Pastry Chef/Owner Russell Thomas has nineteen years of restaurant experience, as well as a culinary degree from San Francisco City College and a BS in Recreation Administration with an emphasis on event planning from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He has seven years experience as a pastry chef including working at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, Lumiere Restaurant in West Newton, MA working with chef Michael Leviton, and at Le Meridian Hotel in Boston where he apprenticed with Master Pastry Chef, Christophe Feyt. In 2005 he made desserts for the James Beard dinner in New York City, and has also cooked for Julia Child. As the co-owner of Honeymoon Café SLO his passion for cooking comes out every day. He lives in San Luis Obispo with his wife Heather and daughter Chiara.