It’s also a life’s work. At Crown Shy — the understatedly elegant Fidi restaurant — executive pastry chef Ameni developed “Icons of Pastry”. The nine-week celebration that began at the ...

It’s one of the last projects chef James Kent worked on before his death. He entrusted it to Ameni, who worked at Eleven Madison Park before opening Crown Shy alongside Kent. Her Brazilian ...

Ameni’s creations are meticulously executed, but not overly complicated or boundary-pushing — and that’s by design. After working in three Michelin-star restaurants including Eleven Madison ...