishments.

The Aldrich Public Library in Barre is holding its annual fundraiser on Saturday, May 6, and an old friend, Nick Bonamico, is returning to help out.

Bonamico leads the pastry team at Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery in Yountville, California. He will return to his hometown of Barre to bake desserts for the upcoming library fundraiser. He grew up visiting the library often — his mother worked there for more than 20 years.

Our guest:

  • Nick Bonamico, Barre native who leads pastry production at Bouchon and Bouchon Bakery in Yountville, California

Broadcast live on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Andrea Laurion
Andrea Laurion joined Vermont Public as a news producer for Vermont Edition in December 2022. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. Before getting into audio, Andrea worked as an obituary writer, a lunch lady, a wedding photographer assistant, a children’s birthday party hostess, a haunted house actor, and an admin assistant many times over.
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