Paula Shoyer received her pastry diploma from the Ritz Escoffier Ecole de Gastronomie Francaise (Paris, France) in 1996. She owns and operates Paula's Parisian Pastries Cooking School in the Washington, D.C., and teaches Jewish cooking classes all around the U.S. Paula's articles have appeared in Washington Jewish Week, Kosher Inspired Magazine, Joy of Kosher magazine, and Hadassah Magazine.