Originally from Arizona, Chef Scott has been Texas since 1984. Scott became interested in cooking while in high school, finding it a great way to impress girls. Cooking was a natural extension of Scott's Italian family, and he grew up surrounded by family and food.
Scott attended the New England Culinary school, and realized that baking was the direction he wanted to move his career. After school, Scott spent time in Colorado at working at the Hotel Boulderado, and snowboarding as much as possible.
Scott returned to Austin accepting an executive pastry chef position with Motorola, Inc jumping into the fast paced corporate world. He was responsible for an in house cafe that feed the nearly 4000 people working in the Motorola plant. Making desserts for the in-house catering, conference rooms and VIP dining rooms that hosted guests from around the world, Scott found his passion for baking reached new heights.
While working at Motorola, Chef Scott experienced several significant life changing events. First, he married Gretchen, his long time girlfriend. Three years later they had their daughter Carlie, bought a home in Austin and started his new bakery.
After several years of steady growth, from the original bakery, Countryside Baking Co. opened in 1998, Scott renamed the company to The Cake Plate. The Cake Plate is a bakery that specializes in desserts. The Cake Plate is a fully personalized wedding cake shop, ranging from simple elegance to over the top extravagance. Additionally, the bakery works with several Austin area restaurants and catering companies providing desserts.
